Coming up· published 23 May 2025
North Northamptonshire Council - Provision of Older Persons Residential and Nursing Care Home Services
North Northamptonshire Council · North Northamptonshire, East Midlands
North Northamptonshire Council is planning this contract. It is a contract for nursing care and nursing home in North Northamptonshire.
Source: Find a Tender, published 23 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
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Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2030
Contract ends
4 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
North Northamptonshire Council is planning this contract. It is a contract for nursing care and nursing home in North Northamptonshire. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £117,840,000. The contract runs from 31 August 2026 to 31 August 2030. It lasts 4 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 23 May 2025. The notice number is 026543-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-052320.
Summary of the contracting process
North Northamptonshire Council has announced a planned procurement process for the provision of residential and nursing care home services predominantly for individuals aged 65 and over. The services are to be delivered within the North Northamptonshire area, classified under the health and social work sector. This procurement falls under the planning stage as of 23rd May 2025, with further notice expected by 1st December 2025.
The estimated contract value is set at £117,840,000, with a gross amount of £141,408,000. The tender process aims to commence services from 1st September 2026, ending by 31st August 2030, highlighting a significant opportunity for eligible service providers in the region.
The contract is notably suitable for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), providing them the opportunity to leverage their capabilities in delivering quality care.
The notice in full
North Northamptonshire Council is reopening the tender for the provision of residential and/or nursing care for people aged predominantly 65 years and over. Individuals placed by the Council will be ordinarily resident within the North Northamptonshire and meet the admission criteria for people requiring residential, nursing or respite care.
The Service will be required to provide regulated accommodation, care, support and meaningful activity to those people for whom it is not appropriate, either in the short or longer term, to live in their own homes.
The Service will be delivered in a way that ensure Individuals are at the heart of service delivery by maximising their ability and opportunity to live as independently as possible through the provision of good quality care and compliance with regulatory care standards.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Nursing Care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Aug 2026 to 31 Aug 2030 (4 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £117,840,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 026543-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-052320
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Town
- Northampton
- Postcode
- NN17 1QG
- Electoral ward
- Lloyds
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire
- Delivery area
- North Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Sub-region
- North Northamptonshire
- Area
- Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- North Northamptonshire Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Corby, NN17 1QG · East Midlands · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
- Pipeline notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026543-2025
- Pipeline notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026515-2025
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-052320 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about this tender
When will the North Northamptonshire Council - Provision of Older Persons Residential and… tender open?
North Northamptonshire Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How much is the North Northamptonshire Council - Provision of Older Persons Residential and… contract worth?
The estimated value is £117,840,000. The contract runs from 31 August 2026 to 31 August 2030 (4 years).
Who is the buyer for North Northamptonshire Council - Provision of Older Persons Residential and…?
North Northamptonshire Council, based in North Northamptonshire, East Midlands.
How do I bid for North Northamptonshire Council - Provision of Older Persons Residential and…?
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