Coming up· published 15 Dec 2025
Residential Care - specialist placements
Devon County Council · Exeter, South West
Devon County Council is planning Residential Care - specialist placements. It is a contract for residential care and care home in Exeter.
Source: Find a Tender, published 16 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 13:18
View notice2025
Pipeline notice updated
UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 14:22
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2031
Contract ends
5 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Devon County Council is planning Residential Care - specialist placements. It is a contract for residential care and care home in Exeter. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 31 May 2026 to 31 May 2031. It lasts 5 years.
Find a Tender published it on 16 December 2025. The notice number is 083423-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0518e5.
Summary of the contracting process
Devon County Council is planning a procurement process for specialist placements within residential care, specifically to block purchase dementia care beds. The procurement falls under the health and social work services industry category. Located in Exeter, Devon, the process is in the planning stage, with an estimated future notice date of 31 March 2026 and contract period commencing from 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2031.
This tender follows a 'light touch' regime and is governed by the UK legal framework, aiming to serve locations within the United Kingdom. With the contract covering a significant duration, it provides stability and potential for growth within the sector, allowing providers to invest in quality improvement and workforce development to meet the increasing demand for specialised care services.
The notice in full
To work with the care home market in Devon to block purchase dementia care beds.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Residential Care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 May 2026 to 31 May 2031 (5 years)
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
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 083423-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0518e5
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Exeter
- Town
- Exeter
- Postcode
- EX2 4QD
- Electoral ward
- Newtown and St Leonard's
- Constituency
- Exeter
- Delivery area
- South West (England)
- Region
- South West
- Sub-region
- Devon CC
- Area
- Devon
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Devon County Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Exeter,, EX2 4QD · South West · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
- Pipeline notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083423-2025
- Pipeline notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023290-2025
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-0518e5 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Residential Care - specialist placements
When will the Residential Care - specialist placements tender open?
Devon County 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 long is the Residential Care - specialist placements contract?
The contract runs from 31 May 2026 to 31 May 2031 (5 years).
Who is the buyer for Residential Care - specialist placements?
Devon County Council, based in Exeter, South West.
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
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- Watch for the tender notice.
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