Coming up· published 22 May 2025
Supported Living for Adults with Learning Disabilities and Complex Needs
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council · Oldham, North West
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council is planning Supported Living for Adults with Learning Disabilities and Complex Needs. It is a contract for supported living in Oldham.
Source: Find a Tender, published 22 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 14:03
View notice2026
Contract starts
Next
2031
Contract ends
5 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council is planning Supported Living for Adults with Learning Disabilities and Complex Needs. It is a contract for supported living in Oldham. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £108,000,000. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2031. It lasts 5 years.
It is run as an using pre-Procurement Act commercial tool. The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 22 May 2025. The notice number is 025061-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-051e71.
Summary of the contracting process
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council is in the planning stage for a procurement process titled "Supported Living for Adults with Learning Disabilities and Complex Needs," with an expected total value of £108 million. The initiative is focused on delivering care and support services within designated supported living services across Oldham.
The procurement process is planned to be selective, utilising pre-Procurement Act commercial tools, and may change as internal governance and approvals advance. The procurement may eventually fall under various regulations such as the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or might be withdrawn. While the contract period is anticipated to start on 1 April 2026 and extend to 31 March 2031, there's potential for renewal up to 2035.
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs), as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), are well-suited to compete, given the focus on localised social care services.
The notice in full
Care contract to deliver care and support services to individuals living in designated supported living services across Oldham. CQC regulated, registered and inspected as Good, supported living care providers to operate across Oldham delivering. Approx. PS12m per annum 5+2+2 contract call off from GM framework (PCR2015) This is a Pipeline Notice only and does not require responding to.
This notice is to inform potential bidders that at some time during the next 18 months we may be advertising this opportunity. Please do not respond at this time. The procurement detailed in this notice is subject to internal governance and approvals.
The procurement route to market may change as procurement plans become clear in future therefore, we reserve the right to amend the proposed procurement route at any point up until the actual tender notice is issued. As such it may be determined that the procurement included in this pipeline may fall under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Procurement Act 23, Provider Selection Regime or the opportunity may be withdrawn altogether.
Any amendments to the proposed procurement route will be updated within this notice once determined.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Supported Living
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2031 (5 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Procurement method
- Selective
- Procedure
- Using pre-Procurement Act commercial tool
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £108,000,000
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
- 025061-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051e71
- CPV code
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Town
- Oldham
- Postcode
- OL1 1HD
- Electoral ward
- Coldhurst
- Constituency
- Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- Delivery area
- Greater Manchester North East
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Greater Manchester North East
- Area
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Oldham, OL1 1HD · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
Questions about Supported Living for Adults with Learning Disabilities and Complex Needs
When will the Supported Living for Adults with Learning Disabilities and Complex Needs tender open?
Oldham Metropolitan Borough 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 Supported Living for Adults with Learning Disabilities and Complex Needs contract worth?
The estimated value is £108,000,000. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2031 (5 years).
Who is the buyer for Supported Living for Adults with Learning Disabilities and Complex Needs?
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, based in Oldham, North West.
How do I bid for Supported Living for Adults with Learning Disabilities and Complex Needs?
Register on the buyer's portal named in the notice, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. The buyer has marked it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Care Sync Experts writes and reviews care tender bids from £1,500 + VAT.
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
- Gather your evidence and case studies now.
- Check your policies are up to date.
- Watch for the tender notice.
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