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Care and healthcare tenders in the UK

Care tenders are the contracts councils, the NHS and other public bodies put out to buy care from independent providers: home care and domiciliary care, supported living, nursing and residential care homes, reablement, extra care, mental health support, and Ofsted registered children's services such as children's homes, fostering and supported accommodation for 16 and 17 year olds. This feed brings health and social care notices from across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland into one free search, from the first market engagement notice to the award.

Children's services tenders

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Value
£1.3m
Specialist Healthcare Tasks
Buyer
Essex County Council
Region
East of England
Service
Children's services
Council area
Chelmsford
Show interest More details
Awarded 1 Mar 2025
Value
£80k
National Adoption England Strategy Work - Consultancy Support
Buyer
Leeds City Council
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber
Service
Children's services
Published
23 Sept 2025
Contract awardedMore details
Awarded 30 Jun 2025
Value
£528k
Provision of a Edge of Care Clinical Psychologist and Mental Health Practitioner
Buyer
Halton Borough Council
Region
North West
Service
Children's services
Published
23 Sept 2025
Contract awardedMore details
Awarded 15 Sept 2025
Value
£480k
Provision of Therapy for Children and Young People Who Have Experienced Sexual Abuse and/or Violence
Buyer
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber
Service
Children's services
Published
19 Sept 2025
Contract awardedMore details
Awarded 24 Apr 2025
Value
£75k
Children & Young People's Domestic Abuse Therapeutic Service
Buyer
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council
Region
Greater London
Service
Children's services
Published
18 Sept 2025
Contract awardedMore details
Coming up · published 18 Sept 2025
Value
£1.5m
WCC Market Testing for the provision of a Framework for Supported Lodgings for Warwickshire Young People and Separated Children aged 16 - 21
Buyer
Warwickshire County Council
Region
West Midlands
Service
Children's services
Published
18 Sept 2025
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Awarded 11 Sept 2025
Value
Not published
Public Mental Wellbeing Programme
Buyer
Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council
Region
North West
Service
Children's services
Published
17 Sept 2025
Contract awardedMore details
Coming up · published 17 Sept 2025
Value
£130k
Young Carer and Sibling Support Offer
Buyer
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber
Service
Children's services
Published
17 Sept 2025
Show interest More details
Awarded 10 Sept 2025
Value
£42k
Health Related Behaviour Questionnaire (HRBQ)
Buyer
London Borough of Wandsworth
Region
Greater London
Service
Children's services
Published
12 Sept 2025
Contract awardedMore details
Awarded 1 Apr 2024
Value
£644k
Tayside Contracts
Buyer
Dundee City Council
Region
Scotland
Service
Children's services
Published
12 Sept 2025
Contract awardedMore details
Awarded 1 Apr 2024
Value
£54k
Royal Voluntary Service
Buyer
Dundee City Council
Region
Scotland
Service
Children's services
Published
12 Sept 2025
Contract awardedMore details
Coming up · published 11 Sept 2025
Value
£1.3m
National Paediatric Diabetes Audit
Buyer
Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership Ltd
Region
Greater London
Service
Children's services
Council area
Islington
Show interest More details
Coming up · published 11 Sept 2025
Value
£20m
Overnight Respite Placements
Buyer
Hampshire County Council
Region
South East
Service
Children's services
Council area
Winchester
Show interest More details
Coming up · published 11 Sept 2025
Value
Not published
Sight testing and dispensing of spectacles to Children and Young People (CYP) with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in Special Educational Settings (SES) within the West Midlands
Buyer
NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board
Region
West Midlands
Service
Children's services
Published
11 Sept 2025
Show interest More details
Awarded 21 Feb 2025
Value
£392k
Emotional Support Service for Non-Acute Child Sexual Health
Buyer
NHS North West London Integrated Care Board
Region
Greater London
Service
Children's services
Council area
Westminster
Contract awardedMore details

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Councils and the NHS use different names for the same service, so a provider can miss a tender by searching the wrong word. Here is what each one covers, who regulates it, and how many notices the feed holds today.

Care tender types with what is bought, the regulator and the number of notices in the feed
Service, and other names for it	What is bought	Regulator	Notices	Link
Home care and domiciliary care tendersHome care, care at home, homecare frameworks	Visits to people in their own homes, bought through frameworks and DPSs by zone or lot.	CQC	205	Guide and feed
Supported living tendersSupported living frameworks and DPSs	Care and support for adults with learning disabilities, autism or mental health needs in their own tenancies.	CQC	89	Guide and feed
Residential care and care home tendersCare home tenders, block beds, care home DPS	Care home placements, block-booked beds and spot purchasing frameworks for older and younger adults.	CQC	285	Guide and feed
Nursing care and nursing home tendersNursing home tenders, nursing beds	Nursing home placements and beds, often bought with residential care or by the NHS for continuing healthcare.	CQC	68	See tenders
Reablement tendersShort-term home care, hospital discharge	Short, goal-based support at home after a hospital stay, usually for up to six weeks.	CQC	126	Guide and feed
Extra care housing tendersHousing with care, assisted living	On-site care and support in extra care housing schemes for older people.	CQC	54	Guide and feed
Children's services and Ofsted tendersOfsted tenders, children's homes, fostering	Children's homes, fostering agencies, short breaks and family support for children in care.	Ofsted	147	Guide and feed
Supported accommodation for 16 and 17 tenders16+ accommodation, care leavers	Supported accommodation for looked after 16 and 17 year olds and care leavers.	Ofsted	98	Guide and feed
Mental health support tendersCommunity mental health, recovery services	Community support, crisis and recovery services from councils, ICBs and NHS trusts.	CQC	84	See tenders
Learning disability and autism tendersAutism support, day opportunities	Support for people with learning disabilities and autistic people, from day services to complex care.	CQC	451	See tenders
Healthcare staffing tendersAgency nurses, care staff	Temporary nursing and care staff frameworks.	CQC	2	See tenders
Other health and social care tendersNHS community services, carers, wellbeing	Everything else in health and social care: carers' services, community health, advocacy, prevention and more.	Varies	7,826	See tenders

Counts include notices at every stage, from market engagement to award. Most notices fall under other health and social care until a service is confirmed.

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