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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.

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Coming up · published 24 Jan 2025
Value
Not published
Premarket engagement for microbiology automation, including automated blood culture, microbial identification and susceptibility testing systems
Buyer
Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service on Behalf Belfast, Northern, Southern, South Eastern, Western Health and Social Care Trust and the Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service
Region
Northern Ireland
Service
Health and social care
Council area
Derry City and Strabane
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Awarded 29 May 2024
Value
£378k
Provision of a Children Residential Short Breaks Respite Service at Quarriers Countryview - Self-Direct Support (Option 2)
Buyer
Inverclyde Council
Region
Scotland
Service
Health and social care
Published
24 Jan 2025
Contract awardedMore details
Awarded 4 Jul 2024
Value
£928k
Provision of a Building Based Day Care Service (Self-Directed Support Options 2, 3 and 4) Area A Inverclyde East and Area B Inverclyde West
Buyer
Inverclyde Council
Region
Scotland
Service
Health and social care
Published
24 Jan 2025
Contract awardedMore details
Coming up · published 20 Dec 2024
Value
£36m
Framework for Short Breaks Homecare, Passenger Assistance and Community Assistance Services
Buyer
Westminster City Council
Region
London
Service
Health and social care
Published
20 Dec 2024
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Coming up · published 6 Dec 2024
Value
£19.2m
Market Engagement for HMPPS Psychology Services - Reports Services and Delivery and Supervision of the Healthy Sex Programme (HSP)
Buyer
Ministry of Justice
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Service
Health and social care
Council area
Leeds
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Coming up · published 5 Apr 2024
Value
£8.5m
Early Market Engagement for Forensic Psychological Services Commissioned Through HMPPS Psychology Services Group (PSG) and the National Crime Agency (NCA)
Buyer
Ministry of Justice
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Service
Health and social care
Council area
Leeds
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Closes 1 Apr 2028
512 days left
Value
Not published
23044 Cambridgeshire County Council - Older People Day Services for Huntingdonshire and South Cambridgeshire
Buyer
Cambridgeshire County Council
Region
East of England
Service
Health and social care
Council area
Huntingdonshire and South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire
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Every kind of care tender, in one feed

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	210	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	96	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	290	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	71	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	127	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	56	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	152	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	100	Guide and feed
Mental health support tendersCommunity mental health, recovery services	Community support, crisis and recovery services from councils, ICBs and NHS trusts.	CQC	88	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	454	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	7,791	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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Care and healthcare tenders in the UK

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Premarket engagement for microbiology automation, including automated blood culture, microbial identification and susceptibility testing systems

Provision of a Children Residential Short Breaks Respite Service at Quarriers Countryview - Self-Direct Support (Option 2)

Provision of a Building Based Day Care Service (Self-Directed Support Options 2, 3 and 4) Area A Inverclyde East and Area B Inverclyde West

Framework for Short Breaks Homecare, Passenger Assistance and Community Assistance Services

Market Engagement for HMPPS Psychology Services - Reports Services and Delivery and Supervision of the Healthy Sex Programme (HSP)

Early Market Engagement for Forensic Psychological Services Commissioned Through HMPPS Psychology Services Group (PSG) and the National Crime Agency (NCA)

23044 Cambridgeshire County Council - Older People Day Services for Huntingdonshire and South Cambridgeshire

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