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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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Showing 106 to 120 of 147 notices, newest first

Coming up · published 19 Aug 2025
Value
Not published
Meet the Buyer South 2025
Buyer
Midlothian Council
Region
Scotland
Service
Children's services
Published
19 Aug 2025
Show interest More details
Coming up · published 18 Aug 2025
Value
£1.3m
Educational Psychology Assessment Delivery
Buyer
Stoke on Trent City Council
Region
West Midlands
Service
Children's services
Council area
Stoke-on-Trent
Show interest More details
Awarded 14 Aug 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
15 Aug 2025
Contract awardedMore details
Awarded 1 Apr 2024
Value
£532k
Fostering and Continuing Care Services
Buyer
Scottish Borders Council
Region
Scotland
Service
Children's services
Published
15 Aug 2025
Contract awardedMore details
Coming up · published 14 Aug 2025
Value
Not published
Forth Valley Meet the Real Buyer 2025
Buyer
Stirling Council
Region
Scotland
Service
Children's services
Published
14 Aug 2025
Show interest More details
Awarded 11 Aug 2025
Value
£1.5m
NHSGGC - Children's Forensic Medical Services
Buyer
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Region
Scotland
Service
Children's services
Council area
Glasgow City
Contract awardedMore details
Awarded 13 Jul 2025
Value
£146k
ePEP for Looked After Children
Buyer
Hull City Council
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber
Service
Children's services
Council area
Kingston upon Hull, City of
Contract awardedMore details
Awarded 8 Aug 2025
Value
Not published
Oral Health Pilot Project
Buyer
Wandsworth Borough Council
Region
Greater London
Service
Children's services
Published
8 Aug 2025
Contract awardedMore details
Awarded 17 Jul 2025
Value
£150k
Provision of a Habilitation Service for Children and Young People with a Vision Impairment
Buyer
Together for Children Sunderland Limited
Region
North East
Service
Children's services
Published
8 Aug 2025
Contract awardedMore details
Awarded 31 Mar 2025
Value
£66k
Monitor School Attendance for Children who are looked after
Buyer
Darlington Borough Council
Region
North East
Service
Children's services
Published
8 Aug 2025
Contract awardedMore details
Awarded 31 Mar 2025
Value
£36k
Electronic Personal Education Plan (ePEP)
Buyer
Darlington Borough Council
Region
North East
Service
Children's services
Published
8 Aug 2025
Contract awardedMore details
Coming up · published 8 Aug 2025
Value
£26m
Children's Social Care Community Support Rolling Select List
Buyer
Suffolk County Council
Region
East of England
Service
Children's services
Council area
Ipswich
Show interest More details
Awarded 1 Apr 2024
Value
£77k
Dundee Rep Theatre - WFWF
Buyer
Dundee City Council
Region
Scotland
Service
Children's services
Published
6 Aug 2025
Contract awardedMore details
Coming up · published 6 Aug 2025
Value
Not published
Short breaks for Children and young people
Buyer
London Borough of Merton
Region
Greater London
Service
Children's services
Published
6 Aug 2025
Show interest More details
Awarded 25 Feb 2025
Value
£586k
Award - Residential Respite and Weekend and Summer Activity Clubs
Buyer
Scottish Borders Council
Region
Scotland
Service
Children's services
Published
6 Aug 2025
Contract awardedMore details

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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	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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