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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 1 to 15 of 147 notices, newest first

Open now · deadline in the notice
Value
£4m
Short Breaks Provision for Children and Young People with Disabilities
Buyer
The Borough Council of Calderdale
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber
Service
Domiciliary care
Published
16 Oct 2026
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Closes 16 Nov 2026
29 days left
Value
Not published
AfC Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Services (SENDIASS)
Buyer
Achieving for Children
Regions
Greater London, London
Service
Children's services
Council area
Kingston upon Thames and Richmond upon Thames
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Closes 30 Oct 2026
13 days left
Value
£1.3m
Provision of Supported Accommodation for Looked After Children and Leaving Care (Aged 16 Plus)
Buyer
London Borough of Bexley
Regions
Greater London, North East
Service
Supported accommodation
Published
7 Oct 2026
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Coming up · published 20 Jan 2026
Value
£315m
25075 Childrens fostering / residential framework
Buyer
Cambridgeshire County Council
Region
East of England
Service
Children's services
Council area
Huntingdonshire
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Awarded 30 Mar 2025
Value
£570k
IFA Placements - Nexus
Buyer
Bristol City Council
Region
South West
Service
Children's services
Council area
Bristol, City of
Contract awardedMore details
Coming up · published 27 Nov 2025
Value
£690k
Independent Advocacy and Children's Rights
Buyer
The City of Edinburgh Council
Region
Scotland
Service
Children's services
Published
27 Nov 2025
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Open now · deadline in the notice
Value
£700k
Suffolk Neurodevelopmental Children and Young People's Assessment
Buyer
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Region
East of England
Service
Children's services
Council area
Norwich
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Coming up · published 25 Nov 2025
Value
Not published
Provision of Community Short Breaks for Children with Disabilities and their Families in Bedford Borough 2026
Buyer
Bedford Borough Council
Region
East of England
Service
Children's services
Published
25 Nov 2025
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Open now · deadline in the notice
Value
£670k
Vision Impairment Rehabilitation and Habilitation Services
Buyer
London Borough of Merton
Region
Greater London
Service
Children's services
Published
23 Nov 2025
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Awarded 10 Nov 2025
Value
Not published
Day, Evening, Weekend and School Holiday provision for CYP accessing Services in the Disabled Children's Team
Buyer
Bath & North East Somerset Council
Regions
South West, North East
Service
Children's services
Council area
Bath and North East Somerset
Contract awardedMore details
Awarded 14 Nov 2025
Value
£48k
Social Prescribing Service, Neurodiversity and Emotional Wellbeing Service for Children and Young People
Buyer
Cumberland Council
Region
North West
Service
Children's services
Published
18 Nov 2025
Contract awardedMore details
Awarded 18 Feb 2025
Value
£1m
Children's and Young Person's Community Eating Disorder Service
Buyer
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Icb
Region
East Midlands
Service
Children's services
Council area
Blaby
Contract awardedMore details
Awarded 8 Aug 2025
Value
£110k
Prevention and Early Years Schemes
Buyer
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust)
Region
Wales
Service
Children's services
Council area
Cardiff
Contract awardedMore details
Awarded 12 Nov 2025
Value
£2.5m
Children and Young People Drug and Alcohol Services
Buyer
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
Regions
East of England, North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, Greater London, South East, South West
Service
Children's services
Council area
Huntingdonshire
Contract awardedMore details
Awarded 11 Nov 2025
Value
Not published
Development of Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resource (FHIR) Standards for Social Care Data in Wa
Buyer
Social Care Wales
Region
Wales
Service
Children's services
Council area
Cardiff
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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