Closes 1 Dec 2026
40 days left
Value
£14.1m
Residential Children's Homes for Torbay
- Buyer
- Torbay Council
- Region
- South West
- Service
- Supported accommodation
- Published
- 20 Oct 2026
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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.
Residential care tenders
Updated every 30 minutes
Showing 1 to 15 of 286 notices, newest first
Closes 25 Nov 2026
34 days left
Value
£500m
Plymouth Homecare Framework Tender - Market Engagement Events
- Buyer
- Plymouth City Council
- Region
- South West
- Service
- Nursing care
- Published
- 13 Oct 2026
Coming up · published 15 May 2026
Value
Not published
SCE0004 - Children's Residential Care - Leicester Framework / DPS / Open Select List
- Buyer
- Leicester City Council
- Region
- East Midlands
- Service
- Residential care
- Published
- 15 May 2026
Coming up · published 8 May 2026
Value
£600m
Provision of Care for Adults in Care Homes
- Buyer
- Bath & North East Somerset Council
- Regions
- South West, North East
- Service
- Residential care
- Council area
- Bath and North East Somerset
Coming up · published 17 Apr 2026
Value
Not published
White Rose - Children Looked After Residential Electronic Market Place (EMP)
- Buyer
- Leeds City Council
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Service
- Residential care
- Council area
- York
Closes 13 Oct 2029
1086 days left
Value
£17m
Provision of Falls Prevention, Rehabilitation and Recovery Services
- Buyer
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Regions
- North West, North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, Greater London, South East, South West, Wales
- Service
- Residential care
- Council area
- Cheshire West and Chester
Coming up · published 23 Jan 2026
Value
Not published
Market Engamement - Childrens Residential Care - High support 16+
- Buyer
- Rhondda Cynon Taf Cbc
- Region
- Wales
- Service
- Residential care
- Published
- 23 Jan 2026
Awarded 13 Jan 2026
Value
£255k
Residential Placement
- Buyer
- Bedford Borough Council
- Region
- East of England
- Service
- Residential care
- Published
- 13 Jan 2026
Contract awardedMore detailsAwarded 9 Dec 2025
Value
£500k
Residential Placement (Spot)
- Buyer
- Bedford Borough Council
- Region
- East of England
- Service
- Residential care
- Published
- 13 Jan 2026
Contract awardedMore detailsAwarded 23 Nov 2025
Value
£507k
Residential Placement (Spot Off Framework)
- Buyer
- Bedford Borough Council
- Region
- East of England
- Service
- Residential care
- Published
- 13 Jan 2026
Contract awardedMore detailsComing up · published 11 Jan 2026
Value
£2.4m
Countywide Discharge to Assess - bed based residential/nursing services
- Buyer
- Suffolk County Council
- Region
- East of England
- Service
- Residential care
- Council area
- Ipswich
Coming up · published 8 Jan 2026
Value
£7m
Market Engamement - Residential Care and Support at Meadow View
- Buyer
- Rhondda Cynon Taf Cbc
- Region
- Wales
- Service
- Residential care
- Published
- 8 Jan 2026
Awarded 22 Dec 2025
Value
£56k
Out of County Residential Placement
- Buyer
- Durham County Council
- Region
- North East
- Service
- Residential care
- Council area
- County Durham
Contract awardedMore detailsAwarded 8 Jul 2025
Value
£44k
Out of County Residential Placement
- Buyer
- Durham County Council
- Region
- North East
- Service
- Residential care
- Council area
- County Durham
Contract awardedMore detailsAwarded 4 Mar 2025
Value
£49k
Out of County Residential Placement
- Buyer
- Durham County Council
- Region
- North East
- Service
- Residential care
- Council area
- County Durham
Contract awardedMore details
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.
- Home care and domiciliary care tenders204noticesHome care, care at home, homecare frameworksVisits to people in their own homes, bought through frameworks and DPSs by zone or lot.Regulator: CQC
- Supported living tenders91noticesSupported living frameworks and DPSsCare and support for adults with learning disabilities, autism or mental health needs in their own tenancies.Regulator: CQC
- Residential care and care home tenders286noticesCare home tenders, block beds, care home DPSCare home placements, block-booked beds and spot purchasing frameworks for older and younger adults.Regulator: CQC
- Nursing care and nursing home tenders68noticesNursing home tenders, nursing bedsNursing home placements and beds, often bought with residential care or by the NHS for continuing healthcare.Regulator: CQC
- Reablement tenders126noticesShort-term home care, hospital dischargeShort, goal-based support at home after a hospital stay, usually for up to six weeks.Regulator: CQC
- Extra care housing tenders54noticesHousing with care, assisted livingOn-site care and support in extra care housing schemes for older people.Regulator: CQC
- Children's services and Ofsted tenders151noticesOfsted tenders, children's homes, fosteringChildren's homes, fostering agencies, short breaks and family support for children in care.Regulator: Ofsted
- Supported accommodation for 16 and 17 tenders99notices16+ accommodation, care leaversSupported accommodation for looked after 16 and 17 year olds and care leavers.Regulator: Ofsted
- Mental health support tenders85noticesCommunity mental health, recovery servicesCommunity support, crisis and recovery services from councils, ICBs and NHS trusts.Regulator: CQC
- Learning disability and autism tenders452noticesAutism support, day opportunitiesSupport for people with learning disabilities and autistic people, from day services to complex care.Regulator: CQC
- Healthcare staffing tenders2noticesAgency nurses, care staffTemporary nursing and care staff frameworks.Regulator: CQC
- Other health and social care tenders7,820noticesNHS community services, carers, wellbeingEverything else in health and social care: carers' services, community health, advocacy, prevention and more.Regulator: Varies
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.
Care tenders by region
- Care tenders in London1,249
- Care tenders in South East770
- Care tenders in North West992
- Care tenders in East of England857
- Care tenders in West Midlands744
- Care tenders in South West1,384
- Care tenders in Yorkshire and the Humber1,048
- Care tenders in East Midlands654
- Care tenders in North East1,025
- Care tenders in Wales853
- Care tenders in Northern Ireland41
- Care tenders in Scotland455
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