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Plymouth Adults' Care Home Framework

Plymouth City Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

24 Dec 2025 at 08:31

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

25 Jul 2025 at 11:39

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

19 Jun 2025 at 11:50

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Plymouth Adults' Care Home Framework, initiated by Plymouth City Council, targets the provision of residential and nursing care homes, catering to individuals in need due to age, disability, or health conditions. The procurement process involves an award stage, with a significant spend potential of £500 million. The framework is structured into various lots, each designed to address specific care needs, including residential care and innovative nursing services, all located within the Plymouth City Council boundary (UKK41). The procurement method implemented is an open procedure, with the award notice published on 24th December 2025, and the contract expected to commence on 9th January 2026, running until 31st December 2030, with possible renewals extending to 2035. The award decision, which is still pending, signifies a critical phase for suppliers eager to participate, with a standstill period ending on 8th January 2026.

This tender presents growth opportunities for businesses involved in health and social care services, particularly those specialising in high-quality residential and nursing care. With its focus on promoting safety, dignity, and quality of life, this framework encourages innovations and comprehensive care models. Enterprises ranging from SMEs to larger care providers could benefit greatly by securing a place within this framework due to its considerable contract value and extended engagement period. Potential bidders should possess competencies in delivering tailored care services and innovations in nursing care, which align with the tender's emphasis on personalised, high-quality care offerings. The framework's nature allows suppliers the flexibility to tender for specific lots or a combination, promoting inclusive participation across diverse organisational scales and types.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Plymouth Adults' Care Home Framework

Notice Description

Plymouth City Council is seeking providers of registered residential and nursing care homes, with facilities that provide accommodation and care for individuals who require support due to age, disability, or health conditions, to join a new Plymouth Adults' Care Home Framework. The services offered by the Provider will range from assistance with daily living tasks to comprehensive nursing care for those with complex medical needs. Care homes should promote safety, dignity, and quality of life, while ensuring that People who draw on care and support receive tailored support to meet their individual needs. The Authority has split its requirement into lots: Lot One Residential Care Home with or without Nursing Services (with a PL postcode) Lot Two Residential Care Home with or without Nursing Services with innovation (with a PL postcode) A supplier may tender for one Lot or can also submit a combination tender covering more than one (or all) Lots.

Lot Information

Residential Care Home with or without Nursing Services with a PL postcode

Care homes aim to create a homelike environment, offering communal living spaces, meals, and recreational activities to foster social interaction and a sense of community. Residential Care provides support with daily living tasks such as bathing, dressing, eating, and mobility. Suitable for individuals who do not require regular medical attention but need assistance with their overall well-being and safety. Also includes specialised, intensive support provided within a residential care home setting for individuals who have significant and complex needs. These needs can stem from physical disabilities, chronic medical conditions, mental health issues, or developmental disabilities that require round-the-clock care and supervision. Nursing Care provides support for individuals with complex medical needs or chronic health conditions that require regular or continuous medical oversight, within nursing homes. Nursing homes are often more clinical in nature, equipped with medical facilities to cater to high-level care needs, while still offering some social and recreational activities and will be able to manage intricate medical, physical, psychological, and social factors. It requires specialised knowledge, critical thinking, and coordination across disciplines to ensure optimal patient outcomes. The framework also welcome care homes that provide highly specialised and complex care for individuals with severe cognitive impairment and/or complex mental health needs and/or bariatric care requirements and/or behaviours that challenge, beyond the requirements of Residential High or Nursing High Needs Care.

Renewal: Original contract is 5 years, available extensions are 3 + 2 years

Residential & Nursing Care Home Services Innovation

As described in Lot 1 plus we would invite providers to self-select to join a group to work with us on future commissioning, contracting and procurement options for complex care. This will be framed as continuing the work already started with the market and include references to intermediate care and aspirations around pricing and staffing models which reduce the need for 1:1 support.

Renewal: Original contract is 5 years, available extensions are 3 + 2 years

Care Home with or without Nursing Specification Intermediate Care Rehab and Reablement Beds Pathway 2 within Plymouth City Council Boundary

Please see supplying the Southwest DN784097 specification for Care Home with or without Nursing Specification - Intermediate Care Rehab and Reablement Beds Pathway 2 within Plymouth City Council Boundary

Renewal: Original contract is 5 years, available extensions are 3 + 2 years

Planning Information

We would like to invite you to attend the market engagement event for the Plymouth Adults’ Care Home Framework. Plymouth City Council’s vision for Strategic Commissioning is to support our citizens with additional needs and vulnerabilities to be able to live their lives as independently and vibrantly as they wish to, supported where needed by a diverse range of services and opportunities, designed by the people who use them and delivered by a broad choice of partners. Our commissioning plans draw on our data and system intelligence, existing and emerging plans and strategies, alongside the lived experience of those who use services. This applies to our commissioned residential and nursing care homes for adults, where we want to make sure that our most vulnerable people are receiving high quality, personalised care, supported by skilled and experienced staff in homes that are safe, warm and welcoming. The engagement sessions will be held virtually: • Monday 14 July 2025: 11am – 12 noon (MS Teams virtual) • Wednesday 16 July 2025 1pm – 2pm (MS Teams virtual) During the virtual sessions, we will describe our aims in terms of the framework and the procurement activity and timeframes and provide an opportunity for questions and answers. We are ambitious for our care and support provision in Plymouth to be of high quality, promoting independence as much as possible and enabling our citizens to be able to be cared for safely and with kindness. In order to do this, we need to have effective commissioning arrangement in place for a number of different types of accommodation and care, including residential and nursing care homes for adults. The formal business case to proceed with procurement was granted approval from Plymouth City Councils Cabinet on 9th September 2024. To express an interest in attending any of these sessions, please e-mail: JointCommissioning@plymouth.gov.uk with your details and preferred date in order that you can be included in the meeting register. The link to the virtual events will be sent to you prior to the event.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-054fcc
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086042-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

85100000 - Health services

85300000 - Social work and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£500,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£500,000,000 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
£500,000,000 £100M-£1B
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Dec 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
29 Aug 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
28 Jul 2025Expired
Award Date
23 Dec 20258 months ago
Contract Period
9 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active, Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Plymouth City Council
Additional Buyers

NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EXETER
Postcode
PL1 3BJ
Postcode Area
Plymouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK41 Plymouth
Delivery Location
TLK41 Plymouth
Local Authority
Plymouth
Electoral Ward
St Peter and the Waterfront
Westminster Constituency
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
33
Supplier Names

ABHOLLY (2008) LIMITED

ALEXANDRA HOUSING LIMITED

ALPHA CARE SW LTD

AMICA CARE (PLYMOUTH) LTD

ARK CARE HOMES LIMITED

ARTERNE CARE LIMITED

ASTOR HALL LIMITED

BALMAIN CARE HOME LIMITED

BETHANY HOUSE CARE HOME (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED

CAMELOT CARE (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED

CHARLTON CARE GROUP LIMITED

CHATSWORTH RESIDENTIAL HOME LTD

DARBYSHIRE CARE LIMITED

DOWN HOUSE LIMITED

DR PEPPER'S CARE CORPORATION LIMITED

DURNSFORD LODGE LIMITED

GREENACRES CARE CENTRE LIMITED

HIGHER PARK LODGE LIMITED

IOTA CARE LIMITED

J.A.N. LIMITED

MANNAMEAD CARE CENTRE LIMITED

MODUS CARE (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED

Nutley Lodge Residential Home

PENINSULA AUTISM SERVICES & SUPPORT LIMITED

SANCTUARY CARE LIMITED

SEYMOUR COURT CARE LIMITED

SOUTHERN HEALTHCARE (WESSEX) LTD

ST. JAMES'S LODGE HEALTHCARE LTD

TRENANT HOUSE LIMITED

The Durnford Society Ltd

Two Trees Caring Home

VIVACARE LIMITED

XCEL CARE HOMES LTD

Further Information

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