Notice Information
Notice Title
Housing with Care Transformation Norfolk
Notice Description
Norfolk County Council is seeking to award five contracts for Housing with Care services. Each Lot will comprise a number of Housing with Care schemes.
Lot Information
Norwich
This Lot consists of four schemes that require Housing with Care provision located within the city of Norwich. These are:- Barley Court Dell Rose Court Harriet Court The Meadows
Renewal: One contract extension period of 48 months.
Norwich and NorthThis Lot comprises of two Schemes that require Housing with Care provision North of Norwich. These are:- Green Lane View Redmayne View
Renewal: One contract extension period of 48 months.
North and East Norfolk (Coastal)This Lot comprises of four schemes require Housing with Care Provision in the North and East Coastal region of Norfolk. These are:- Addison Road and St. Augustine's Place Benjamin Court Lloyd Court The Lawns
Renewal: One contract extension period of 48 months.
West NorfolkThis Lot comprises of two schemes that require Housing with Care provision in the West of Norfolk. These are:- Lisbon Court Oakes Court
Renewal: One contract extension period of 48 months.
South NorfolkThis Lot comprises of three Housing with Care schemes that require care provision in the South of Norfolk. These are:- Laburnum Grove Robert Kett Court Weavers Court
Renewal: One contract extension period of 48 months.
Planning Information
There will be two Market Engagement sessions held, whereby providers will have the opportunity to help shape the service offer: Market engagement 1: Design & Refine Session (31st July 2025 12 pm-1 pm) This event is for care providers who might be interested in tendering for Housing with Care schemes and will be supported by relevant representatives from Adult Social Care, where we will share the current service model and an opportunity for the market to provide feedback that may refine the proposed service model. Market engagement 2: Service Proposition and readiness to tender (TBD early September 2025) Discussion points: • Context & Service Proposition • Procurement Information • Questions & Answers • Final Feedback Opportunity Interested parties will need to register their interest for the market engagement on In-Tend and a separate invite will be sent. Applicants must first be registered on https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc) Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfile). Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under 'tenders' section and 'express an interest'. Please then use the correspondence facility to let us know the email addresses of those interested in attending a market engagement session(s). The procurement, once issued, will also be managed via In-Tend.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05650d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070019-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85310000 - Social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £105,091,392 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- £105,091,392 £100M-£1B
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 31 Oct 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 15 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 22 Sep 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 25 Jun 2026 - 25 Jun 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NORWICH
- Postcode
- NR1 2DH
- Post Town
- Norwich
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH5 Norfolk
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk
- Delivery Location
- TLH15 Norwich and East Norfolk, TLH16 North and West Norfolk, TLH17 Breckland and South Norfolk
-
- Local Authority
- Norwich
- Electoral Ward
- Lakenham
- Westminster Constituency
- Norwich South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070019-2025
31st October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042578-2025
24th July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-6978
Appendix 5 to the Invitation to Tender -
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-6980
Appendix 6 to the Invitation to Tender
Notice URLs
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"riskDetails": "Please note that both Norfolk County Council and Suffolk County Council have approved a devolution deal which is expected to lead to the establishment of a Mayoral Combined County Authority with strategic powers, headed by an elected mayor. Subject to the government laying a Statutory Instrument and to its approval by Parliament to formally establish the new combined authority, the first Mayoral election is expected to be in May 2026. Government has also invited participation by Norfolk in Local Government Review. This process has the potential to lead to unitary local government in Norfolk. The contract may be assigned or novated to any successor authority(ies) to Norfolk County Council or to any joint body incorporating or formed by any such successor. The County Council or a successor authority or joint body may order services on behalf of other local authorities serving any area within Norfolk's current geographical boundaries. Bidders should note that that the contract values in this notice are estimate as payment will be on actuals delivered. Therefore the value could increase or decrease depending on the needs of those living in the accommodation. The figures in this notice do not include any uplifts to price during the life of the contract."
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