Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Care and Support in Newton House Extra Care Housing Scheme, Newton Road, Penrith CA11 9FY - Provision of Care and Support in Newton House Extra Care Housing Scheme, Newton Road, Penrith CA11 9FY
Notice Description
The council have recently conducted an open procurement for the care and support needs currently delivered within the Extra Care Housing scheme at Newton House. The range of care and support needs within the scheme aims to reflect a balanced community model of approximately, a third of people with; low care needs 0-7 hours/week, medium care needs 8-14 hours/week and high care needs 15+ hours/week. The service will be accessed by people over 55 years. The restriction around the age of adults accessing this service is linked to the tenancy age restriction set by the Landlord. The Provider selected to deliver the above Services will be the Council's preferred Provider to deliver formal care and support arrangements (care managed referrals) within the Scheme In Westmorland and Furness the term 'extra care' housing is used to describe housing developments that comprise self-contained homes with design features and support services to enable people to self-care and continue to live independently. The 'extra' in extra care housing is generally recognised to be access to care services that can: Respond quickly to residents changing needs Provide unplanned care as and when required in addition to planned care Provide an emergency response. People who live in Extra Care housing have their own self-contained homes - usually with a lounge, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom and access to care staff 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There are also communal facilities and activities available. The Scheme: Newton House has 54 self-contained units consisting of: 12 x 1 bedroom rental units 14 x 2 bedroom rental units 28 x 2 bedroom units shared ownership There is a range of Facilities: * Resident Lounge, * Restaurant * Activity rooms, * Hairdresser * Buggy store * Assisted bathing * Staff offices plus an Alarm Call System * Car park * Guest Suite * Lift * Communal gardens
Planning Information
Westmorland and Furness Council is looking to engage with existing and potential day opportunities providers to discuss the forthcoming of care and support contracts in 2 extra care housing schemes in Westmorland and Furness: Castlestead View, Kendal and Newton House, Penrith. The purpose of this event is to: • provide information about the two extra care housing schemes • discuss the service specification and proposed Key Performance Indicators • provide details of the timeline for the forthcoming tenders • allow providers to ask questions Providers are not required to attend to be considered for the tender process but those attending should find the event beneficial, as it will outline the two extra care housing scheme, the proposed service specification and provide insight and information regarding the procurement process to be undertaken. If you would like to join the meeting please send an email request for the meeting invite, by 12 noon Monday 24th February to: commissioning.waf@cumbria.gov.uk
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0591a5
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019889-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £953,481 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £953,481 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- £1,221,922 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Mar 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 2 Sep 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 1 Dec 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- 10 Feb 2026 - 9 Feb 2028 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Cancelled
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- KENDAL
- Postcode
- LA9 4DQ
- Post Town
- Lancaster
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD1 Cumbria
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD14 Westmorland and Furness
- Delivery Location
- TLD12 East Cumbria
-
- Local Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Electoral Ward
- Kendal Strickland and Fell
- Westminster Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019889-2026
5th March 2026 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082608-2025
12th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052954-2025
1st September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052943-2025
1st September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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