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Working Aged Adults Care Homes

Cornwall Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

04 Aug 2026 at 11:48

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

13 Feb 2026 at 15:04

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

01 Oct 2025 at 16:44

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Cornwall Council procured specialist residential care services with accommodation for working-age adults whose primary needs include learning disabilities, autism, mental health needs, or complex physical or sensory impairment. Placements are based on primary need rather than age, so some people aged over 65 may also be supported. Providers must operate existing care homes in Cornwall. The requirement covers two service areas: long-term care provision and short-break care provision. The work is a social care service delivered across Cornwall, with Cornwall Council as the buyer. The framework can also be used by an NHS Integrated Care Board through an access agreement, extending the potential commissioning context beyond the council’s own placements.

This was an above-threshold open procedure under the light-touch regime, divided into two lots and evaluated on quality, social value and price. Lot 1, long-term care provision, was awarded on 30 January 2026 to Bosence Farm Community Ltd, Bowden Derra Park Ltd, Brandon Trust, Chy-An-Towens, Copper Beeches Lodge, Peninsula Autism Services & Support Limited, Dimensions Somerset SEV Limited, H F Trust Ltd, Keelex 176 Ltd, Kerensa Care Limited, Leonard Cheshire Disability, Modus Care Limited, Potensial Limited trading as Potens Ltd, and Salutem LD BidCo IV Limited. Its contract value is £503,000,000 including VAT, signed on 31 March 2026, for 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2034. Lot 2, short-break care provision, was awarded on 30 January 2026 to Bowden Derra Park Ltd, Brandon Trust, Dimensions Somerset SEV Limited, H F Trust Ltd, In Caring Hands Ltd, Keelex 176 Ltd and Leonard Cheshire Disability. Its contract value is £9,000,000 including VAT, signed on 31 March 2026, for 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2034. Each lot weighted quality at 75%, social value at 10% and price at 15%. Fourteen bids were received for Lot 1 and seven for Lot 2. Both lots were suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, with economic and technical selection requirements.

This procurement demonstrates sustained demand from Cornwall Council for specialist residential care providers able to support adults with learning disabilities, autism, mental health needs, and complex physical or sensory impairment. Credible competitors would need established care-home operations in Cornwall, the staffing, safeguarding and service-management capability to provide either long-term placements or short breaks, and the financial and technical standing required by the council’s selection requirements. Strong quality evidence is central: quality accounted for three quarters of the evaluation, alongside demonstrable social-value commitments and acceptance of the relevant fee methodology or rate card. The successful supplier group included both SMEs and larger care organisations, indicating that locally based providers and organisations with wider specialist-care capacity can compete, provided they can evidence safe, reliable accommodation-based support.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Working Aged Adults Care Homes

Notice Description

Specialist Residential Provision for Working Age Adults Re-contract: This contract and tender process is focused on working age adults for those with a primary need of Learning disabilities , Autism, Mental Health needs and Complex Physical and/ or Sensory impairment. Placements are based on primary need, not age, so some individuals over 65 may be supported in these homes. The contract is for providers with existing care homes located in Cornwall.

Lot Information

Long-term Care Provision

Long-term provision of care services with accommodation.

Short Breaks Care Provision

Short-term care services provision for breaks.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a63a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073617-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details 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

85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£512,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£512,000,000 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
£1
Contracts Value
£512,000,000 £100M-£1B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
14 Nov 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jan 20266 months ago
Contract Period
1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2034 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Cornwall Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
TRURO
Postcode
TR1 3AY
Postcode Area
Truro
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Delivery Location
TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Local Authority
Cornwall
Electoral Ward
Truro Boscawen & Redannick
Westminster Constituency
Truro and Falmouth

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
15
Supplier Names

Bosence Farm Community Ltd

Bowden Derra Park Ltd

Brandon Trust

Chy-An-Towens

Copper Beeches Lodge

Dimensions Somerset SEV Limited

H F Trust Ltd

In Caring Hands Ltd

Keelex 176 Ltd

Kerensa Care Limited

Leonard Cheshire Disability

Modus Care Limited

Peninsula Autism Services & Support Limited

Potensial Limited - trading as Potens Ltd

Salutem LD BidCo IV Limited

Further Information

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