Notice Information
Notice Title
A006PA - Extra Care Care Tender - Honeytree Court and Helen Court
Notice Description
This tender is for the provision of the onsite Care and Support Service within Extra Care schemes. Extra care schemes are for older people and people with disabilities who want to live in their own home with access to on-site care and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, if they need it. It means living in a safe property, with self-contained apartments in a well-maintained extra care scheme in the heart of the community that is purpose built and tailored to the needs of older people and people with disabilities.
Lot Information
Honeytree Court
This tender is for the provision of the onsite Care and Support Service within Extra Care scheme Honeytree Court. Extra care schemes are for older people and people with disabilities who want to live in their own home with access to on-site care and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, if they need it. It means living in a safe property, with self-contained apartments in a well-maintained extra care scheme in the heart of the community that is purpose built and tailored to the needs of older people and people with disabilities.
Helen CourtThis tender is for the provision of the onsite Care and Support Service within Extra Care scheme Helen Court. Extra care schemes are for older people and people with disabilities who want to live in their own home with access to on-site care and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, if they need it. It means living in a safe property, with self-contained apartments in a well-maintained extra care scheme in the heart of the community that is purpose built and tailored to the needs of older people and people with disabilities.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060cab
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012616-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £3,275,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £3,275,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 3 Mar 20262 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 4 Feb 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 17 Sep 2026 - 18 Sep 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
- ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- joanna.smith@essex.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CHELMSFORD
- Postcode
- CM1 1QH
- Post Town
- Chelmsford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH3 Essex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH36 Heart of Essex
- Delivery Location
- TLH3 Essex
-
- Local Authority
- Chelmsford
- Electoral Ward
- Moulsham and Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Chelmsford
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012616-2026
11th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005924-2026
22nd January 2026 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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