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Care Home Services (Older People)

Cornwall Council

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23 Sep 2026 at 14:20

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17 Sep 2026 at 16:11

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

14 Apr 2026 at 17:03

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Summary of the contracting process

Cornwall Council commissioned nursing and residential care for older people, delivered through existing care homes in Cornwall. The service is intended to maintain care provision while the Council develops a framework for new schemes to address the gap between care-home supply and demand. This is social care delivered with accommodation, rather than a construction or facilities project. The requirement covers care-home services for older people; the contract award groups providers under one framework rather than identifying separate care-home locations or service lots. Businesses operating care homes in Cornwall, or able to provide nursing or residential care there, are the most directly relevant. The Council is the buyer and the service delivery location is Cornwall.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to 38 care providers, including Anchor Hanover Group, Appleby Rest Homes Limited, Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited, Cornwallis Care Services Ltd and Swallowcourt Limited. The award date was 15 September 2026. The stated award value is £1.2 billion (excluding VAT). It was run as an open procedure, with one lot. The contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2031, with extension options described as two years initially and a final one-year extension, allowing a maximum end date of 30 September 2034. Evaluation weighted quality responses at 75%, social value at 10%, and pricing at 15%; the pricing criterion concerned acceptance of the fee methodology. The tender deadline for expressions of interest was 5 June 2026.

For suppliers who did not win, this award demonstrates substantial, multi-provider demand from Cornwall Council for nursing and residential care delivered through established care homes. A credible competitor would need to operate, or be able to provide services through, care-home settings in Cornwall and show it can deliver care for older people. The successful group includes both small and medium-sized providers and larger operators, indicating that the requirement was not limited to one business scale. Competition was strong: 42 bids were recorded, including 31 from SMEs. The evaluation placed most weight on the quality response, with social value also assessed and pricing judged against acceptance of the fee methodology. Providers should therefore be ready to evidence service quality, relevant local delivery capacity, social value and a workable fee approach when this buyer next seeks comparable care-home provision.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Care Home Services (Older People)

Notice Description

This is an open framework for the delivery of nursing and residential care services for older people based on existing care care homes. This will ensure care services are available to older people whilst the Councils progresses a development framework for new schemes to bridge the gap between supply and demand in Cornwall.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Initial option to extend for 2 years Final extension 1 year

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06825e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090170-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,200,000,000 £1B-£10B
Lots Value
£1,200,000,000 £1B-£10B
Awards Value
£1,200,000,000 £1B-£10B
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Sep 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Cornwall Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

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
Not specified
Local Authority
Cornwall
Electoral Ward
Truro Boscawen & Redannick
Westminster Constituency
Truro and Falmouth

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
38
Supplier Names

Anchor Hanover Group

Appleby Rest Homes Limited

Atlantis Care Ltd

Barchester Healthcare Homes Ltd

Benoni Nursing Home Limited

Blakeshields Limited

Bonaer Care Home

Chypons Residential Home

Cornwallis Care Services Ltd

Fairfield Country Rest Home Limited

Fairholme (NH) Limited

Glencoe Care Limited

King Charles Court Limited

M & PJ LTD

Healthcare Trust Ltd

Melita Care Limited

Minster Care Management Ltd

Platinum Care

Porthgwara Nursing Home LLP

Qumran Care Limited

SOUTH WEST CARE HOMES LIMITED

St Minver House Care Home Limited

St Philips Care

STONEHAVEN (HEALTHCARE) LTD

Swallowcourt Limited

Tamara House Care Home Limited

The Elms Care Centre Limited

THE OLD ROSELYON MANOR LIMITED

TRE' CARE GROUP LIMITED

THOMAS HENRY MALLABAND LIMITED

VENETIAN HEALTHCARE LIMITE

WESTHEATH CARE HOMES LTD

Wicksmith Holdings Limited

Willbern Care Limited

COPENHILL LIMITED

COPTHORNE CARE HOMES LTD

Garsewednack Care Home Limited

Cornish Care Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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