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Care Home Services (Older People)

Cornwall Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

17 Sep 2026 at 16:11

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

14 Apr 2026 at 17:03

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Cornwall Council is procuring nursing and residential care services for older people, using existing care homes to maintain availability while it develops a framework for new schemes intended to address the gap between supply and demand in Cornwall. The requirement is for social work services with accommodation (CPV 85311000), delivered through care homes in Cornwall. It covers services provided by a broad range of local and national care operators, including nursing homes, residential homes and care-home groups. The buyer is Cornwall Council, a sub-central public authority. The arrangement is therefore relevant to established care-home operators able to provide accommodation-based care for older people in Cornwall, rather than to suppliers of standalone consultancy, construction or general social-care support without residential capacity.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through an open procedure under the light-touch regime. One lot was awarded on 14 September 2026 to 38 providers, including Anchor Hanover Group, Barchester Healthcare Homes, Cornwallis Care Services, Swallowcourt, South West Care Homes and numerous independent Cornish care homes. The award value is £1,200,000,000 excluding VAT (£1,200,000,001 including VAT). The contract runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2031, with an initial two-year extension and a final one-year extension, allowing service through 30 September 2034 if all extensions are used. Evaluation weighted quality responses at 75%, social value at 10% and pricing at 15%. Forty-two valid bids were received, including 31 from SMEs, and the award was active on publication.

This procurement shows substantial, long-term demand from Cornwall Council for accommodation-based nursing and residential care for older people, delivered through existing care homes. The successful supplier group includes both large operators and many SMEs, demonstrating that the requirement can be met by independent homes as well as care-home groups. A credible future competitor would need an established care home or network of homes in Cornwall, with the premises, staffing and operational capacity to provide safe nursing or residential care for older residents. The evaluation also shows that service quality is the main differentiator, followed by social value and then pricing. Providers should therefore be able to evidence strong care delivery, meaningful local social value commitments and acceptance of the buyer’s fee methodology.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Care Home Services (Older People)

Notice Description

Maintain 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 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/088363-2026
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
17 Sep 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Sep 20261 weeks 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
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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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