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BHCC - NK - Care Homes within Brighton and Hove - (Round 6) April 2026

Brighton & Hove City Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

17 Sep 2026 at 12:34

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

24 Jun 2026 at 16:21

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

23 Apr 2026 at 12:42

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Brighton and Hove City Council procured residential care home beds within Brighton and Hove, covering residential nursing care and social work services with accommodation. The requirement is for placements bought on a spot-purchase basis rather than a fixed block of beds. Individual placements are arranged through a brokerage process, with the Council and supplier agreeing the person’s outcomes and placement cost for each referral. The Council does not guarantee a set volume of placements and may use other routes for comparable provision. Out-of-city care homes are contracted separately. The procurement is a public service contract aimed at care home operators able to accommodate people referred by the Council within Brighton and Hove.

This procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. Brighton and Hove City Council used an open procedure for a single lot, with quality assessed on a pass/fail basis through questionnaires and conditions of participation. Bids closed on 21 May 2026, enquiries closed on 8 May 2026 and the award period ended on 25 June 2026. Evans Care Limited was awarded the contract on 19 June 2026 for £319,000,000 gross, with a standstill period ending on 3 July 2026. The award contract period runs from 4 July 2026 to 30 September 2030; the contract was signed and became active on 28 July 2026, for the same £319,000,000 gross value. One valid bid was recorded.

This opportunity shows sustained Council demand for care home capacity in Brighton and Hove, including residential nursing care and accommodation-based social work support. A credible future supplier would need to operate a care home within the city boundaries, hold CQC registration and demonstrate that it can meet the Council’s qualifying conditions and questionnaire requirements. The buying model favours providers able to accept individual referrals and agree placement outcomes and costs through brokerage, rather than relying on a guaranteed block volume. Quality is decisive because the published evaluation used a pass/fail quality assessment. The awarded provider was an SME, indicating that smaller care home operators can be relevant where they have the required registration, suitable accommodation, referral-handling processes and capacity to deliver placements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

BHCC - NK - Care Homes within Brighton and Hove - (Round 6) April 2026

Notice Description

The Council was seeking to award contracts within the boundaries of Brighton and Hove for the provision of Care Home beds on a spot purchase basis. Out of city care homes are contracted via an alternative route. Bidders who passed the qualifying criteria were awarded a contract. Individual placements will be made on a spot purchase basis throughout the life of the contract. The Council guarantees no set volume of placements under this contract and reserves the right to contract for comparable provision through other means. Individual placements will be made via a brokerage process, where individual outcomes and costs are agreed between the Council and the Supplier. The Council reserves the right to reopen this tender process at a later date to award additional contracts for the same provision. Please note values are based on estimates and will vary based on referrals throughout the life of the contracts.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-068988
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088167-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85144100 - Residential nursing care services

85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£319,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£319,000,000 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
£319,000,000 £100M-£1B
Contracts Value
£319,000,000 £100M-£1B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
21 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Jun 20264 months ago
Contract Period
28 Jul 2026 - 30 Sep 2030 4-5 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
Brighton & Hove City 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
HOVE
Postcode
BN3 3BQ
Postcode Area
Brighton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ21 Brighton and Hove
Delivery Location
TLJ21 Brighton and Hove
Local Authority
Brighton and Hove
Electoral Ward
Central Hove
Westminster Constituency
Hove and Portslade

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

EVANS CARE LIMITED

Further Information

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