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Extra Care Services - Miners Court

Cornwall Council

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06 Aug 2026 at 10:08

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Cornwall Council commissioned on-site care and support services at the Miners Court extra care housing scheme. The requirement is social care delivered alongside accommodation, supporting people who live at the scheme and providing continuity of care on site. The work is delivered in Cornwall. Coastline Housing Limited is also the scheme’s owner and current care and support provider. The procurement relates to a single service requirement at Miners Court rather than a wider package of extra care services. Cornwall Council is the buying organisation, while Coastline Housing Limited is the selected supplier. The opportunity is therefore relevant to organisations providing regulated or specialist care and support in extra care housing, particularly those able to operate within an existing housing scheme and support established service users.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct award under section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023, using the justification for exclusive rights where there are no reasonable alternatives. The award to Coastline Housing Limited has a value of £28.5 million including VAT. It was published on 6 August 2026, with signature scheduled for 15 October 2026. The contract period is 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2031, with two five-year extension options, allowing a total duration of up to 15 years and a latest possible end date of 31 October 2041. The award is above threshold and covers one lot. The direct award rationale states that Coastline owns the site, controls which provider can deliver services there and is the existing provider.

This award shows sustained public-sector demand for on-site care and support in extra care housing, at substantial scale and over a long service period. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need experience delivering person-centred care and support to residents in an accommodation-based setting, with the operational capacity to maintain reliable on-site provision for established service users. It would also need to understand the relationship between housing ownership, scheme management and care delivery, and demonstrate continuity, safeguarding and service quality. The procurement was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so organisations of those types may be well placed where they can evidence the necessary care capability, workforce and resilience. The incumbent’s site ownership and exclusive rights were central to this award.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Extra Care Services - Miners Court

Notice Description

Delivery of on-site care and support in the extra care Miners Court Extra Care scheme.

Procurement Information

Cornwall Council (the "Authority") wishes to award a contract to the Supplier for the delivery of on-site care and support services, currently delivered at the extra care Miners Court housing scheme (the "the Scheme"). The Authority considers it can directly award a contract to the Supplier under section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 in reliance on direct award justification in paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023. This allows direct award where: (a) due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required; and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. The Supplier owns the site and is the current provider of care and support services at the Scheme under an existing contract with the Council (the "Existing Contract"). The Existing Contract is due to expire on 31 March 2027. As the landowner, the Supplier has exclusive rights which mean it has the ultimate right to determine which supplier can deliver the care services in the Scheme, and therefore limb (a) is satisfied. There are Council-funded service users are currently in situ and in receipt of the care services at the Scheme. There is no other extra care facility nearby which could offer alternative extra care provision to those existing services users, nor any new service users residing in the area. Whilst a new extra care scheme is in development nearby and could provide alternative service provision, it is not yet operational and is not expected to be until late 2028. As such, there is no reasonable alternative to the services at present and limb (b) is satisfied.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dd38
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074515-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£28,500,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
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
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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
Not specified
Local Authority
Cornwall
Electoral Ward
Truro Boscawen & Redannick
Westminster Constituency
Truro and Falmouth

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Coastline Housing Limted

Further Information

Notice Documents

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