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I-4988 - Extra Care Housing 6 Schemes

Oxfordshire County Council

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Planning

30 Sep 2026 at 11:14

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Oxfordshire County Council intends to appoint a provider to deliver care and support across six extra care housing schemes in Oxfordshire, covering approximately 220 homes. The service combines a 24-hour on-site response to emergencies and unplanned needs with flexible planned care arranged after individual Care Act assessments. The Council’s requirements may also cover wellbeing checks, support for new residents, step-up care and hospital-discharge pathways, and activities that promote independence and social inclusion. The provider will work with partners and support safeguarding, continuity of the workforce, performance reporting, innovation and ongoing service improvement. This is a health and social care service for people living in extra care housing, rather than a housing construction or property-management contract.

The process is at planning: the Council has set out its intention to procure, but has not issued an invitation to tender. It expects to use a competitive flexible procedure. The procurement is planned as one lot, with a contract period expected to run from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030. The Council expects the next notice to be published on 19 October 2026; this is an indicative publication date, not a bid deadline. The process is classified as a light-touch services procurement and is above the relevant threshold. No evaluation criteria or further participation conditions are set out at this planning stage.

The work is likely to suit an established care provider able to operate across multiple extra care housing schemes and sustain a reliable, round-the-clock on-site response, alongside flexible care tailored to individual assessments. The Council says the appointed provider must be suitably qualified and registered with the Care Quality Commission. Relevant strengths include delivering planned and urgent support, safeguarding residents, maintaining workforce continuity, and coordinating with partners on hospital discharge and step-up care. Providers should also be able to support residents’ wellbeing, independence and social inclusion, report performance, and demonstrate innovation and continuous improvement. The Council indicates that small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises may be suitable suppliers, making the planned single-lot service potentially relevant to specialist providers as well as larger organisations with the capacity to cover six schemes.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

I-4988 - Extra Care Housing 6 Schemes

Notice Description

The Council intends to appoint a suitably qualified, CQC-registered provider to deliver care and support across six Extra Care Housing schemes within the Oxfordshire area comprising of approximately 220 homes. The service will include a 24/7 on-site core response for emergencies and unplanned needs, alongside flexible planned care commissioned following individual Care Act assessments. Requirements may also include wellbeing checks, support for new residents, step-up and hospital-discharge pathways, activities promoting independence and social inclusion, partnership working, safeguarding, workforce continuity, performance reporting, innovation and continuous service improvement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077d50
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092258-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
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

85100000 - Health services

85300000 - Social work and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Sep 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
20 Oct 20262 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 1 Apr 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Oxfordshire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
OXFORD
Postcode
OX1 1ND
Postcode Area
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Local Authority
Oxford
Electoral Ward
Osney & St Thomas
Westminster Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon

Further Information

Notice Documents

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