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Care Home Provision

North East Lincolnshire Council

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Planning

12 Oct 2026 at 10:37

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

North East Lincolnshire Borough Council is reviewing the local care home market and planning future care home arrangements. The work concerns residential care services and associated social work with accommodation, with a new service specification intended to support good-quality, sustainable and person-centred care that meets local people’s needs. Delivery is in North East Lincolnshire, including Grimsby. The council’s review will examine current contractual arrangements before deciding how future care home services should be commissioned.

This is at the planning stage: the council has stated its intention to procure, but has not issued an invitation to tender. It plans to engage with residents, families, representatives, health and social care professionals and partners, followed by preliminary market engagement through YORtender to gather supplier views on current arrangements and possible future models. The planned procurement is presented as a single lot and is expected to use a framework agreement. The council anticipates publishing a further notice in June 2027 and having new arrangements in place by late 2027; both timings are indicative. The planned contract period runs from December 2027 to November 2032.

The plans are relevant to care home providers and suppliers able to deliver residential care and related support in North East Lincolnshire. The council is seeking arrangements that sustain good-quality, person-centred care responsive to local needs, so providers with suitable care delivery models and an understanding of local health and social care services may be well placed to contribute to market engagement and prepare for the procurement. Small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises are identified as suitable participants. The upcoming engagement offers these organisations a chance to share views on existing arrangements and potential future models before the procurement is brought to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Care Home Provision

Notice Description

North East Lincolnshire Council (the Authority) is commencing a review of the care home market and its future commissioning arrangements ahead of a planned procurement for provision of future care home arrangements. The review will consider current contractual arrangements and will include the development of a new service specification to ensure that future arrangements continue to support good-quality, sustainable and person-centred care that meets the needs of local people. The Authority will shortly undertake engagement with residents, their families and representatives, alongside professionals and partners working across health and social care. This engagement will help us understand what is working well, where improvements could be made and what should be considered within future arrangements. Following this initial engagement, the Authority intends to undertake a Preliminary Market Engagement exercise to gather the markets views on current arrangements and the Authority's ideas for future models. This will be conducted via the Authority's e-tender portal, YORtender - https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER The Council currently anticipates that new contractual arrangements will be in place by late 2027. This timetable is indicative and may be subject to change as the review and engagement activity progresses.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07855c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095949-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85144000 - Residential health facilities services

85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Oct 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
2 Jun 20278 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Dec 2027 - 30 Nov 2032 Over 5 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
North East Lincolnshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GRIMSBY
Postcode
DN31 1HU
Postcode Area
Doncaster
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE13 North and North East Lincolnshire
Delivery Location
TLE13 North and North East Lincolnshire
Local Authority
North East Lincolnshire
Electoral Ward
West Marsh
Westminster Constituency
Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes

Further Information

Notice Documents

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