--- title: "Extra Care Housing Schemes in Slough - Care and Support Services (Northampton Place and The Pines)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078eef" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078eef" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078eef.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078eef.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Slough Borough Council" published: "2026-10-23" --- # Extra Care Housing Schemes in Slough - Care and Support Services (Northampton Place and The Pines) Buyer: Slough Borough Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078eef [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078eef) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078eef.json) ## Summary Slough Borough Council intends to buy care and support services for tenants at two extra-care housing schemes in Slough: Northampton Place, with 56 flats, and The Pines, with 70. The service is designed around a core and flexible model: a 24-hour on-site presence at each scheme, including two waking-night staff per scheme, alongside planned care tailored to individual tenants. The flexible care element would be paid according to the hours actually delivered. This is accommodation-based social care, combining staffing and ongoing personal support for residents. The procurement covers both schemes as one service, with delivery in Slough. The process is at planning and the Council is conducting preliminary market engagement, not inviting tenders. It is seeking provider feedback through a Request for Information to test its proposed pricing approach, core service design and contract terms. The Council may hold short follow-up conversations with individual respondents. The engagement response date is 6 November 2026; the Council’s expected date for a future procurement notice is 18 January 2027. The intended contract period is 1 September 2027 to 2 September 2030, with a possible extension to 1 September 2032. The Council previously ran a procurement in 2025/26 that did not result in a contract. One contract covers both schemes; no estimated value or award criteria are set out at this stage. The service is likely to suit providers experienced in delivering care and support in extra-care or supported housing, with the operational capacity to maintain round-the-clock staffing across two sites and provide two waking-night staff at each. Suppliers will need to combine reliable on-site cover with the ability to organise and deliver individualised care flexibly, tracking actual hours provided. Providers with experience designing or pricing core-and-flex service models may be particularly well placed to contribute to the Council’s market engagement, alongside those able to advise on workable service specifications and contract terms. The Council indicates that small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises may be suitable. The engagement offers providers a chance to inform the service design ahead of the planned procurement. ## Notice Slough Borough Council intends to procure a care and support service at its two Extra Care Housing schemes, Northampton Place (56 flats) and The Pines (70 flats). The service combines a core 24/7 on-site presence (including two waking night staff per scheme) with planned care for individual tenants, paid on actual hours delivered (a core and flex model). The Council is carrying out preliminary market engagement to test its pricing approach, core service design and contract terms, following a procurement in 2025/26 that did not result in a contract. Providers are invited to complete the Request for Information; the Council may hold short follow-up conversations with individual respondents to clarify their responses. In order to find the Request for Information document, please navigate to the project which is in the Intend Portal - https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/sesharedservices/home Please search for the project using reference Extra Care Housing Schemes in Slough - Care and Support Services (Northampton Place and The Pines) - SBC - 039263 ### Planning Information Slough Borough Council intends to procure a care and support service at its two Extra Care Housing schemes, Northampton Place (56 flats) and The Pines (70 flats). The service combines a core 24/7 on-site presence (including two waking night staff per scheme) with planned care for individual tenants, paid on actual hours delivered (a core and flex model). The Council is carrying out preliminary market engagement to test its pricing approach, core service design and contract terms, following a procurement in 2025/26 that did not result in a contract. Providers are invited to complete the Request for Information; the Council may send clarifications with individual respondents to clarify their responses. In order to find the Request for Information document, please navigate to the project which is in the Intend Portal - https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/sesharedservices/home Please search for the project using reference Extra Care Housing Schemes in Slough – Care and Support Services (Northampton Place and The Pines) - SBC - 039263 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100475-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 23 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 18 Jan 2027 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Sep 2027 - 2 Sep 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Slough Borough Council | | Locality | SLOUGH | | Postcode area | Slough | | Postcode | SL1 2EL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ15 Berkshire East | | Local authority | Slough | | Electoral ward | Herschel Park | | Westminster constituency | Slough | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85300000 - Social work and related services - 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation ## Release History - 23 Oct 2026 at 13:11 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100475-2026 - 23 Oct 2026 at 12:56 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100459-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100475-2026 23rd October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100459-2026 23rd October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/sesharedservices/home - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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