--- title: "Oxlip House Extra Care Housing Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0792a0" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0792a0" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0792a0.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0792a0.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-11-02" --- # Oxlip House Extra Care Housing Services Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0792a0 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0792a0) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0792a0.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council intends to procure care and support services for Oxlip House, an extra-care housing scheme in Bury St Edmunds. The scheme comprises 52 flats, with shared-ownership and tenanted homes; a landlord is already in place. Services will support a mix of privately funded and local-authority-funded residents. The work falls within social care and related services. Suppliers should consider whether they can deliver care and support within an established housing scheme and serve residents whose care is funded through different routes. The council is undertaking preliminary market engagement to inform its plans before a tender invitation is issued. The process is at planning: the council has stated its intention to procure and is seeking market input, rather than inviting tenders. Interested providers are asked to complete a questionnaire by 13 November 2026. The council expects to publish a further notice on 26 November 2026. The single lot is planned to run from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030, with an extension possible through to 31 March 2032. The advertised value is £4.44 million including VAT; the stated amount excluding VAT is £3.7 million. The procurement is expected to use the light-touch regime. The lot is marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. This is likely to suit care providers with the operational capability to deliver ongoing support in an extra-care housing setting, rather than suppliers focused solely on housing management: the scheme already has a landlord. Providers should be prepared to serve a mixed resident group and work with both private and local-authority funding arrangements. The 52-flat scheme indicates a substantial, sustained service requirement, with the possibility of an extended service period. Smaller firms and voluntary, community or social enterprises are explicitly considered suitable, so providers need not assume that only large national operators can participate. The council is seeking provider input before the tender stage, giving capable organisations an opportunity to contribute to its understanding of the market through the questionnaire. No specific accreditations or technical qualifications are identified in the planning details. ## Notice Suffolk County Council wishes to undertake preliminary market engagement for an organisation to provide care & support for an Extra Care Housing Services scheme in Bury St Edmunds. Oxlip House has 52 flats with a mixed tenure of shared ownership and tenancy accommodation, with a landlord already in place. There is a mixture of private and local authority funded clients. The advertised value is PS4,440,000 inclusive of VAT. The VAT amount included is 20% Standard Rate however in some circumstances VAT may be exempt or chargeable at a different rate. ### Planning Information Interested providers are requested to complete the linked questionnaire by 13th November 2026. The questionnaire can be found here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/PBBAeHTBge ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103801-2026 | | 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 | 2 Nov 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 26 Nov 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £3,700,000 | | 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 | Suffolk County Council | | Locality | IPSWICH | | Postcode area | Ipswich | | Postcode | IP1 2BX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH6 Suffolk | | ITL 3 | TLH62 Ipswich | | Local authority | Ipswich | | Electoral ward | Gipping | | Westminster constituency | Ipswich | | Delivery location | TLH14 Suffolk CC | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85300000 - Social work and related services ## Release History - 2 Nov 2026 at 14:48 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103801-2026 - 28 Oct 2026 at 14:48 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102174-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103801-2026 2nd November 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102174-2026 28th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://suffolk.gov.uk/ - https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/PBBAeHTBge - 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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