Residential and Nursing Care Homes for Adults - Framework Agreement
- Buyer
- Nottinghamshire County Council
- Value
- £995,000,000
- Closes
- 9 November 2026
- Where
- Nottingham, the North East
- Type
- Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)
In plain English
Nottinghamshire County Council is seeking multiple care home providers to deliver residential and nursing care for adults with learning disabilities, autism, mental health needs, physical disabilities, brain injuries and sensory impairments. This is a framework agreement lasting 6 years with possible extensions up to 10 years total. No minimum volume of placements is guaranteed.
What the buyer wants
• Operate CQC-registered residential and/or nursing care homes for adults with complex support needs (learning disabilities, autism, mental health, physical disabilities, brain injuries, sensory impairments) • Provide various placement types including standard placements, short breaks, emergency placements, forensic provision and specialist care • Comply with all Care Quality Commission and Ofsted registration and regulatory requirements • Be prepared to accept placements primarily across Nottinghamshire's seven districts, occasionally outside the county if needed
Likely requirements
Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.
This contract is not suitable for small businesses unless they already operate a CQC-registered care home; the council is explicitly seeking established care providers with existing regulatory registration, not new entrants or traders without care home infrastructure and qualifications.
How to bid
This is a framework: the buyer picks a set of suppliers now and awards work to them over several years. If you are not on it when it is awarded, you usually cannot win work from it until it is re-tendered, so this is the window to bid.
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