Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 14 Sept 2026, 14:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

2526-0189 Islington’s care home services

Authority: Islington Council (Local council)

ServicesAbove thresholdLight touch regimeVCSE suitable
Published estimate £112,000,000≈ £8.0m / year · £140,000,000 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 1 Apr 2028from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 14 yrsstarts 1 Dec 2028

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Islington Council’s care home (block) contracts are approaching expiry. The Council is hoping to engage providers on the future of care home services in Islington. This engagement is not related to a specific contract or service at this stage.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 14 yrsVCSE
Contract period: 1 Dec 2028 — 1 Dec 2042 (14 yrs)Eligibility: VCSE eligibleDelivery: London
85000000 Health and social work services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
14 Sept 2026, 14:02 BST
Last source update
14 Sept 2026, 14:02 BST
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f935

How it was run

Submission deadline

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published6 days ago
    14 Sept 2026, 14:02 BST
  2. Market engagementin 18 days
    8 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    This Notice is for information purposes only and is not a formal invitation to tender. Its aim is to enhance transparency and competition. All details provided here may be updated or changed in any tender notices. The Authority reserves the right to cancel, postpone, suspend or abort its more…procurements at any stage. The issue of this notice in no way commits the Authority to commence a procurement process. The Council would like to invite suppliers to an information and engagement session on 8 October from 11:30-1pm. During this event, commissioners will share the Council’s evolving vision and strategic objectives for its care home services, outline how we have engaged the market to date, and share information on next steps. This engagement session will aim to provide the necessary contextual information to facilitate future workshops or sessions with the market focused on innovation and service delivery models. The session will be held virtually on Microsoft Teams. Following the session, interested suppliers will be able to complete a survey to provide their views on innovative service models. Following this, the Council may schedule workshops or meetings to discuss models. For further information please register your interest via the London Tenders Portal. Link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Supplier/Advert/View?advertId=06823ad9-33b0-f111-813c-005056b64545 Shortly after you have expressed interest, you will receive a second email containing a link for the event.
  3. Tender notice expected
    1 Apr 2028, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Dec 2028, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    14 Sept 2026, 14:02 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Islington Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBMD-2513-CWJJ Islington Town Hall, London, London, N1 2UD [email protected]
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Official documents & specifications (1)

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