Official UK procurement notice
BHCC - NK - Care Homes within Brighton and Hove - (Round 6) April 2026
Authority: Brighton and Hove City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council was seeking to award contracts within the boundaries of Brighton and Hove for the provision of Care Home beds on a spot purchase basis. Out of city care homes are contracted via an alternative route.
Bidders who passed the qualifying criteria were awarded a contract. Individual placements will be made on a spot purchase basis throughout the life of the contract.
The Council guarantees no set volume of placements under this contract and reserves the right to contract for comparable provision through other means.
Individual placements will be made via a brokerage process, where individual outcomes and costs are agreed between the Council and the Supplier.
The Council reserves the right to reopen this tender process at a later date to award additional contracts for the same provision.
Please note values are based on estimates and will vary based on referrals throughout the life of the contracts.
CPV: Residential nursing care services · Social work services with accommodation
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£319,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
Care homes need to be CQC registered.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Quality
- Economic & financial standing
Care homes need to be CQC registered.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Apr 2026, 12:42 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Sept 2026, 12:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 25 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
BHCC - 038986- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-037049- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068988Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 May 2026, 10:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 8 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
23 Apr 2026 → 17 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published185 days ago23 Apr 2026, 12:42 BST
- Clarification questions by171 days ago8 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline158 days ago21 May 2026, 10:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent124 days ago24 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by122 days ago25 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts117 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends114 days ago3 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published38 days ago17 Sept 2026, 12:34 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Apr 2026- Tender notice published23 Apr 2026, 12:42 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published24 Jun 2026, 16:21 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Jun 2026, 16:21 BST
- Contract signature expected4 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published17 Sept 2026, 12:34 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS CARE LIMITEDCare Homes within Brighton and Hove4 Jul 2026 – 30 Sept 2030 | £319,000,000 | 19 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · EVANS CARE LIMITED
- Signed
- 28 Jul 2026
- Value
- £319,000,000
- Period
- 28 Jul 2026 – 30 Sept 2030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonEVANS CARE LIMITED · South East England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- EVANS CARE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender