Official UK procurement notice
General Residential and Nursing Care Services
Authority: Newcastle City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC22)
Framework ceiling (notional)£225,059,220total for 4 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 1 Sept 2026
Lots 4see the lot list below
Framework period 3 yrsends 29 Nov 2029 · up to 29 Nov 2030 with extensions · starts 30 Nov 2026
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis is for the procurement of General Residential
Care Services within the boundaries of Newcastle
Upon Tyne.
This notice is for information only. At this stage, no
further details are available beyond what is
published here.
When this opportunity progresses, a Tender Notice
will be published on the Central Digital Platform
along with any relevant notices such as
engagement.
CPV: Health and social work services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 30 Nov 2026
Published description of the framework
Pass/Fail
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published valueLot #1General Residential and General Nursing (Dual Registered).RenewalPublished value£0
General Residential and General Nursing (Dual Registered). This is for dual registered homes.
Lot #2Dementia Residential and Dementia Nursing (Dual Registered).RenewalPublished value£0
Dementia Residential and Dementia Nursing (Dual Registered). This is for a dual registered home.
Lot #3General ResidentialRenewalPublished value£0
General Residential. This is for a single registered care home.
Lot #4Dementia ResidentialRenewalPublished value£0
Dementia Residential. This is for a single registered care home.
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).
What this means for your bid
- “General Residential and Nursing Care Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Jun 2026, 14:22 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Aug 2026, 11:13 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 21 Oct 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-073071- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ba37Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: OPEN-UK
Access & registration note: Free
- Appointment period ends
- 1 Sept 2026, 11:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
22 Jun 2026 → 30 Nov 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published130 days ago22 Jun 2026, 14:22 BST
- Tender notice published88 days ago3 Aug 2026, 11:13 BST
- Next notice expected86 days ago4 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by66 days ago24 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends59 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown1 Sept 2026, 11:59 BST
- Award decision expected by8 days ago21 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today30 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 30 days30 Nov 2026
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jun 2026- Pipeline notice published22 Jun 2026, 14:22 BSTUK1
- Planned procurement notice published26 Jun 2026, 11:58 BSTUK3
- Procurement method changed26 Jun 2026, 11:58 BST
- Deadline published: 28 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST26 Jun 2026, 11:58 BST
- Planned procurement notice published3 Aug 2026, 10:39 BSTUK3
- Deadline moved to 28 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST3 Aug 2026, 10:39 BST+0 days · was 28 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published3 Aug 2026, 11:13 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active3 Aug 2026, 11:13 BST
- Deadline moved to 1 Sept 2026, 11:59 BST3 Aug 2026, 11:13 BST+4 days · was 28 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-06: 1 release · 22 Jun 2026
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender