Official UK procurement notice
Pathway 2 Beds in Gloucester Care Homes (Nursing Care Direct Award Direct Award)
Authority: Gloucestershire County Council (Local council)
Gloucestershire County Council is seeking to procure Pathway 2 Beds within CQC registered nursing care homes located in Gloucester. These beds will support people who no longer require acute hospital care but need short term, outcome focused nursing support before returning home.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGloucestershire County Council is seeking to procure Pathway 2 Beds within CQC registered nursing care homes located in Gloucester. These beds will support people who no longer require acute hospital care but need short term, outcome focused nursing support before returning home.
The Council is seeking high quality nursing care provision delivered within established care homes that can demonstrate strong clinical oversight, safe staffing levels, and effective multidisciplinary working to support timely discharge pathways, along with their own or commissioned therapy (OT and/or Physio) and a dedicated GP to support the beds.
Due to not all beds been taken in the first tender a direct award switch to was issued.
Here is the original notice
UK4: Tender notice
Total value including VAT: £2,600,000
Contract location: UKK13 - Gloucestershire
Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-014301
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-06107f
Published 17 February 2026, 1:08pm
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOTTON RISE NURSING HOME LIMITED14 Dec 2026 – 13 Dec 2028 · up to 13 Dec 2030Extensions: option to extend for a further 2 years subject to Cabinet Approval. | £680,166 inc. VAT | — | Standstill |
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Nov 2026, 12:35 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Nov 2026, 12:35 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-107520- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07ba77Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Switching Direct Award
- Published justification
UK4: Tender notice
Total value including VAT: £2,600,000
Contract location: UKK13 - Gloucestershire
Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-014301
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-06107f
Published 17 February 2026, 1:08pm
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 12 Nov 2026- Transparency notice published12 Nov 2026, 12:35 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected12 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- WOTTON RISE NURSING HOME LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender