Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Residential and Nursing Care Beds - Mission Care
Authority: London Borough of Bromley (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council proposes to enter into block contract arrangements with incumbent provider - Mission Care for the provision of 21 additional residential and nursing care home beds, converting existing spot arrangements into block provision. The contract will support the Winter Discharge to Assess pathway, placement of adults requiring both short-term and long-term care, including Discharge to Assess (D2A), respite care and longer-term nursing
and residential placements, enabling the Council to discharge its statutory duty under the Care Act 2014. The proposed block contract will ensure service continuity, operational efficiency and better meet current and anticipated demand for Residential and Nursing Care.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- Light touch regime
- 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
- 19 Oct 2026, 17:04 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Oct 2026, 17:04 BST
- Authority reference
DN818446- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-098679- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078b33Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
The supplier responded to a market engagement event and expressed an interest in supplying the service.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 19 Oct 2026- Transparency notice published19 Oct 2026, 17:04 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected20 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MISSION CARE MANAGEMENTVCSEProvision of Residential and Nursing Care Beds - Direct Award of Block Contract26 Oct 2026 – 25 Oct 2027 · up to 25 Oct 2029Extensions: There is the option of 2x one-year extensions available and will be applied at the sole discretion of the Council depending on supplier performance, maintenance of a CQC rating of Good and continued demand for the service. | £4,581,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MISSION CARE MANAGEMENTAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender