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Pathway 2 Beds in Gloucester Care Homes (Nursing Care)

Gloucestershire County Council · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 17:56.

Opportunity overview

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking to procure up to 20 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. Providers will be able to submit tenders for: Tenderers must submit all the requirements and documents stated in section 7 of the invitation to tender document. • A minimum of 5 beds • Up to a maximum of 20 beds. • Contract start date (estimated) estimated - 1st July 2026 • Contract end date without any extension - 30th June 2028 • The total estimated value of a block contract for five beds is £619,500 for the initial two-year term, rising to £1,241,000 over four years if the optional two year extension is taken, subject to demand and available funding. Initial contract length is 2 years, plus a further two years subject to demand and available funding.

Awarded to

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BUCKLAND CARE LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£1.2m
Awarded
23 Jun 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 04497582
Location
Poole, UKK24, BH15 1TP, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-06107f
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Gloucestershire County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PZHT-7473-ZVPN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PZHT-7473-ZVPN

Address

Street Address
Shire Hall, Westgate Street
Locality
Gloucester
Postal Code
GL1 2TG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK13

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
BUCKLAND CARE LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-04497582

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
04497582

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWRY-9726-XPCL

Address

Street Address
Kingland House
Locality
Poole
Postal Code
BH15 1TP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK24

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Date
24 Jun 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
24 Jun 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK13
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
1,241,000
Amount
1,241,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-04497582
Name
BUCKLAND CARE LIMITED

Contract period

Starts
8 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Jun 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Jun 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Extension for up to two periods of one year each, subject to approvals

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
059322-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
24 Jun 2026, 11:30
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
7 Jul 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Gloucester · UKK13 · GL1 2TG · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 007425-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 014301-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 059322-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·