✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 13 Oct 2026, 10:41.
Opportunity overview
Plymouth City Council wishes to reopen the ITT for the addition of registered residential and nursing care homes (with a PL postcode), with facilities that provide accommodation and care for individuals who require support due to age, disability, or health conditions, to join the Plymouth Adults' Care Home Framework.
The services offered by the Provider will range from assistance with daily living tasks to comprehensive nursing care for those with complex medical needs.
Care homes should promote safety, dignity, and quality of life, while ensuring that People who draw on care and support receive tailored support to meet their individual needs.
The Authority has split its requirement into lots:
Lot One Residential Care Home with or without Nursing Services (with a PL postcode)
Lot Two Residential Care Home with or without Nursing Services with innovation (with a PL postcode)
A supplier may tender for one Lot or can also submit a combination tender covering more than one (or all) Lots.
Classification
CPV85300000 — Social work and related services
Lots
Lot 1. Residential Care Home with or without Nursing Services with a PL postcode£500m
Lot 2. Residential & Nursing Care Home Services Innovation£500m
Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.
For Framework operation and payment methods please go to Supplying the Southwest portal to express your interest in the opportunity DN832691, download contract specification.
Open Framework Scheme End Date
31 Dec 2035, 23:59
Submission terms
Electronic Submission Policy
allowed
Languages
en
Tender Period
Ends
25 Nov 2026, 12:00
Enquiry period
Ends
28 Oct 2026, 23:59
Expected award period
Ends
18 Dec 2026, 23:59
Recurrence
Dates
Entry 1
Starts
1 Feb 2027, 23:59
Lots and requirements
Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Lot 1. Residential Care Home with or without Nursing Services with a PL postcode
Description
Care homes aim to create a homelike environment, offering communal living spaces, meals, and recreational activities to foster social interaction and a sense of community. Residential Care provides support with daily living tasks such as bathing, dressing, eating, and mobility. Suitable for individuals who do not require regular medical attention but need assistance with their overall well-being and safety. Also includes specialised, intensive support provided within a residential care home setting for individuals who have significant and complex needs. These needs can stem from physical disabilities, chronic medical conditions, mental health issues, or developmental disabilities that require round-the-clock care and supervision.
Nursing Care provides support for individuals with complex medical needs or chronic health conditions that require regular or continuous medical oversight, within nursing homes. Nursing homes are often more clinical in nature, equipped with medical facilities to cater to high-level care needs, while still offering some social and recreational activities and will be able to manage intricate medical, physical, psychological, and social factors. It
requires specialised knowledge, critical thinking, and coordination across disciplines to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
The framework also welcome care homes that provide highly specialised and complex care for individuals with severe cognitive impairment and/or complex mental health needs and/or bariatric care requirements and/or behaviours that challenge, beyond the
requirements of Residential High or Nursing High Needs Care.
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Value
Including VAT
500,000,000
Amount
500,000,000
Currency
GBP
Award criteria
Weighting Description
Please go to Supplying the Southwest portal and search for opportunity DN832691 for further details.
Criteria
Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Conditions of Participation
Description
Please go to Supplying the Southwest portal and search for opportunity DN832691 for further details.
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Policies
Description
Please go to Supplying the Southwest portal and search for opportunity DN832691 for further details.
Suitability
Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes
Contract period
Starts
6 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Dec 2035, 23:59
Renewal
Description
Original framework contract is 5 years, available extensions are 3 + 2 years
Options
Description
The Authority reserves the right, during the term of the contract, to procure additional services from the appointed Provider(s) where required to meet changing operational, demographic, legislative, or strategic needs.
These options may include:
Additional purchases of care home placements, including increases in the volume of placements commissioned under the contract.
Service expansion, including the addition of care home capacity, specialist provision, new service user cohorts, or services delivered within additional geographical areas.
Contract variations to reflect changes in legislation, statutory guidance, commissioning requirements, funding arrangements, performance measures, reporting requirements, or service specifications.
Changes arising from Local Government Reorganisation (LGR), including changes to commissioning arrangements, governance structures, participating authorities, service boundaries, contract management arrangements, or service delivery requirements.
These options may be exercised where there is an identified service need, available funding, and satisfactory provider performance. Any modifications will be undertaken in accordance with the terms of the contract and applicable procurement legislation.
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Lot 2. Residential & Nursing Care Home Services Innovation
Description
As described in Lot 1 plus we would invite providers to self-select to join a group to work with us on future commissioning, contracting and procurement options for complex care.
This will be framed as continuing the work already started with the market and include references to intermediate care and aspirations around pricing and staffing models which reduce the need for 1:1 support.
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Value
Including VAT
500,000,000
Amount
500,000,000
Currency
GBP
Award criteria
Weighting Description
Please go to Supplying the Southwest portal and search for opportunity DN832691 for further details.
Criteria
Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Conditions of Participation
Description
Please go to Supplying the Southwest portal and search for opportunity DN832691 for further details.
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Policies
Description
Please go to Supplying the Southwest portal and search for opportunity DN832691 for further details.
Suitability
Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes
Contract period
Starts
6 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Dec 2035, 23:59
Renewal
Description
Original framework contract is 5 years, available extensions are 3 + 2 years
Options
Description
The Authority reserves the right, during the term of the contract, to procure additional services from the appointed Provider(s) where required to meet changing operational, demographic, legislative, or strategic needs.
These options may include:
Additional purchases of care home placements, including increases in the volume of placements commissioned under the contract.
Service expansion, including the addition of care home capacity, specialist provision, new service user cohorts, or services delivered within additional geographical areas.
Contract variations to reflect changes in legislation, statutory guidance, commissioning requirements, funding arrangements, performance measures, reporting requirements, or service specifications.
Changes arising from Local Government Reorganisation (LGR), including changes to commissioning arrangements, governance structures, participating authorities, service boundaries, contract management arrangements, or service delivery requirements.
These options may be exercised where there is an identified service need, available funding, and satisfactory provider performance. Any modifications will be undertaken in accordance with the terms of the contract and applicable procurement legislation.
2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
2 VERSIONS
1
074930-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
2
096361-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Plymouth City Council is inviting tenders from registered residential and nursing care homes with a PL postcode to join its Adults' Care Home Framework. Providers may bid for Lot 1, Lot 2, or a combination of lots. Services range from daily-living support to nursing and complex care.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for registered residential or nursing care-home providers operating from a PL-postcode location, including providers able to support complex needs. Lot 2 additionally suits providers willing to collaborate on future complex-care commissioning, pricing and staffing models.
Key points identified
Provider typeRegistered residential and nursing care homesEvidence: “addition of registered residential and nursing care homes”
Postcode requirementCare home must have a PL postcodeEvidence: “registered residential and nursing care homes (with a PL postcode)” and both lot titles specify “with a PL postcode”.
Lot biddingA supplier may tender for one lot or submit a combination tender for more than one or all lotsEvidence: “A supplier may tender for one Lot or can also submit a combination tender covering more than one (or all) Lots.”
96% approved-analysis confidence6 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.
Plymouth City Council is inviting tenders from registered residential and nursing care homes with a PL postcode to join its Adults' Care Home Framework. Providers may bid for Lot 1, Lot 2, or a combination of lots. Services range from daily-living support to nursing and complex care.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for registered residential or nursing care-home providers operating from a PL-postcode location, including providers able to support complex needs. Lot 2 additionally suits providers willing to collaborate on future complex-care commissioning, pricing and staffing models.
Key deliverables
Residential care and/or nursing care-home accommodation and support
Support with daily living, safety, dignity and tailored care
Capability for complex medical, physical, psychological, social, cognitive, mental-health, bariatric and/or behaviours-that-challenge needs where applicable
For Lot 2, participation in collaborative work on future complex-care commissioning and service models
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
6 criteria identified
Provider type
98% confidence
Registered residential and nursing care homes
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“addition of registered residential and nursing care homes”
Postcode requirement
99% confidence
Care home must have a PL postcode
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“registered residential and nursing care homes (with a PL postcode)” and both lot titles specify “with a PL postcode”.
Lot bidding
99% confidence
A supplier may tender for one lot or submit a combination tender for more than one or all lots
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“A supplier may tender for one Lot or can also submit a combination tender covering more than one (or all) Lots.”
Lot 2 collaboration
96% confidence
Providers are invited to self-select into a group to work on future commissioning, contracting and procurement options for complex care
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Lot 2: “we would invite providers to self-select to join a group to work with us on future commissioning, contracting and procurement options for complex care.”
Geographic operating requirement
99% confidence
PL postcode
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The opportunity and both lots specify care homes “with a PL postcode”.
Other supplier eligibility conditions
93% confidence
Unknown from supplied evidence
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No further selection, financial standing, insurance, workforce or accreditation conditions are supplied.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Maximum framework value
95% confidence
Up to GBP 500,000,000
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Process value maximum is GBP 500,000,000.
Lot value attribution
98% confidence
Each supplied lot record also states GBP 500,000,000; whether this is a per-lot value or repeated framework total is unclear
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Lot 1 and Lot 2 each show value_amount 500,000,000, matching the process maximum.
Pricing and payment terms
97% confidence
Unknown from supplied evidence
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No pricing schedule, payment terms or contract terms are supplied.
Delivery
Delivery area
94% confidence
Plymouth / UKK41, with providers required to have a PL postcode
View supporting evidence
Delivery location is UKK41; the requirement specifies care homes with a PL postcode.
Service scope
99% confidence
Residential and nursing care-home services, including daily-living support, nursing care and complex care
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The description states services range “from assistance with daily living tasks to comprehensive nursing care for those with complex medical needs.”
Contract dates
99% confidence
Unknown from supplied evidence
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Contract start and end dates are null.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Open tender
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display_status is “open”, stage is “tender”, and source status is “active”.
Procedure
99% confidence
Open procedure
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procurement_method_details is “Open procedure”.
Submission deadline
99% confidence
25 November 2026, 12:00 UTC
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submission_deadline is 2026-11-25T12:00:00Z, also shown on both lots.
Lots
99% confidence
2 lots
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The authority states it has split the requirement into lots, and two lot records are supplied.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Value allocation ambiguity
98% confidence
The GBP 500,000,000 value is recorded at both process level and against each lot. The supplied evidence does not establish whether this is the total framework ceiling repeated across lots or a separate ceiling for each lot.
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Process value_max and both lot value_amount fields are GBP 500,000,000.
Commercial and contractual detail unavailable
98% confidence
Pricing, payment terms, framework duration and contract dates are not stated in the supplied evidence.
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No such terms are present; process contract start and end dates are null.
Lot 2 participation detail
95% confidence
The mechanism, commitments and evaluation implications of the Lot 2 collaborative group are unclear from the supplied evidence.
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Lot 2 invites providers to self-select into a group but provides no further operating detail.
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