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Opportunity overview
This tender for the Extra Care services is strategically positioned to significantly contribute to Brent Council's Borough Plan outcomes.
This setting, dedicated to serving vulnerable adults over the age of 50 and over, is crucial in enhancing resident health and well-being through providing an alternative to care homes, through a core service and assessed support to keep people as independent as possible. Furthermore, the setting not only supports employment in the local community but also enhances the resilience across our community and supports Brent’s strategy of working in neighbourhoods. This tender will ensure the continued alignment with and contribution to the Council's aspirations, promoting a healthier, more equitable, and unified community.
The service includes the delivery of extra care housing support services at two extra care housing schemes in Lot 1 and Lot 2:
Lot 1 - Extra care schemes at Emma Haas Watling Gardens
Lot 2 - Extra care schemes at The Willows Honeypot Lane
The services are designed to meet the varying needs of residents, to promote health and wellbeing and to enable borough residents to live independently in their home and reduce the potential of moving to residential care. The support is for older adults with care and support needs at substantial or critical level and an identified social housing need. Needs may include physical disabilities, mental health issues (including dementia, learning disabilities) and a range of other needs.
Brent Council is the landlord of both buildings at Emma Haas, Watling Gardens and The Willows, Honeypot Lane.
There are 45 units at Emma Haas and 61 units at The Willows, of which 5 are used as step-down properties. The term step-down is used to describe accommodation units used to house residents who are medically fit to be discharged from hospital but continue to require care and support preventing a return to their own homes or may need a different type of accommodation.
Contract Term: Four years plus a single two-year extension. Extensions will be dependent on future funding settlements for the Council.
The estimated budget total of the contract will be £10,570,056.
Classification
CPV85300000 — Social work and related services
Lots
Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Published notice details
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The Council will be running a market engagement event to inform suppliers of the upcoming opportunity. The event is scheduled for 28 October 2026 will begin at 10.00am and be delivered online via Microsoft Teams.
Suppliers interested in attending the market engagement should express an interest in the opportunity to be sent a message from the Council requesting information on attendees. Please express an interest no later than 5pm, 27 October 2026 in order to receive the invitation link via the messaging facility on the London Tenders Portal.
Link to opportunity: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=6a8a10a4-d8c3-f111-813c-005056b64545&p=2241eb95-058a-e511-80f7-000c29c9ba21
Due
28 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Documents
Entry 1
Id
095731-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
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095731-2026Preliminary market engagement 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
Early-stage market engagement for Brent Council’s planned extra-care housing care and support services across Emma Haas/Watling Gardens and The Willows/Honeypot Lane. The service supports adults aged 50+ with substantial or critical care and support needs to live independently.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for providers of extra-care housing support, older-adult care, dementia, learning-disability, mental-health and hospital step-down support services. This is not an open bidding opportunity at this stage.
Key points identified
Service modelExtra-care housing care and support servicesEvidence: The description states that the service includes delivery of extra care housing support services.
Client groupOlder adults aged 50+ with care and support needs at substantial or critical level and an identified social housing needEvidence: The description states the support is for older adults with care and support needs at substantial or critical level and an identified social housing need.
Needs supportedMay include physical disabilities, mental health issues including dementia, learning disabilities and other needsEvidence: The description lists physical disabilities, mental health issues (including dementia), learning disabilities and other needs.
97% approved-analysis confidence7 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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Early-stage market engagement for Brent Council’s planned extra-care housing care and support services across Emma Haas/Watling Gardens and The Willows/Honeypot Lane. The service supports adults aged 50+ with substantial or critical care and support needs to live independently.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for providers of extra-care housing support, older-adult care, dementia, learning-disability, mental-health and hospital step-down support services. This is not an open bidding opportunity at this stage.
Key deliverables
Provide extra-care housing support services at the named schemes
Promote residents’ health, wellbeing and independent living
Support older adults with substantial or critical care and support needs
Support five step-down accommodation units at The Willows
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
7 criteria identified
Service model
99% confidence
Extra-care housing care and support services
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The description states that the service includes delivery of extra care housing support services.
Client group
99% confidence
Older adults aged 50+ with care and support needs at substantial or critical level and an identified social housing need
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The description states the support is for older adults with care and support needs at substantial or critical level and an identified social housing need.
Needs supported
98% confidence
May include physical disabilities, mental health issues including dementia, learning disabilities and other needs
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The description lists physical disabilities, mental health issues (including dementia), learning disabilities and other needs.
Supplier requirements
98% confidence
Unknown at market-engagement stage
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No supplier selection, technical, accreditation, insurance or staffing requirements are stated in the supplied notice data.
Supplier eligibility criteria
99% confidence
Unknown
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No eligibility criteria are stated in the supplied notice data.
SME suitability
99% confidence
Unknown
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The suitable_for_sme field is null.
VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Unknown
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The suitable_for_vcse field is null.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Estimated total contract value
99% confidence
£10,570,056
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The description states: “The estimated budget total of the contract will be £10,570,056”; value_max is 10570056 GBP.
Contract term
99% confidence
Four years plus one optional two-year extension
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The description states: “Contract Term: Four years plus a single two-year extension.”
Extension condition
99% confidence
Extension dependent on future Council funding settlements
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The description states extensions will be dependent on future funding settlements for the Council.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidence
Unknown
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No pricing structure, payment terms or budget allocation by lot is stated.
Delivery
Service locations
98% confidence
Emma Haas/Watling Gardens and The Willows/Honeypot Lane, Brent
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The description identifies the two extra-care housing schemes; delivery region is recorded as UKI72.
Accommodation capacity
99% confidence
45 units at Emma Haas and 61 units at The Willows
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The description states there are 45 units at Emma Haas and 61 units at The Willows.
Step-down accommodation
99% confidence
Five units at The Willows are used as step-down properties
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The description states that five of The Willows units are used as step-down properties.
display_status is upcoming, stage is planning, and notice type is “Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender”.
Bidding status
99% confidence
Not stated as open
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This is a preliminary market engagement notice; no tender start or submission deadline is supplied.
Procurement method
99% confidence
Unknown
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procurement_method and procurement_method_details are null.
Submission deadline
99% confidence
Unknown
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submission_deadline is null.
Lots
97% confidence
The narrative identifies Lot 1 for Emma Haas/Watling Gardens and Lot 2 for The Willows/Honeypot Lane.
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The description explicitly names Lot 1 and Lot 2, although the supplied structured lots data contains only one planning lot with no title or description.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Planned procurement; no open tender timetable
99% confidence
This is an early-stage market-engagement notice. Submission route, deadline, procurement method, contract dates and final tender requirements are unknown.
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stage is planning; display_status is upcoming; tender_start_at, submission_deadline, contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null.
Lot-data inconsistency
99% confidence
The narrative describes two lots, but the structured lots data contains only one untitled planning lot. Lot-level commercial and submission details cannot be confirmed from the supplied data.
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The description identifies Lot 1 and Lot 2; supplied lots data contains one record with lot_id “1”, null title and null description.
Funding-dependent extension
99% confidence
The optional two-year extension is dependent on future Council funding settlements.
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The description states extensions will be dependent on future funding settlements for the Council.
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