Cornwall Council Care Home Services direct award to SANCTUARY CARE LIMITED

Tender information last checkedLast checked 9 Oct 2026, 16:55.

Opportunity overview

Care Home Services - Sanctuary

Awarded to

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Sanctuary Care Limited

Matched by exact name

Published award value: £1.1bn
Awarded: Not supplied
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-PPON PVCB-6267-TZBD
Location: Worcester, UKG12, WR1 3ZQ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Transparency notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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: DN827521
Status: complete
Procurement Method: direct
Procurement Method Details: Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen: Cornwall Council (the “Authority”) wishes to award a contract to the Supplier for the delivery of on-site care and support services. The Authority considers it can directly award a contract to the Supplier under section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 in reliance on direct award justification in paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023. This allows direct award where: (a) due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required; and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. The Supplier is party to a 40 year Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) with the Authority, commencing in 2022. The SPA holds that the Authority provide for the agreement of a new Care Contract on a reasonably balanced basis for similar forms of contract and to be on no worse terms than the Care Homes Contract. The Authority's position is that the SPA creates an exclusive right for the Supplier to be awarded a new care contract. On the basis “a particular supplier has exclusive rights which means only that supplier can supply the services and there are no reasonable alternatives to those services"
Published risks: None identified at this time.

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Special regime

lightTouch

Procedure reasons

Entry 1

Id: singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: conflictOfInterest
Document Type: conflictOfInterest
Description: Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Cornwall Council
Id: GB-PPON-PYRH-9827-DWLP

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PYRH-9827-DWLP

Address

Street Address: County Hall
Locality: Truro
Postal Code: TR1 3AY
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKK30

Contact

Name: Jeff Goostrey
Email: jeff.goostrey@cornwall.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 1872322024

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Organisation 2

Name: Sanctuary Care Limited
Id: GB-PPON-PVCB-6267-TZBD

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PVCB-6267-TZBD

Address

Street Address: Chamber Court, Castle Street
Locality: Worcester
Postal Code: WR1 3ZQ
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKG12

Contact

Email: care.contracts@sanctuary.co.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: https://www.sanctuary-care.co.uk/ ↗
Scale: large
Vcse: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Title: Care Home Services
Status: pending
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
Has Renewal: Yes

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 85311000
Description: Social work services with accommodation

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKK3
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 1,082,000,000
Amount: 1,082,000,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PVCB-6267-TZBD
Name: Sanctuary Care Limited

Contract period

Starts: 1 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends: 31 Dec 2034, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 31 Dec 2062, 23:59

Renewal

Description: Options to extend in periods up to a total duration of 36 years.

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 095785-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK5
Description: Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095785-2026 ↗
Published: 9 Oct 2026, 15:46
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 16 Nov 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Truro · UKK30 · TR1 3AY · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

095785-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender · 9 Oct 2026, 15:46

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Cornwall Council has issued a transparency notice for a proposed direct award of Care Home Services to SANCTUARY CARE LIMITED. The published award remains pending, with a future signature date scheduled for 16 November 2026; it should not be treated as a signed or active contract.

Published outcome signals

Notice typeTransparency notice on Find a TenderEvidence: Published notice 095785-2026 is described as a Transparency notice on Find a Tender.
Award statusPendingEvidence: Award 1 has status "pending".
Tender statusCompleteEvidence: Tender and lot 1 are marked "complete" in the source data.

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 095785-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078506
First published: 9 Oct 2026
Last checked: 9 Oct 2026, 16:55
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 10 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Pending direct award to SANCTUARY CARE LIMITED for care and support services with accommodation.

Market significance

The published shared award value is £1.082 billion including VAT for an initial 2027–2034 term, with options that could extend the arrangement to 2062.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

SANCTUARY CARE LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · 1082000000 GBP · Pending award

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Verified supplier identity: company number 04231521, exact-name match. Award 1 names Sanctuary Care Limited as supplier and has pending status. The £1.082bn value is for award 1, not an independently published supplier-specific allocation.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice type

99% confidence

Transparency notice on Find a Tender

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Published notice 095785-2026 is described as a Transparency notice on Find a Tender.

Award status

99% confidence

Pending

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Award 1 has status "pending".

Tender status

95% confidence

Complete

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Tender and lot 1 are marked "complete" in the source data.

Signature milestone

99% confidence

Scheduled for 16 November 2026

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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate has dueDate 2026-11-16T23:59:59+00:00 and status scheduled.

VALUES

Published values explained

Published award value

99% confidence

£1,082,000,000 including VAT

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Award 1 value amount and amountGross are both 1082000000 GBP.

Lot-level value

99% confidence

Not published

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Lot 1 has no value amount or currency in the supplied data.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Notice published

99% confidence

9 October 2026

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Notice 095785-2026 was published at 2026-10-09T15:46:24+01:00.

Planned contract start

99% confidence

1 January 2027

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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2027-01-01.

Initial contract end

99% confidence

31 December 2034

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Award 1 contractPeriod endDate is 2034-12-31T23:59:59+00:00.

Maximum extent date

99% confidence

31 December 2062

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Award 1 contractPeriod maxExtentDate is 2062-12-31T23:59:59+00:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Service category

99% confidence

Social work services with accommodation

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Award item classification CPV 85311000 is described as Social work services with accommodation.

Requirement

96% confidence

On-site care and support services

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The direct-award rationale describes delivery of on-site care and support services.

Delivery region

99% confidence

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly (UKK3)

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Award item delivery address region is UKK3.

Lot structure

99% confidence

One lot (Lot 1)

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The tender contains lot 1 and award 1 relates to lot 1.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Direct award

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Tender procurementMethod is direct and procurementMethodDetails is Direct award.

Legal basis

95% confidence

Procurement Act 2023; section 41 and Schedule 5 paragraph 5 cited

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The rationale states the Authority considers direct award available under section 41, relying on paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023.

Stated direct-award rationale

92% confidence

The buyer states that a 40-year Strategic Partnership Agreement commencing in 2022 creates an exclusive right for the supplier to receive a new care contract, with no reasonable alternatives.

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Procurement-method rationale describes the SPA and the Authority's position on exclusive rights and absence of reasonable alternatives.

Competitive process information

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scoring or comparative assessment is provided in the supplied data.

Regime

99% confidence

Light touch

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Tender specialRegime is listed as lightTouch.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Initial term

99% confidence

1 January 2027 to 31 December 2034

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Award 1 contractPeriod gives these start and end dates.

Extension provision

99% confidence

Options to extend in periods up to a total duration of 36 years

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Award renewal description states this provision; hasRenewal is true.

Potential maximum duration

99% confidence

Up to 31 December 2062

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Award maxExtentDate is 2062-12-31.

Contract execution

99% confidence

Not confirmed

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The award is pending and the notice records a future signature date rather than a completed signature.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Long-duration exposure

99% confidence

The initial term is eight years and the published maximum extent runs to 2062, subject to the stated extension options.

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Contract period dates and maxExtentDate are published in award 1.

Value interpretation

99% confidence

The £1.082bn figure is the published award-level value including VAT; no annual pricing, pricing breakdown or lot-level allocation is supplied.

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Award value is £1.082bn; no pricing breakdown is included and lot 1 has no published value.

Route-to-market observation

94% confidence

The buyer's stated basis is an exclusive-rights direct award connected to a Strategic Partnership Agreement, rather than a competitive tender.

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The published procurement-method rationale sets out this position.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-078506
Analysed: 10 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Cornwall Council

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Buyer party is named Cornwall Council.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Sub-central government public authority

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Buyer classification is publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment.

Buyer location

99% confidence

Truro, United Kingdom

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Buyer address lists County Hall, Truro, TR1 3AY.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

99% confidence

SANCTUARY CARE LIMITED (company number 04231521)

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Supplier verification records a verified exact-name match to company number 04231521.

Supplier classification

99% confidence

Large organisation; not a VCSE

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Supplier party details list scale as large and vcse as false.

Supplier location

99% confidence

Worcester, United Kingdom

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Supplier address lists Worcester, WR1 3ZQ.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Extension horizon estimate

99% confidence

The stated options could extend the arrangement from the initial end date of 31 December 2034 to 31 December 2062.

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The award provides an endDate of 2034-12-31, a maxExtentDate of 2062-12-31 and an extension description of up to 36 years.

Renewal timing

99% confidence

No separate renewal procurement date is published.

View supporting evidence

The notice provides extension options but no planned renewal or recompetition date.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Pending award status

99% confidence

The notice is a pending award with a future signature milestone; it does not evidence a concluded, signed or active contract.

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Award status is pending and futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 16 November 2026.

Unpublished commercial detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice: annual values, pricing structure, individual lot value, payment terms and performance measures.

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No such fields are present in the supplied award, lot or contract data.

Unpublished competition detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation scores and comparative supplier assessment.

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No competition or evaluation fields are supplied.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title or description.

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Supplied lot record has null title and description.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The record is a pending award, not evidence of a signed or active contract.
Information not supplied in the published notice: award decision date, bid count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, annual spend, lot-level value and performance measures.
Lot 1 has no published title or description.
The notice states the buyer's rationale for exclusive rights; the supplied evidence does not independently establish that rationale.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who is the proposed supplier for Cornwall Council's Care Home Services award?

The pending award names SANCTUARY CARE LIMITED, verified under company number 04231521.

Has the Care Home Services contract been signed?

No. The published award is pending and lists a future signature date of 16 November 2026.

What is the published value of the award?

The award-level value is £1,082,000,000 including VAT. No lot-level or annual allocation is published.

Why was a direct award used?

Cornwall Council states that a Strategic Partnership Agreement gives the supplier exclusive rights and that there are no reasonable alternatives, citing section 41 and Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Care Home Services

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Sanctuary Care Limited

Classification

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Documents and notices

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

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Address

Contact

Roles

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Classifications

Identifier

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Contact

Roles

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Award information

Items

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Value

Suppliers

Contract period

Renewal

Related lots

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Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

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