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Care at Home, Night Service and Extra Care for Adults
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council · Local authority
In brief
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council has announced plans to buy care work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The notice does not state a value.
The contract runs for 4 years, up to 6 years with extensions, starting 1 February 2027.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Usually high: a median of 7 bids per contract for this buyer (from 13 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
Delivery of regulated care in peoples homes.
CQC regulated, registered and inspected as Good, domiciliary care providers to operate across Oldham delivering 'care at home' support to assessed individuals with Care Act eligible needs.
Approx £20m per annum
Intended term up to 6 years
This is a Pipeline Notice only and does not require responding to. This notice is to inform potential bidders that at some time during the next 18 months we may be advertising this opportunity. Please do not respond at this time. The procurement detailed in this notice is subject to internal governance and approvals.
The procurement route to market may change as procurement plans become clear in future therefore, we reserve the right to amend the proposed procurement route at any point up until the actual tender notice is issued. As such it may be determined that the procurement included in this pipeline may fall under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Procurement Act 23, Provider Selection Regime or the opportunity may be withdrawn altogether. Any amendments to the proposed procurement route will be updated within this notice once determined.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 046210-2026
About the buyer
Oldham Metropolitan Borough CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
67Awards
18Suppliers it has used most for care
- Home-Start Host2 contracts
- 24/7 Locks Secure Horizon Ltd.1 contract
- Medequip Assistive Technology Limited1 contract
- Pennine CFT1 contract
- SRD Building Services Ltd1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open care tenders- £82kestimated
- £8.76mestimated
- £400kestimated
- £56mestimated
- £508mframework ceiling
From notice 046210-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 20 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.