AwardedAwarded 15 September 2026

Care Home Services (Older People)

In brief

Cornwall Council awarded care work to Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited, Anchor Hanover Group and Appleby Rest Homes Limited and 35 others on 15 September 2026.

The notice gives a value of £1,200,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 5 years, up to 8 years with extensions, starting 1 October 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

This is an open framework for the delivery of nursing and residential care services for older people based on existing care care homes. This will ensure care services are available to older people whilst the Councils progresses a development framework for new schemes to bridge the gap between supply and demand in Cornwall.

Who won

Winner	Value	Dates
Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited Anchor Hanover Group Appleby Rest Homes Limited (SME) Atlantis Care Limited (SME) Benoni Nursing Home Limited (SME) Blakeshields Ltd T/A St Margaret's Nursing Home (SME) Bonaer Care Home (SME) Chypons Residential Home (SME) Cornwallis Care Services Ltd Fairfield Country Rest Home Limited (SME) FAIRHOLME (NH) LIMITED T/A Fairholme Nursing Home (SME) Glencoe Care Limited King Charles Court Limited (SME) M & PJ LTD T/A Malvern House Nursing Home (SME) Healthcare Trust Ltd (SME) Melita Care Limited (SME) Minster Care Management Limited Platinum Care Limited (SME) Porthgwara Nursing Home LLP (SME) Qumran Care Limited (SME) South West Care Homes Limited (SME) St Minver House Care Home Limited (SME) ST Philips Care Limited Stonehaven (Healthcare) Ltd Swallowcourt Limited Tamara House Care Home Limited (SME) The Elms Care Centre Limited (SME) The Old Roselyon Manor Limited (SME) Tre' Care Group Limited (SME) Thomas Henry Mallaband Limited Venetian Healthcare Limite (SME) Westheath Care Homes Ltd (SME) Wicksmith Holdings Limited (SME) Willbern Care Limited (SME) Copenhill Limited (SME) Copthorne Care Homes Ltd (SME) Garsewednack Care Home Ltd (SME) Cornish Care Limited (SME) 42 bids received	£1,200,000,000	Awarded 15 September 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

14 April 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 033938-2026
17 September 2026Contract award notice · UK6, notice 088363-2026
23 September 2026Contract award notice · UK6, notice 090170-2026

About the buyer

Cornwall CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

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From notice 033938-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 14 April 2026, last updated 23 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.