AwardedAwarded 2 February 2026

Community and Accommodation Based Support Framework (CABS)

Gloucestershire County Council · Local authority

In brief

Gloucestershire County Council awarded care work to Rethink Trading Ltd, 16 Plus Care Support Solutions Ltd and Home Group Limited and 15 others on 2 February 2026.

It is split into 2 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

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

What the notice says

The Community and Accommodation-Based Support (CABS) Framework has been established for an initial term of three years, with the option to extend for a further five years, giving a potential total framework duration of eight years (3 + 5). A total of 46 bids were submitted by the tender deadline. Following evaluation, 15 providers were appointed to Lot 1, and 16 providers were appointed to Lot 2. Please note that the contract values are indicative. They have been apportioned between Contract 1 and Contract 2 for publication purposes; however, they represent the anticipated whole-life value of the framework, inclusive of any potential extensions.

Lots

Lot	Trade	Value
Lot 1	—	—
Lot 2	—	—

Who won

Winner	Lot	Value	Dates
Rethink Trading Ltd (SME) 16 Plus Care Support Solutions Ltd (SME) Home Group Limited People Potential Possibilities (SME) Cheltenham YMCA (SME) Caring for communities & People (SME) Connection Support (SME) The Riverside Group Ltd (Care & Support) Julian House (SME) A.c.c.e.s.s 2016 Limited (SME) Anikacare Limited (SME) Cott's Care Limited (SME) Emerging Futures Community Interest Company (SME) Gloucestershire Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers (SME) Young Gloucestershire Limited 15 bids received	Lot 1	£100,000,000	Awarded 2 February 2026
Elim Housing Association (SME) Rethink Trading Ltd (SME) 16 Plus Care Support Solutions Ltd (SME) Home Group Limited People Potential Possibilities (SME) Cheltenham YMCA (SME) Caring for communities & People (SME) Centennial Property Limited Connection Support (SME) The Riverside Group Ltd (Care & Support) Julian House (SME) A.c.c.e.s.s 2016 Limited (SME) Anikacare Limited (SME) Cott's Care Limited (SME) Emerging Futures Community Interest Company (SME) First Choice Housing Limited (SME) 16 bids received	Lot 2	£100,000,000	Awarded 2 February 2026

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

Timeline

5 February 2026Contract award notice · UK6, notice 010578-2026

Last time this was bought

Community and Accommodation Based Support Framework call off

Won by: People, Potential, Possibilities (P3), Caring for communities & People, People Potential Possibilities, Rethink Trading Ltd and 4 more
Awarded: 19 June 2023
Value: Not stated, or split across lots

Matched on Gloucestershire County Council, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Gloucestershire County CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

134

Awards

Suppliers it has used most for care

Caring for communities & People3 contracts
16 Plus Care Support Solutions Ltd2 contracts
Bloodhound Education Ltd.2 contracts
The Venture Community Hub Ltd2 contracts
Young Gloucestershire Limited2 contracts

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From notice 010578-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 5 February 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.