AwardedAwarded 20 July 2026

Extra Care Services Framework

In brief

Cornwall Council awarded care work to Cera Care Operations Ltd, District Health Homecare Limited and Be Care Limited and 16 others on 20 July 2026.

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What the notice says

Delivery of on-site care and support in new and existing extra care housing. In 2023, the Council published its Supported and Specialist Housing Strategy, Cornwall Supported & Specialist Housing Strategy 2023-2050 which sets out the future demand for services. This procurement tender exercise is for extra care services in new or existing extra care schemes in strategic locations across Cornwall to meet the demand set out in the Specialist and Supported Housing Strategy and Market Position Statement.

Who won

Winner	Value	Dates
Cera Care Operations Ltd (SME) District Health Homecare Limited Be Care Limited Safeside Supported Living Services Ltd G P Homecare Limited Fortix Ltd Midco Care Limited Coastline Housing Limted Diamond Medical Limited (SME) The Human Support Group Ltd Blueboard Care Services Care Dorset Cornwall Health Care Services Karrek Community CIC Lovage Home Care Moreglo Care Nadiamed Passion Recruitment Agency Penhellis Community Care 40 bids received	£2,600,000,000	Awarded 1 April 2026 27 July 2026 to 31 January 2028

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

Timeline

1 May 2026Contract award notice · UK6, notice 040310-2026
3 August 2026Contract details notice · UK7, notice 073084-2026

Last time this was bought

Extra Care Development Framework

Won by: Housing 21, Sanctuary Affordable Housing
Awarded: 1 April 2026
Value: £220,000,000
Bids: 4

Matched on Cornwall 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

Cornwall CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

119

Awards

Suppliers it has used most for care

Barnardo's2 contracts
Coastline Housing Limted2 contracts
Disability Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly2 contracts
Home-Start Kernow2 contracts
St Petroc's2 contracts

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From notice 040310-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 1 May 2026, last updated 3 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.