New Residential and Nursing Care Contract
Gloucestershire County Council · Local authority
In brief
Gloucestershire County Council has announced plans to buy care and healthcare work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
It is a framework worth up to £816,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.
The contract runs for 39 months, starting 31 December 2026.
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 6 bids per contract for this buyer (from 51 awards in the last 12 months).
Framework
Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £816,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.
What the notice says
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 045694-2026
Last time this was bought
Pathway 2 Beds in Gloucester Care Homes (Nursing Care)
- Won by
- Buckland Care Limited
- Awarded
- 24 June 2026
- Value
- £1,241,000
- Bids
- 1
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
Procurements
134Awards
52Suppliers 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
Similar open tenders
All open care tenders- £1.2mestimated
- £2.34mestimated
- £370kframework ceiling
- Value not stated
- £16.5mestimated
From notice 045694-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 19 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.