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Shared Lives
Cornwall Council · Local authority
In brief
Cornwall Council was looking for suppliers for care work. Bidding has closed and no award has been published yet.
It is a framework worth up to £18,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.
The contract runs for 4 years, starting 1 April 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.
What the notice says
Shared Lives is an adult placement service, predominantly utilised by adults with learning disabilities/and or autism, but also supporting older people and people with mental health conditions. Indiviudals live in the home of the host family (referred to as a Shared Lives Carer) and receive the care and support required. Cornwall has the largest shared lives provision in the South West, with 115 people being supported long-term and 60 people being regularly supported with short-breaks.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 007383-2026
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 069665-2026
About the buyer
Cornwall CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
58Awards
28Suppliers it has used most for care
- Barnardo's2 contracts
- Disability Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly2 contracts
- St Petroc's2 contracts
- Age Concern in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly1 contract
- Alzheimer's Society1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open care tenders- £1.2mestimated
- £16.5mestimated
- £2.5mestimated
- £600mframework ceiling
- £388kestimated
From notice 007383-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 28 January 2026, last updated 23 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.