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Shared Lives
Cornwall Council · Local authority
In brief
Cornwall Council has announced plans to buy this contract. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £13,000,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 5 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.
Can I win this?
Competition
Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for this buyer (from 30 awards in the last 12 months).
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.
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 007372-2026
About the buyer
Cornwall CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
119Awards
53Suppliers it has used most
- Barnardo's2 contracts
- Coastline Housing Limted2 contracts
- Disability Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly2 contracts
- Home-Start Kernow2 contracts
- Homeless Link2 contracts
- St Petroc's2 contracts
- Agar Management Consultancy Limited1 contract
- Age Concern in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly1 contract
From notice 007372-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 28 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.