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Urgent Community & 24-hour Response Service

Nottinghamshire County Council · Local authority

In brief

Nottinghamshire 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.

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 14 September 2026.

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

Usually high: a median of 9 bids per contract for this buyer (from 17 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Procurement for an integrated countywide Urgent Community Response (UCR) and 24hr Response service for Nottinghamshire County Council. The service will combine rapid home-based care (to respond to urgent need and help people remain safe and well at home) with an out-of-hours assistive technology response service for registered clients. The procurement is intended to secure a single provider model with a hybrid payment approach (part block / part activity-based) to support service capacity, responsiveness and delivery across the county.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. 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.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 018640-2026

About the buyer

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From notice 018640-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 2 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.