Tender advice for care providers
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Since 2024, care contracts in England have run under two separate procurement regimes. Health care commissioned by the NHS sits under the Provider Selection Regime; adult and children's social care commissioned by councils sits under the Procurement Act 2023. Knowing which applies shapes how you prepare every bid.
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Ofsted registration is now the entry ticket to children's supported accommodation, and the 2026 reforms put value for money and local sufficiency at the centre. What providers must get right to bid.
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Overseas care recruitment closed in July 2025. Commissioners now read the workforce section for how you keep the staff you already have. How to answer it with real evidence.
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The NHS 10 Year Plan is moving care out of hospitals and into neighbourhoods. What the shift means for how councils and the NHS commission, and how to position your next bid.
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Camden and Islington's £968,792 young carers tender closes 10 September 2026. The single lot, 60/40 scoring and bid strategy from a 92% win-rate care bid team.
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Hertfordshire's £52.9m reablement tender (HCC 09/26) closes 8 October 2026. The 80/20 scoring, the £35 price ceiling, TUPE and how to win.
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South Lanarkshire's £225m, 15-year adult supported living arrangement (PSA Phase 13) closes 5 March 2027. The lots, the Scottish frameworks and how to apply.
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A framework place is the right to compete, not a won contract. Frameworks, dynamic markets and DPS for care buyers under the Procurement Act 2023.
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Social value is scored, weighted and enforced in care tenders. How to write proportionate, additional, measurable social value you can actually deliver.
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Children's supported accommodation is now an Ofsted-registered market under cost and reform pressure. How to win placement and framework contracts in it.
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Most council fee rates fall below the true cost of care. How to price a care tender, and benchmark against the homecare minimum price and fair cost of care.
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No. An article can help your team understand the issue, but the buyer documents, specification, question wording and scoring descriptors must control the response to a live procurement.
Start with the publication date, then check the official procurement notice, buyer documents and any current legislation or regulator guidance linked in the article. The official source remains authoritative.
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