Plymouth Adults' Care Home Framework (Reopening 2)

Opportunity overview

Plymouth City Council wishes to reopen the ITT for the addition of registered residential and nursing care homes (with a PL postcode), with facilities that provide accommodation and care for individuals who require support due to age, disability, or health conditions, to join the Plymouth Adults' Care Home Framework. The services offered by the Provider will range from assistance with daily living tasks to comprehensive nursing care for those with complex medical needs. Care homes should promote safety, dignity, and quality of life, while ensuring that People who draw on care and support receive tailored support to meet their individual needs. The Authority has split its requirement into lots: Lot One Residential Care Home with or without Nursing Services (with a PL postcode) Lot Two Residential Care Home with or without Nursing Services with innovation (with a PL postcode) A supplier may tender for one Lot or can also submit a combination tender covering more than one (or all) Lots.

Lot 1 — Lot 1. Residential Care Home with or without Nursing Services with a PL postcode

Care homes aim to create a homelike environment, offering communal living spaces, meals, and recreational activities to foster social interaction and a sense of community. Residential Care provides support with daily living tasks such as bathing, dressing, eating, and mobility. Suitable for individuals who do not require regular medical attention but need assistance with their overall well-being and safety. Also includes specialised, intensive support provided within a residential care home setting for individuals who have significant and complex needs. These needs can stem from physical disabilities, chronic medical conditions, mental health issues, or developmental disabilities that require round-the-clock care and supervision. Nursing Care provides support for individuals with complex medical needs or chronic health conditions that require regular or continuous medical oversight, within nursing homes. Nursing homes are often more clinical in nature, equipped with medical facilities to cater to high-level care needs, while still offering some social and recreational activities and will be able to manage intricate medical, physical, psychological, and social factors. It requires specialised knowledge, critical thinking, and coordination across disciplines to ensure optimal patient outcomes. The framework also welcome care homes that provide highly specialised and complex care for individuals with severe cognitive impairment and/or complex mental health needs and/or bariatric care requirements and/or behaviours that challenge, beyond the requirements of Residential High or Nursing High Needs Care.

Estimated lot value including VAT: £500.0m

Award criterion: Conditions of Participation

Award criterion: Policies

Suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises.

Contract starts: 6 January 2027

Initial contract ends: 31 December 2030

Maximum term ends: 31 December 2035

Extension: Original framework contract is 5 years, available extensions are 3 + 2 years

Lot 2 — Lot 2. Residential & Nursing Care Home Services Innovation

As described in Lot 1 plus we would invite providers to self-select to join a group to work with us on future commissioning, contracting and procurement options for complex care. This will be framed as continuing the work already started with the market and include references to intermediate care and aspirations around pricing and staffing models which reduce the need for 1:1 support.

Estimated lot value including VAT: £500.0m

Award criterion: Conditions of Participation

Award criterion: Policies

Suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises.

Contract starts: 6 January 2027

Initial contract ends: 31 December 2030

Maximum term ends: 31 December 2035

Extension: Original framework contract is 5 years, available extensions are 3 + 2 years

Contracting authority

Plymouth City Council Ballard House, West Hoe Road, Plymouth, PL1 3BJ, UKK41, United Kingdom Email: JointCommissioning@plymouth.gov.uk Website: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk

Procurement timetable and procedure

Procedure: Open procedure

Special regime: Light Touch Regime

Clarification deadline: 28 October 2026 at 11:59 pm

Submission deadline: 25 November 2026 at 12:00 pm

Award decision expected by: 18 December 2026 at 11:59 pm

Electronic submissions: allowed

Submission language: EN

CPV Classification

85300000 — Social work and related services

How to submit

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