Buyers · Council, West Midlands
Staffordshire County Council: care tenders and re-tenders
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None of this buyer's tenders in these trades is open in our index today. New notices are added every night.
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Retender calendar: the next 18 months
| Contract (source notice) | Expected end | Value | Supplier in the award notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Framework Agreement for the Provision of Emergency Lighting Inspection, Testing and Maintenance · Fire safety | Expected Aug 2027 (extensions to Aug 2029) | £1,000,000 | DFP SERVICES LIMITED |
Expected end dates are the initial term in each award notice. Contracts are often extended or brought forward, so a re-tender can come earlier or later. Suppliers are shown as the public award notice names them; a person's name is never shown. Bid Radar tracks re-tenders for 24 months.
What it buys
| Work | Contracts |
|---|---|
| Supported living | 14 |
| Home care | 3 |
| Responsive repairs | 2 |
| Fire safety | 1 |
| Roofing | 1 |
From 21 contracts awarded 4 Feb 2020 to 31 Jul 2026, grouped by the work named in each notice's title. One contract can cover more than one kind of work.
Typical contract value and length
| Measure | Figure | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Median contract value | £295,000 | median of published values (whole contract, all years); 20 contracts |
| Lower quartile value | £23,000 | 25th percentile of published values; 20 contracts |
| Upper quartile value | £2 million | 75th percentile of published values; 20 contracts |
| Median initial term in months | 47 | months from award to the end date in the notice, before extensions; 19 contracts |
| Lower quartile term in months | 41 | 25th percentile; 19 contracts |
| Upper quartile term in months | 47 | 75th percentile; 19 contracts |
The median initial term was 47 months, and the middle half ran 41 to 47 months before any extension (19 contracts with an end date).
Values are the whole contract as published, often over several years. A figure needs at least 3 contracts behind it, and the middle half needs 5; otherwise it is left out.
How its tenders are marked and how many bid
- Quality carried a median of 20% of the marks (7 contracts that published a weighting). See how tenders are scored.
- Its tenders drew a median of 14 bids (19 contracts that published a bid count).
For context, home care and supported living lots in England and Wales drew a median of 3.5 bids (396 competed lots, October 2025 to October 2026). Across the same lots, quality carried a median of 77% of the marks (517 lots with a published weighting).
Lots and frameworks
- 15 of the 21 contracts were set up as a framework or dynamic purchasing system, so some work comes as call-offs to firms already on one.
- Supported Living Services for Individuals with a Learning Disability, Autistic Spectrum Conditions and/or Mental Health Conditions (aged 16+)Awarded 31 Jul 2026 · Ends 10 Jul 2030 (expected)
- Supported Living Services for Individuals with a Learning Disability, Autistic Spectrum Conditions and/or Mental Health Conditions (aged 16+)Awarded 31 Jul 2026 · Ends 10 Jul 2030 (expected)
- Supported Living Services for Individuals with a Learning Disability, Autistic Spectrum Conditions and/or Mental Health Conditions (aged 16+)Awarded 31 Jul 2026 · Ends 10 Jul 2030 (expected)
- Framework Agreement for the Provision of Emergency Lighting Inspection, Testing and MaintenanceAwarded 19 Aug 2025 · Ends 31 Aug 2027 (expected)
- Supported Living Services for Individuals with a Learning Disability, Autistic Spectrum Conditions and/or Mental Health Conditions (aged 16+)Awarded 30 Apr 2025 · Ends 9 Apr 2029 (expected)
- Supported Living Services for Individuals with a Learning Disability, Autistic Spectrum Conditions and/or Mental Health Conditions (aged 16+)Awarded 19 Jan 2025 · Ends 29 Dec 2028 (expected)
- Supported Living Services for Individuals with a Learning Disability, Autistic Spectrum Conditions and/or Mental Health Conditions (aged 16+)Awarded 31 Dec 2024 · Ends 10 Dec 2028 (expected)
- Framework Agreement for the Provision of Repairs, Treatment and Maintenance of Roofs & Associated ServicesAwarded 3 Dec 2024 · Ends 30 Nov 2028 (expected) · 3 suppliers named
Showing the 8 most recent of 15.
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Figures are automated summaries of published award notices, not advice. End dates are the initial term in the notice and are often extended or brought forward, so re-tender dates are expected, not certain. Check the tender documents before deciding to bid. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Built from 21 award notices between 4 Feb 2020 and 31 Jul 2026 and the live tenders in our index on 20 Oct 2026. How we work this out.