Buyers · Council, West Midlands
Worcestershire County Council: care tenders and re-tenders
Open for bids now
- Short Breaks Services Framework (CSC25128)Bids due 16 Nov 2026 · £14,520,000
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Retender calendar: the next 18 months
| Contract (source notice) | Expected end | Value | Supplier in the award notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASC22036 - Independence Focused Domiciliary Care Service (Supplementary Framework) · Home care | Expected Mar 2027 | £35,201,325 | House of Care Services Ltd; Eclipse Homecare Ltd; Balmer Care Limited t/a Caremark (Worcester & Malvern Hills) and 2 more in the notice |
| ASC23040 Provision of a Replacement Care Service at Lock Close, Redditch for Adults with a Learning Disability · Supported living | Expected Mar 2027 | £1,085,599 | H F Trust Ltd |
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 | 5 |
| Home care | 2 |
From 7 contracts awarded 28 Jun 2022 to 13 Oct 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 | £2 million | median of published values (whole contract, all years); 7 contracts |
| Lower quartile value | £705,000 | 25th percentile of published values; 7 contracts |
| Upper quartile value | £3.6 million | 75th percentile of published values; 7 contracts |
| Median initial term in months | 42 | months from award to the end date in the notice, before extensions; 5 contracts |
| Lower quartile term in months | 37 | 25th percentile; 5 contracts |
| Upper quartile term in months | 60 | 75th percentile; 5 contracts |
The median initial term was 42 months, and the middle half ran 37 to 60 months before any extension (5 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 100% of the marks (4 contracts that published a weighting). See how tenders are scored.
- Its tenders drew a median of 10 bids (7 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
- 2 of the 7 contracts were set up as a framework or dynamic purchasing system, so some work comes as call-offs to firms already on one.
- Short Breaks Services FrameworkAwarded 13 Oct 2026 · Ends 31 Oct 2034 (expected) · 2 suppliers named
- ASC22036 - Independence Focused Domiciliary Care Service (Supplementary Framework)Awarded 11 Sept 2023 · Ends 31 Mar 2027 (expected) · 5 suppliers named
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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 7 award notices between 28 Jun 2022 and 13 Oct 2026 and the live tenders in our index on 20 Oct 2026. How we work this out.