Supported living tenders in the East of England
Open for bids now
- AT1482 Supported Accommodation 16 & 17, 18-25 Years in LutonLuton Council · Closes 30 Oct 2026 · £50,000,000
- Competitive Flexible Procedure (CFP) Aldbanks Supported Living CBC-2074-CFP-SKCentral Bedfordshire Council · Closes 5 Nov 2026 · £2,772,000
Links go to the notice on Find a Tender or Contracts Finder. The tender documents are on the buyer's own site.
Likely re-tenders in the next 12 months
| Buyer | Contract | Ends (estimate) | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hertfordshire County Council | HCC – Jun 23 - Provision of Extra Care Services | 22 Dec 2026 | £2,300,000 |
| Norfolk County Council | Out of County Supported Living Placement (Mavam Group Limited) S520447 | 31 Dec 2026 | £100,000 |
| Bedford Borough Council | 24 hours supported living | 1 Apr 2027 | £153,088 |
End dates are the initial term in the award notice. Contracts are often extended or brought forward, so a re-tender can come earlier or later. Bid Radar tracks them for 24 months.
Typical contract values and lengths
| Measure | Figure | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Contracts awarded | 41 | award notices, March 2021 to April 2026; 41 contracts |
| Buyers | 11 | distinct buyers on those contracts; 41 contracts |
| Median contract value | £2.4 million | median of published values (whole contract, all years); 34 contracts |
| Lower quartile value | £1.2 million | 25th percentile of published values; 34 contracts |
| Upper quartile value | £20 million | 75th percentile of published values; 34 contracts |
| Median initial term in months | 47 | months from award to the end date in the notice, before extensions; 35 contracts |
| Lower quartile term in months | 36 | 25th percentile; 35 contracts |
| Upper quartile term in months | 82 | 75th percentile; 35 contracts |
Values are the whole contract as published, often over several years. Lengths run from the award date to the end date in the notice.
Main buyers
- Norfolk County Council 15 contracts, latest 29 Sept 2025
- Bedford Borough Council 6 contracts, latest 16 Feb 2026
- Hertfordshire County Council 6 contracts, latest 1 Jun 2025
- Cambridgeshire County Council 4 contracts, latest 29 Aug 2025
- Essex County Council 3 contracts, latest 1 Aug 2024
What these tenders usually ask for
- Quality carried a median of 75% of the marks (19 contracts that published a weighting). See how tenders are scored.
- A median of 14 bids per contract (25 contracts that published a bid count).
- 24% were set up as frameworks or dynamic purchasing systems, so some work comes as call-offs you only see once you are on one.
- We don't yet hold enough public tender packs for this trade to say how many questions they ask. The Bid Matcher reads each live tender's documents where they are public.
More tenders
Supported living elsewhere: East Midlands, London, North East England, North West England, South East England, Wales, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber.
Other trades in East of England: responsive repairs.
Figures are automated summaries of published notices, not advice. Contract end dates come from award notices and are often extended or brought forward, so re-tender dates are estimates. Check the tender documents before deciding to bid. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Built from 41 award notices between 29 Mar 2021 and 22 Apr 2026 and the live tenders in our index on 17 Oct 2026. See how these pages are built.