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Tenders by trade and region

Supported living tenders in North East England

Public buyers in North East England awarded 85 supported living contracts between January 2021 and September 2026, through 15 different buyers. The middle half were worth £1 to £374,000, and the median was £1 (82 contracts with a published value). The median contract ran for 47 months before any extension. Award notices put 1 of them ending in the next 12 months, so expect re-tenders. 1 tender is open for bids now.

Open for bids now

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Likely re-tenders in the next 12 months

BuyerContractEnds (estimate)Value
Redcar & Cleveland Borough CouncilSupported Living Framework20 Jun 2027£0

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

MeasureFigureBased on
Contracts awarded85award notices, January 2021 to September 2026; 85 contracts
Buyers15distinct buyers on those contracts; 85 contracts
Median contract value£1median of published values (whole contract, all years); 82 contracts
Lower quartile value£125th percentile of published values; 82 contracts
Upper quartile value£374,00075th percentile of published values; 82 contracts
Median initial term in months47months from award to the end date in the notice, before extensions; 24 contracts
Lower quartile term in months1225th percentile; 24 contracts
Upper quartile term in months5075th percentile; 24 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

  1. North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board 53 contracts, latest 28 May 2024
  2. Durham County Council 8 contracts, latest 31 Jul 2026
  3. Darlington Borough Council 7 contracts, latest 30 Mar 2026
  4. Newcastle City Council 3 contracts, latest 7 Apr 2025
  5. Sunderland City Council 2 contracts, latest 29 Apr 2025

What these tenders usually ask for

  • Quality carried a median of 50% of the marks (63 contracts that published a weighting). See how tenders are scored.
  • A median of 1 bids per contract (73 contracts that published a bid count).
  • 9% 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, East of England, London, North West England, South East England, Wales, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber.

Other trades in North East England: home care.

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 85 award notices between 1 Jan 2021 and 22 Sept 2026 and the live tenders in our index on 17 Oct 2026. See how these pages are built.

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