Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Rutland County Council · Regional or local authority
- Suppliers
- Barchester Healthcare Homes Ltd, Foundation Care (Norwich) Limited SME, Prime Life Limited SME
- Value
- £9,360,000 across 3 lots
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Health & social care · Welfare services for disabled people (CPV 85311200)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 017599-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 Aug 2025
- Published26 Feb 2026Published 179 days after the contract date
Description
The Council went to tender to secure the provision of block beds within a number of suitably experienced providers who will, between them, provide an agreed number of residential, nursing and respite beds to older people in the County. Rutland has an ageing population and requires the beds to meet the needs of our older people. The Council is seeking to contract with more than one provider to establish a level of choice for service users and to ensure a range of provision. The provision commissioned will: § Improve quality of life for individuals § Reduce health and wellbeing risks for individuals § Maintain individual’s health and independence for as long as possible § Safeguard individuals Block beds will be purchased at the Council’s weekly rates. Where a provider holds an existing contract of block beds with the Council and is awarded a new contract they will utilise the new contract for those existing beds at contract commencement. Where a provider has Spot Purchased beds at Coun…
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| RCC- 1422 TENDER FOR OLDER PEOPLE’S RESIDENTIAL CARE PROVISION RUTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL | Barchester Healthcare Homes Ltd | £3.12m |
| RCC- 1422 TENDER FOR OLDER PEOPLE’S RESIDENTIAL CARE PROVISION RUTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL | Foundation Care (Norwich) Limited SME | £3.12m |
| RCC- 1422 TENDER FOR OLDER PEOPLE’S RESIDENTIAL CARE PROVISION RUTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL | Prime Life Limited SME | £3.12m |
About the suppliers
Barchester Healthcare Homes Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02849519).
Foundation Care (Norwich) Limited: every public contract they have won.
Prime Life Limited: every public contract they have won.