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Adult Residential Block Contracts - Lots 1,2 and 3

Norfolk County Council

Estimated Value

Up to £31,245,000

Deadline

30 April 2026

Published

8 April 2026

Type

Not specified

East of EnglandGBopen

Overview

Norfolk County Council is committed to maintaining a robust supply of residential care beds for adults across Norfolk, with a particular focus on ensuring high standards of care and market stability. The Council wishes to award block contracts to providers to deliver various residential home services under 13 lots.

The lots are for: Standard and enhanced planned residential respite care for adults over 65 years old - 7 lots Enhanced residential care for adults over 65 years old - 4 lots Residential care for adults over 18 years old with physical disability: Long-term and planned residential respite - 2 lots Providers may apply for one or all lots and will be awarded according to the evaluation criteria for each lot. There is no limit on the number of lots a provider can be awarded.

For all lots 2 and for 3a the Council reserves the right to award to more than one provider to ensure the requirements are filled. Contracts will be awarded for each care home i.e a provider that is successful for a lot and is supplying beds from 2 care homes will have 2 contracts.

Additional details

Supply of residential respite care beds (standard) for adults in the West of Norfolk. Bidders are referred to the map contained in the Invitation to Tender as to the determination of the area defined as the West.

The Council is seeking 1 bed. Supply of residential respite care beds (standard) for adults in the North of Norfolk.

Bidders are referred to the map contained in the Invitation to Tender as to the determination of the area defined as the North. The Council is seeking 1 bed.

Supply of residential respite care beds (standard) for adults in the East of Norfolk. Bidders are referred to the map contained in the Invitation to Tender as to the determination of the area defined as the East.

The Council is seeking 1 bed. Supply of residential respite care beds (enhanced) for adults in the East of Norfolk.

Bidders are referred to the map contained in the Invitation to Tender as to the determination of the area defined as the East. The Council is seeking 1 bed.

Supply of residential respite care beds (enhanced) for adults in the South of Norfolk. Bidders are referred to the map contained in the Invitation to Tender as to the determination of the area defined as the South.

The Council is seeking 1 bed. Supply of residential respite care beds (enhanced) for adults in Norwich.

Bidders are referred to the map contained in the Invitation to Tender as to the determination of the area defined as the Norwich. The Council is seeking 1 bed.

Supply of residential respite care beds (enhanced) for adults in the West of Norfolk. Bidders are referred to the map contained in the Invitation to Tender as to the determination of the area defined as the West.

The Council is seeking 1 bed. Supply of residential care beds (enhanced) for adults in the East of Norfolk.

Bidders are referred to the map contained in the Invitation to Tender as to the determination of the area defined as the East. The Council is seeking 39 beds.

Bidders do not have to have 39 beds to bid. More than one contract may be awarded for this lot.

Supply of residential care beds (enhanced) for adults in the Norwich area. Bidders are referred to the map contained in the Invitation to Tender as to the determination of the area defined as the Norwich area.

The Council is seeking 19 beds. Bidders do not have to have 19 beds to bid.

More than one contract may be awarded for this lot. Supply of residential care beds (enhanced) for adults in the South of Norfolk.

Bidders are referred to the map contained in the Invitation to Tender as to the determination of the area defined as the South. The Council is seeking 19 beds.

Bidders do not have to have 19 beds to bid. More than one contract may be awarded for this lot.

Supply of residential care beds (enhanced) for adults in the West of Norfolk. Bidders are referred to the map contained in the Invitation to Tender as to the determination of the area defined as the West.The Council is seeking 18 beds.

Bidders do not have to have 18 beds to bid. More than one contract may be awarded for this lot.

Supply of long term residential care beds for adults over 18 with physical disability in the Norwich area. Bidders are referred to the map contained in the Invitation to Tender as to the determination of the area defined as the Norwich area.

The Council is seeking 12 beds. Bidders do not have to have 12 beds to bid.

More than one contract may be awarded for this lot. Supply of residential planned respite care beds (standard) for adults over 18 with physical disability in the Norwich area.

Bidders are referred to the map contained in the Invitation to Tender as to the determination of the area defined as the Norwich area. The Council is seeking 2 beds.

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Norfolk County Council
Typepublic body
RegionUKH1
Total tenders495
Total spend£2,952,287,703
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Published

8 April 2026

Submission deadline

30 April 2026

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