Social care tenders and contracts in the UK
There are 110 live social care tenders in the UK right now, from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. This page covers adult social care, day services, respite and short breaks, carers support and advocacy contracts from councils, the NHS and other public buyers. Below is what buyers are asking for, so you can see whether you qualify before you spend hours bidding.
110Live now
39Closing in 14 days
18Frameworks & DPS
£2.5mTypical value
01What buyers ask for
From the 110 live social care tenders in the UK we have read so far.
- Minimum turnover
- Rarely stated in the notice
- Contract length
- Typically 3 years
- Suitable for SMEs
- 62 of 110 flagged by the buyer
- Frameworks & DPS
- 18 of 110
Accreditations and registrations
02Live social care tenders in the UK
- Drug and Alcohol Treatment and RecoveryKingston Upon Hull City CouncilYorkshire and the Humber£188kCloses Tomorrow
- Framework Agreement for Training Courses for Children's and Adults Social Care TeamsPowys County CouncilWales£1.2mCloses TomorrowFrameworkSME
- Working Age Adults Transformation Strategic Delivery PartnerLondon Borough of BromleyLondon£7mCloses TomorrowSME
- Community Early Language ServiceCity of Bradford Metropolitan District CouncilYorkshire and the Humber£600k–3.6mCloses TomorrowSME
- TENDER FOR DESIGN, AND DELIVERY OF YOUTH DRAMA PROGRAMMEFermanagh and Omagh District CouncilNorthern Ireland£88kCloses 2 days
- Provision of an Alcohol and Drug Prevention, Early Intervention and Recovery Support ServiceNorth Ayrshire CouncilScotland£2.2mCloses 2 days
- All Age Advocacy ServicesSuffolk County CouncilEast of England£5.4mCloses 3 days
- Wirral Restorative Justice & Mediation ServiceWirral CouncilNorth West£45kCloses 3 daysSME
- Proc-26-121- License to Occupy and Business Opportunity for Wraparound Care Provision at St Marys Catholic SchoolWrexham County Borough CouncilWales£36kCloses 4 daysSME
- DHSC: LERO Development and Resilience ProjectDepartment of Health & Social CareLondon£393kCloses 4 daysSME
- APX058 - Framework for the Provision of Agency Nursing, Care, Support and Ancillary StaffApex Housing AssociationNorthern IrelandNot statedCloses 4 daysFramework
- Tender for Childrens Rights and Advocacy Services and Independent Visitors ServiceHerefordshire CouncilWest Midlands£371k–1.3mCloses 4 days
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- Neighbourhood Support Housing Services LOT 3: 16 and 17 Year olds Accommodation and Support ServiceMetropolitan borough of BuryNorth West£600kCloses 4 daysSME
- Provision of a Specialist Huntington's Disease ServiceNorth Ayrshire CouncilScotland£602kCloses 4 days
- CN260642 - Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Mental Health Assessment ServiceKent County CouncilSouth East£1.1mCloses 6 daysSME
- NEET Prevention & Reduction ServiceManchester City CouncilNorth West£3mCloses 7 daysSME
- Individual Placement & Support Service (IPS)Royal Borough of GreenwichLondon£877kCloses 7 daysSME
- Framework for the Provision of Trailblazer Programme Support Services and ActivitiesCity & County of SwanseaWales£48k–190kCloses 7 daysFrameworkSME
- Children Who Use HarmSouth Yorkshire Mayoral Combined AuthorityYorkshire and the Humber£2.6mCloses 7 daysSME
- Short Breaks and Alternatives to Respite for Carers in the Bradford DistrictCity of Bradford Metropolitan District CouncilYorkshire and the Humber£750kCloses 7 daysSME
- Stage One Competitive Flexible Procedure (CFP) Aldbanks Supported Living CBC-2074-CFP-SKCentral Bedfordshire CouncilEast of EnglandNot statedCloses 7 days
- Domestic Abuse Needs AssessmentBirmingham City CouncilWest Midlands£90kCloses 7 days
- Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support ServiceBolton Metropolitan Borough CouncilNorth WestNot statedCloses 7 days
- Connect to Work Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) ProgrammeCaerphilly County Borough CouncilWales£1mCloses 8 daysFrameworkSME
- Ethnic Minority Health and Wellbeing ServicesWirral CouncilNorth West£90k–900kCloses 9 daysSME
- Bwrdd Partneriaeth Rhanbarthol Plant Gogledd Cymru: Adolygiad Gwasanaethau Plant./ North Wales Children's Regional Partnership Board: Childrens Service Review.Cyngor Sir Ddinbych / Denbighshire County CouncilWales£120kCloses 9 daysSME
- Community Specialist Stop Smoking ServiceNewcastle City CouncilNorth East£1.7mCloses 9 days
- Provision of Single Homelessness Prevention Service (Rochdale)Rochdale Borough CouncilNorth West£850kCloses 10 daysSME
- Competitive Flexible Procedure (CFP) Aldbanks Supported Living CBC-2074-CFP-SKCentral Bedfordshire CouncilEast of England£2.8mCloses 10 days
- Children's rights, advocacy and independent visitorsStockport Metropolitan Borough CouncilNorth West£175kCloses 10 daysSME
- Partneriaeth Addasiadau Bychain (PAB) / Minor Adaptation Partnership (MAP)Denbighshire County CouncilWales£350kCloses 11 daysSME
- Youth Services FrameworkBirmingham City CouncilWest Midlands£660kCloses 11 daysFrameworkSME
- Background support, Orchid House Thirsk 2027-2032Thirteen Housing Group LimitedYorkshire and the Humber£1.4mCloses 11 days
- Dementia Support Service - NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICBNHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care BoardWest Midlands£5.1mCloses 11 daysSME
- SEND Mediation and Disagreement Resolution ServiceRotherham Borough CouncilYorkshire and the HumberNot statedCloses 14 daysSME
- Youth Engagement Service/Integrated Settlement NEETManchester City CouncilNorth West£1mCloses 14 daysSME
- Provision of Temporary Emergency Accommodation (East Lothian Council)East Lothian CouncilScotlandNot statedCloses 14 days
- Safer Roads Open Grant RoundWest Mercia Police and Crime CommissionerWest Midlands£300kCloses 14 daysSME
- Parent Chat - Digital Parenting SupportLeicester City CouncilEast Midlands£124kCloses 14 daysSME
- Local Government Data Sharing Playbook: Multi-Agency Sharing in Children’s Social CareImprovement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)LondonNot statedCloses 14 days
- Conversion Practices Victim Support ServiceCabinet OfficeLondon£180kCloses 14 daysSME
- Interim Accommodation S188Norwich City CouncilEast of England£2.5mCloses 15 daysSME
- The Essex Carers HubEssex County CouncilEast of EnglandNot statedCloses 15 daysSME
- Distress Brief InterventionNorth Lanarkshire CouncilScotlandNot statedCloses 16 days
- Reopening of Framework Agreement for Live-in Care (All-Ages), Complex Care (All-Ages) and Trusted Assessors for Spot Therapy and Clinical Psychology Provision for NHS Devon Integrated Care BoardNHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARDSouth West£2.4m–61mCloses 16 daysFramework
- Bromley 0-19 Public Health Nursing ServiceLondon Borough of BromleyLondon£25mCloses 17 daysSME
- All-Age Independent Advocacy ServiceCornwall CouncilSouth West£6.4mCloses 17 daysSME
- PROVISION OF GENERAL SUPPORTED LIVING SERVICESBridgend County Borough CouncilWales£2.3m–83mCloses 17 daysSME
- Experts at Hand: Occupational Therapy, Inclusion and Participation ServiceNorfolk County CouncilEast of EnglandNot statedCloses 18 days
- Advocacy Services for Children, Young People & AdultsPlymouth City CouncilSouth West£200k–7.2mCloses 18 daysSME
- Integrated Carers Support and Prevention ServiceBarnsley Metropolitan Borough CouncilYorkshire and the Humber£2.5mCloses 18 daysSME
- Community and Maternity Champions Services for RBKC & WCCWestminster City CouncilLondon£340k–1.1mCloses 18 daysSME
- Offender Engagement, Support and Oversight Service for High-Risk Offenders in Supported Exempt AccommodationThe Police and Crime Commissioner for DerbyshireEast Midlands£288kCloses 18 daysSME
- SCE0076- High Dependency Bed ServiceLeicester City CouncilEast Midlands£4.9mCloses 18 daysSME
- Community Support Framework - CAFS/2025/290Stoke on Trent City CouncilWest Midlands£320k–20mCloses 18 daysFramework
- Adult Advocacy Service and Children's Advocacy ServiceMetropolitan borough of BuryNorth West£1.2mCloses 21 daysSME
- Provision of a Crisis Worker Service in Sexual Assault Referral CentresPolice and Crime Commissioner for South WalesWales£937kCloses 21 daysSME
- Repeat Care Proceedings Prevention ServiceNottingham City CouncilEast Midlands£1.5mCloses 21 daysSME
- Connect to WorkLondon Borough of LambethLondon£378k–944kCloses 21 days
- Integrated Advocacy ServicesLiverpool City CouncilNorth West£3.7mCloses 21 daysSME
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03Who is buying
- Wirral Council 3 live tenders
- Manchester City Council 3 live tenders
- Plymouth City Council 3 live tenders
- London Borough of Bromley 2 live tenders
- City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council 2 live tenders
04Social care contracts: common questions
How many social care tenders are live in the UK?
110 right now, from 89 public buyers, with 39 closing in the next 14 days. We bring together notices from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder and refresh this page every hour.
What do buyers ask for in social care contracts?
Few notices state a minimum turnover; it is usually set out in the tender documents. The accreditation or registration named most often is CQC registered. Most requirements sit in the tender documents rather than the notice, so check the pack before you bid.
Can a small business win social care contracts?
Often, yes. 62 of the 110 live tenders in the UK are marked by the buyer as suitable for small businesses, and 18 are frameworks or dynamic purchasing systems (approved supplier lists that buyers then order from). Smaller lots and lower-value contracts are usually the best place to start. Check the minimum turnover and insurance first, as those are the checks that rule most bids out.
05Expert notes: Care
Care contracts are usually let through frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems run by councils, so joining the right list matters as much as any single tender. Buyers will expect CQC registration and a good rating, safeguarding policies, and evidence you can recruit and keep staff.
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