Contracts
Social care & community in South West
Public sector contract notices in social care & community covering South West, from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Social care & community notices in South West
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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 Board
NHS Devon ICB is reopening a framework agreement to appoint providers for live-in home care, complex care, and trusted assessors for therapy and clinical psychology (SEND). The framework runs for four years with a combined maximum value of £61.3m.
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Advocacy Services for Children, Young People & Adults
Plymouth City Council is commissioning an integrated advocacy and independent visiting service covering adults, children, young people and families. The service will include statutory advocacy (Care Act, IMCA, IMHA, health complaints, Court of Protection) and children's services (eligible young people, independent visitors, parental advocacy).
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Plymouth Homecare Light Touch Framework
Plymouth City Council is setting up a framework to buy personal care and support services for adults aged 18+ in their own homes. Providers must be CQC-regulated and able to deliver across Plymouth's geographic area, including urban, low-density rural, and coastal locations.
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Plymouth Adults' Care Home Framework (Reopening 2)
Plymouth City Council is reopening applications to join a framework for registered residential and nursing care homes in the Plymouth postcode area. The framework will supply accommodation and care ranging from daily living support to complex nursing care.
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Residential Children’s Homes for Torbay
Torbay Council is seeking Ofsted-registered children's home providers to develop and operate new residential homes in Torbay. The contract covers council-owned homes (Lot 1) and provider-owned/leased homes (Lot 2), with the notice cut off mid-description of Lot 2.
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Children’s Advocacy and Independent Visitors Service
Swindon Borough Council wants a single provider to deliver children's advocacy and independent visitor services. The service covers 1200 advocacy hours annually and maintaining 18 independent visitor relationships at any one time.
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North Somerset Specialist Domestic Abuse Services
North Somerset Council is commissioning specialist domestic abuse services across three lots: support and advocacy, safe accommodation, and counselling and therapeutic support. The contract runs for four years from April 2026, with an option to extend for up to two further years.
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Bath and North East Somerset ASC Community, Social and Memory Support (CSMS)
Bath & North East Somerset Council wants a single provider to run community social support groups, memory support groups, and day activities for older people across the area. The service focuses on social inclusion, wellbeing and helping people manage their conditions and live meaningful lives.
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AC2228 - Community Based Services
Wiltshire Council is establishing a framework for purchasing community-based services for adults and children. The contract covers all homecare and related community services across Wiltshire, structured across multiple lots.
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Specialist Residential Provision for Working Age Adults
Cornwall Council is re-contracting residential care provision for working age adults with learning disabilities, autism, mental health needs, or complex physical/sensory impairment. This replaces the current all-age contract and is for providers operating existing care homes in Cornwall.
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Temporary Accommodation Support Services
Teignbridge District Council wants an agency to provide intensive support for households in temporary accommodation and their Housing First scheme (STAR). The work covers tenancy support and accommodation services.
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DHSC: SCI: Adult gender services waiting list – wellbeing pilot (southwest) 2026
DHSC wants a provider to run a 12-month pilot offering non-clinical support to adults waiting for gender clinic appointments in the southwest. The service includes advice, lifestyle guidance, crisis identification, and data collection to evaluate outcomes.
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CSC25164 Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF) Open Framework
Torbay Council is opening a framework to deliver holiday activities and meals for eligible children during school holidays. Around 1,000–1,300 children per holiday period are expected to participate across the area.
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Extra Care Services Framework
Cornwall Council is establishing an open framework for on-site care and support delivery in extra care housing schemes across Cornwall. Providers will be appointed to deliver services in new and existing facilities according to the council's Supported & Specialist Housing Strategy.
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Care Home Development Framework
Cornwall Council is establishing an open framework for developing new care home accommodation across Cornwall, with care and nursing services included. Successful bidders will be appointed to deliver multiple schemes in strategic locations over the framework period.
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Regulation 44 Inspections - 2026
Somerset Council needs independent Regulation 44 visits to its council-run children's homes, as required by the Children's Homes Regulations 2015. The service involves monthly visits by qualified, impartial inspectors.
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Safe Accommodation Support Service
Plymouth City Council wants to commission safe accommodation for adult and child survivors. The council is looking for suppliers willing to work collaboratively to secure additional investment and expand the service beyond current capacity.
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Redesigning Liquidlogic Workflows and Power BI Reporting for Swindon Borough Council
Swindon Borough Council needs help designing Power BI reports on waiting lists, performance, and review processes, plus reconfiguring Liquidlogic system workflows to make those reports meaningful and reduce wait times. The work is for councils rated 'Requires Improvement' by CQC who request support.
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Re-opening of the Community Based Supported Living Framework 2026
Swindon Borough Council is re-opening its supported living framework for adults aged 18 and over. This is the second year of a two-year term running from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027, with potential for two further two-year extensions.
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Provision of Social worker services for BFSAI
The Ministry of Defence needs social workers to provide welfare services to British Forces and their families in the South Atlantic Islands. The work includes both non-statutory and statutory social care, adapted to a military environment and the specific needs of a remote military community.
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CSC26044 Supported Accommodation for Young Parents
Torbay Council is seeking providers to run supported accommodation for young parents aged 16–24. Up to two providers will be appointed across two lots: one for mixed Ofsted and non-Ofsted units serving ages 16–24, and one for non-Ofsted accommodation for ages 18–24.
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CP2515-24 FPS for Care and Support Services within Extra Care Housing in Devon
Devon County Council is opening a Flexible Purchasing System for providers to deliver 24-hour care and support services in Extra Care Housing schemes across Devon. Providers must be CQC-registered for personal care and staff an onsite team at individual schemes.
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NDC0076-26 - Supporting Rough Sleepers or those at Risk of Rough Sleeping Flex Accommodation and Support
North Devon District Council is commissioning a floating support service for people sleeping rough or at risk of rough sleeping. The service combines flexible accommodation with support tailored to individual needs.
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Out of Court Resolution (OOCR) Intervention Pathways in Wiltshire & Swindon
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire wants providers to deliver out-of-court resolution pathways for offenders across Wiltshire and Swindon. This includes a women-specific pathway, domestic abuse perpetrator behaviour change programmes, and online interventions covering multiple offence types, all available as flexible multi-pathway access.
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All Age Direct Payment Support Service
Swindon Borough Council is commissioning an outcome-based support service to help adults and children manage direct payments as part of self-directed support. The service will be community-led and locally managed.