Awarded 25 September 2026
Call-Off Agreement for Access PAMMS and Provider Manager Update
Halton Borough Council · North West
Care provider directory tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
67 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Care provider directory contracts ,
67 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest care provider directory contracts awarded
Awarded 22 September 2026
Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) Software for Temporary Accommodation
London Borough of Lewisham · London
Awarded 14 September 2026
Formulate for Adult Social Care (Indicative Personal Budget tool)
Kent County Council · South East
Awarded 10 September 2026
CareCubed - National Care Costing Tool
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council · North East
Awarded 10 September 2026
Home to School Transport - System Configuration
Milton Keynes City Council · East Midlands
Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
iESE won the most care provider directory contracts
Access UK won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsNHS and health
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iESE Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract | 27 | £2.2m | 26 | ||
| 2 | Access UK North West · See every contract | 19 | £3.1m | 16 | ||
| 3 | Imosphere Ltd South East · SME · See every contract | 4 | £562k | 4 | ||
| 4 | People Places Lives London · See every contract | 3 | £660k | 3 | ||
| 5 | Valuing Care North East · SME · See every contract | 2 | £36k | 1 | ||
| 6joint | IEG4 South West · See every contract | 1 | £824k | 1 | ||
| 6joint | Civica East of England · See every contract | 1 | £90k | 1 | ||
| 6joint | Public Consulting Group North West · SME · See every contract | 1 | £80k | 1 | ||
| 6joint | Idox South West · See every contract | 1 | £77k | 1 | ||
| 6joint | Title: CareCubed - National Care Costing Tool North East · See every contract | 1 | £51k | 1 |
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Who buys
Councils award 96% of care provider directory contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
14 buyers bought care provider directory more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many care provider directory contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many care provider directory contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsNHS and health
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornwall Council | 3 | £409k |
| 2 | City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 3 | £342k |
| 3 | London Borough of Hackney | 3 | £112k |
| 4 | Surrey County Council | 2 | £765k |
| 5 | Gloucestershire County Council | 2 | £716k |
| 6 | East Sussex County Council | 2 | £453k |
| 7 | Milton Keynes City Council | 2 | £373k |
| 8 | Westmorland and Furness Council | 2 | £245k |
| 9 | London Borough of Sutton | 2 | £174k |
| 10 | Westminster City Council | 2 | £103k |
Prices
Half of care provider directory contracts are worth less than £85k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsNHS and health
The 10 biggest contracts hold 47% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care BoardIEG4 · 6 Jan 2025
- Surrey County CouncilAccess UK · 1 Apr 2026
- Cornwall CouncilPeople Places Lives · 2 Mar 2026
- Gloucestershire County CouncilAccess UK · 11 Sep 2025
- Gloucestershire County CouncilAccess UK · 11 Sep 2025
- Surrey County CounciliESE · 21 Feb 2025
- Milton Keynes City CouncilAccess UK · 10 Sep 2026
- East Sussex County CouncilImosphere Ltd · 1 Nov 2024
- East Renfrewshire CouncilWinner not published · 23 Apr 2026
- Blackpool CouncilAccess UK · 17 Dec 2025
Where and when
London awards the most care provider directory contracts. March and September are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| London | 10 | £539k |
| South East | 8 | £1.5m |
| North West | 7 | £787k |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 7 | £664k |
| South West | 6 | £1.5m |
| North East | 5 | £256k |
| East Midlands | 3 | £513k |
| East of England | 2 | £156k |
| Wales | 2 | £121k |
| West Midlands | 1 | £180k |
| Scotland | 1 | £288k |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | Not published |
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Related services
Key findings
- 47%
of the money is in the 10 biggest care provider directory contracts.
Of 60 contracts with a published value. - 48%
of care provider directory contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 56 award notices. - 27%
of care provider directory contracts are awarded in March and September.
18 of 67 contracts.
Questions
How many care provider directory contracts does the UK public sector award?
67 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 50 public buyers.
How much is a typical public sector care provider directory contract worth?
The median is £85k, and 83% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector care provider directory contracts?
iESE won the most (27). Access UK won the most by value (£3.1m).
Which buyers award the most care provider directory contracts?
Councils award 96% of them.
What is included
Tools councils use to commission care and other purchased services from providers: brokerage portals, care provider directories and bed-finding, provider quality assessment and cost-of-care calculators.
- Care package brokerage portal
- Care provider search and bed booking
- Provider assessment and market management (PAMMS)
- Care package costing tool (CareCubed)
- Dynamic purchasing platform used for home-to-school transport
- Direct payments and personal budget management platforms
What is not included
- Homecare call monitoring -> it.lob.homecare-scheduling-and-monitoring
- General e-sourcing suites -> another family: enterprise software (procurement)