Extra care housing tenders and contracts

UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites

82 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

Extra care housing contracts ,

82 contracts across the UK, of any size

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11 extra care housing opportunities are live now

10 from councils, 1 from the NHS and health bodies. The 3 closing soonest are shown in full.

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Who wins · 24 months to October 2026

HOUSING 21 won the most extra care housing contracts

Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.

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CouncilsHousing associationsOther public bodies
RankContractorContracts won, by buyerContractsValue wonBuyersShare
1 HOUSING 21
Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract
6£23.9m5
2jointAgincare
South East · See every contract
5£16.4m4
2jointCare 24-7
Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract
5£1.9m1
4jointRadis Community Care
North East · See every contract
4£28.9m4
4jointComfort Call Limited
East Midlands · See every contract
4£7.8m3
6jointChosen Care Group Ltd
London · SME · See every contract
3£46.7m3
6jointUniversal Care Services
East of England · See every contract
3£14.8m2
6jointCare Outlook
South East · See every contract
3£14.2m2
6jointCreative Support
Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract
3£5m3
6jointExtra Care Charitable Trust
West Midlands · See every contract
3£4m3

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Who buys

Councils award 89% of extra care housing contracts

Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.

Councils68 contractsHousing associations3 contractsOther public bodies6 contractsUnder £100k4 contracts · median £70k£100k to £1m10 contracts · median £608k£1m or more63 contracts · median £4.5m
Councils68 contractsHousing3 contractsOther6 contractsUnder £100k4 contracts£100k to £1m10 contracts£1m or more63 contracts
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14 buyers bought extra care housing more than once in the last 24 months

Each dot is a buyer, by how many extra care housing contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.

38 buyers1 contract9 buyers2 contracts3 buyers3 or 4 contracts2 buyers5 or more contracts
38 buyers19 buyers23 buyers3 or 42 buyers5 or morecontracts awarded

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Few and big, or many and small

Each dot is a buyer: how many extra care housing contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.

CouncilsHousing associationsOther public bodies
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100m123510Extra care housing contracts awardedFEW AND BIGMANY AND SMALLJoseph Rowntree Housing…Portsmouth City CouncilLondon Borough of Southw…City of Bradford Metropo…Leeds City Council - PACSWestmorland and Furness…Hampshire County Council
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100m123510Extra care housing contracts awardedFEW AND BIGMANY AND SMALLJoseph Rowntree Housing…London Borough of Southw…Leeds City Council - PACSWestmorland and Furness…

Top buyers by contracts awarded

Prices

Half of extra care housing contracts are worth less than £3.7m

Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.

CouncilsHousing associationsOther public bodies
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100mMedian £3.7m
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100mMedian £3.7m
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The 10 biggest contracts hold 54% of the money

Coloured by who bought it.

  1. Joseph Rowntree Housing TrustShaw Healthcare · 25 Sep 2026£69.3m
  2. Portsmouth City CouncilChosen Care Group Ltd, Apex Prime Care · 14 Aug 2025£43m
  3. Norfolk County CouncilRadis Community Care, Universal Care Services · 11 May 2026£32.5m
  4. Cornwall CouncilCoastline Housing Limited · 6 Aug 2026£28.5m
  5. South Tyneside CouncilVESTRA HOMECARE LTD · 17 Aug 2026£26.9m
  6. London Borough of SouthwarkCare Sante, Thames Homecare Services Ltd · 25 Mar 2025£26m
  7. London Borough of BromleyEleanor Nursing and Social Care · 11 Feb 2026£24m
  8. Cheshire West and Chester CouncilHOMECARERS CARE SERVICES LIMITED, Making Space, C4 Care, The Human Support Group · 15 May 2026£18m
  9. Westminster City CouncilChosen Care Group Ltd · 16 Feb 2026£17.4m
  10. London Borough of SuttonAbsolute Care Services · 2 Apr 2025£12.8m
Where and when

Yorkshire and the Humber awards the most extra care housing contracts. March and July are the busiest months.

Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.

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RegionContractsValue
Yorkshire and the Humber24£119m
South East9£83.1m
North West8£29.3m
North East7£63.6m
London7£76.3m
West Midlands6£18.3m
East Midlands4£8.5m
East of England4£42.8m
South West4£48.3m
Wales3£11.3m
Scotland0Not published
Northern Ireland0Not published
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Deadlines

Half of extra care housing tenders close within 34 days of being published

Each dot is a extra care housing tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 22% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 21% of the time to respond has gone.

0 days714211 month456070+Median 34 days
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Key findings
  • 34 days

    is how long the typical extra care housing tender is open, from publication to deadline.

    Median of 67 UK extra care housing tenders published in the last 24 months.
  • 3

    new extra care housing tenders are published across the UK in a typical month.

    74 in the last 24 months.
  • 54%

    of the money is in the 10 biggest extra care housing contracts.

    Of 77 contracts with a published value.
  • 35%

    of extra care housing contracts are won by SMEs.

    As recorded by the buyer, on 63 award notices.
  • 30%

    of extra care housing contracts are awarded in March and July.

    25 of 82 contracts.

Questions

How many extra care housing contracts does the UK public sector award?

82 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 52 public buyers.

How long are extra care housing tenders open for?

The median extra care housing tender is open for 34 days from publication to deadline.

How much is a typical public sector extra care housing contract worth?

The median is £3.7m, and 6% are worth less than £250k.

Who wins the most public sector extra care housing contracts?

HOUSING 21 won the most (6).

Which buyers award the most extra care housing contracts?

Councils award 89% of them.

What is included

The on-site care team in an extra care or housing-with-care scheme, meeting planned care and 24-hour unplanned needs of tenants in self-contained homes.

  • On-site 24/7 care and support teams
  • Planned and emergency care in extra care schemes
  • Enhanced independent living schemes with on-site care
  • Scheme management bundled with the care service

What is not included

  • Building and landlord provision of the scheme (soc.house.supported-housing-property-provision)
  • Sheltered housing support without personal care (soc.house.sheltered-housing-support)
  • Supported living in individual tenancies (soc.supp.supported-living)
  • Extra care support within a general domiciliary contract (soc.home.domiciliary-home-care)
  • Extra care catering (cat.health.care-home-extra-care-catering)
  • Building works (another industry: construction-trades)