Extra care housing tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
82 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Extra care housing contracts ,
82 contracts across the UK, of any size
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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HOUSING 21 won the most extra care housing contracts
Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOUSING 21 Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract | 6 | £23.9m | 5 | ||
| 2joint | Agincare South East · See every contract | 5 | £16.4m | 4 | ||
| 2joint | Care 24-7 Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract | 5 | £1.9m | 1 | ||
| 4joint | Radis Community Care North East · See every contract | 4 | £28.9m | 4 | ||
| 4joint | Comfort Call Limited East Midlands · See every contract | 4 | £7.8m | 3 | ||
| 6joint | Chosen Care Group Ltd London · SME · See every contract | 3 | £46.7m | 3 | ||
| 6joint | Universal Care Services East of England · See every contract | 3 | £14.8m | 2 | ||
| 6joint | Care Outlook South East · See every contract | 3 | £14.2m | 2 | ||
| 6joint | Creative Support Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 3 | £5m | 3 | ||
| 6joint | Extra Care Charitable Trust West Midlands · See every contract | 3 | £4m | 3 |
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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.
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.
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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.
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 10 | £25.1m |
| 2 | Leeds City Council - PACS | 6 | £13m |
| 3 | Westmorland and Furness Council | 4 | £2.1m |
| 4 | Hampshire County Council | 3 | £17.8m |
| 5 | West Berkshire Council | 3 | £17.8m |
| 6 | London Borough of Southwark | 2 | £36.8m |
| 7 | Cheshire West and Chester Council | 2 | £18m |
| 8 | London Borough of Sutton | 2 | £16.8m |
| 9 | Cambridgeshire County Council | 2 | £9.3m |
| 10 | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 2 | £5.8m |
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.
The 10 biggest contracts hold 54% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- Joseph Rowntree Housing TrustShaw Healthcare · 25 Sep 2026
- Portsmouth City CouncilChosen Care Group Ltd, Apex Prime Care · 14 Aug 2025
- Norfolk County CouncilRadis Community Care, Universal Care Services · 11 May 2026
- Cornwall CouncilCoastline Housing Limited · 6 Aug 2026
- South Tyneside CouncilVESTRA HOMECARE LTD · 17 Aug 2026
- London Borough of SouthwarkCare Sante, Thames Homecare Services Ltd · 25 Mar 2025
- London Borough of BromleyEleanor Nursing and Social Care · 11 Feb 2026
- Cheshire West and Chester CouncilHOMECARERS CARE SERVICES LIMITED, Making Space, C4 Care, The Human Support Group · 15 May 2026
- Westminster City CouncilChosen Care Group Ltd · 16 Feb 2026
- London Borough of SuttonAbsolute Care Services · 2 Apr 2025
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.
See the regions as a table
| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 24 | £119m |
| South East | 9 | £83.1m |
| North West | 8 | £29.3m |
| North East | 7 | £63.6m |
| London | 7 | £76.3m |
| West Midlands | 6 | £18.3m |
| East Midlands | 4 | £8.5m |
| East of England | 4 | £42.8m |
| South West | 4 | £48.3m |
| Wales | 3 | £11.3m |
| Scotland | 0 | Not published |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | Not published |
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.
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- 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)