Awarded 3 September 2026
Nursing & Nursing Dementia Services, Hotel Services and Facilities Management Service at Heathlands Care Centre
Bracknell Forest Council · South East
Nursing home care tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
278 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
Nursing home care contracts ,
278 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest nursing home care contracts awarded
Awarded 27 August 2026
BSOL_Transitions Care (West Midlands) Limited_2026-27_IFPCHC
NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board · West Midlands
Awarded 25 August 2026
BSOL_Purity Nursing Limited_2026-27_IFPCHC
NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board · West Midlands
Awarded 20 May 2026
BSOL_Dale Topco Limited_2026-27_IFPCHC
NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board · West Midlands
Awarded 7 May 2026
Pan-London Nursing Homes Any Qualified Provider (AQP)
NHS North East London Integrated Care Board · London
Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
Athena Healthcare Group won the most nursing home care contracts
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 | Athena Healthcare Group West Midlands · See every contract | 25 | £160k | 1 | ||
| 2joint | Barchester Healthcare West Midlands · SME · See every contract | 20 | £479k | 2 | ||
| 2joint | PremCard Limited West Midlands · See every contract | 20 | £114k | 1 | ||
| 4 | Bon Accord Care Home West Midlands · See every contract | 15 | £89k | 1 | ||
| 5 | Westcliffe Manor West Midlands · See every contract | 14 | £88k | 1 | ||
| 6 | Byron Court Care Home Limited West Midlands · See every contract | 11 | £56k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | Healthcare Homes Group Limited West Midlands · See every contract | 10 | £58k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | Warren Park Nursing Home West Midlands · See every contract | 10 | £51k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | Ashcroft House Ltd West Midlands · See every contract | 10 | £44k | 1 | ||
| 10 | Glennfield House West Midlands · See every contract | 9 | £53k | 1 |
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Who buys
NHS and health award 95% of nursing home care contracts
Councils buy the bigger jobs, at a median of £1m against £6k. Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
8 buyers bought nursing home care more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many nursing home care 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 nursing home care 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 | NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB | 160 | £6.2m |
| 2 | NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board | 93 | £554k |
| 3 | NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board | 6 | Not published |
| 4 | Somerset Council | 2 | £50m |
| 5 | Liverpool City Council | 2 | £16.8m |
| 6 | London Borough of Harrow | 2 | £2.1m |
| 7 | Nottinghamshire County Council | 2 | £1.1m |
| 8 | NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board | 2 | Not published |
| 9 | Bracknell Forest Council | 1 | £57.2m |
| 10 | London Borough of Camden | 1 | £9.9m |
Prices
Half of nursing home care contracts are worth £6k or less
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsNHS and health
The 10 biggest contracts hold 98% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- Bracknell Forest CouncilAura Bracknell Consultancy Limited · 3 Sep 2026
- Somerset CouncilSanctuary Housing Association, St Benedicts Nursing Home, Camelot Care, The Orchards · 13 Mar 2025
- London Borough of CamdenForest Health Care · 23 Jul 2025
- Liverpool City CouncilPrimary Care 24 · 10 Apr 2025
- Liverpool City CouncilPRIMARY CARE 24 (MERSEYSIDE) LTD · 19 Mar 2025
- NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care BoardBupa Care Homes · 19 Dec 2024
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICBCommunity Health Services Ltd · 17 Mar 2026
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICBCare UK · 19 Nov 2024
- London Borough of HarrowMaria Mallaband Care Group · 11 Aug 2025
- London Borough of HarrowAcer Healthcare Operations Limited · 11 Aug 2025
Where and when
The West Midlands awards the most nursing home care contracts. November and January 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 |
|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | 256 | £1.6m |
| North West | 4 | £13.7m |
| London | 4 | £11.9m |
| South East | 4 | £57.2m |
| East of England | 3 | £3.3m |
| South West | 2 | £50m |
| North East | 1 | £365k |
| East Midlands | 1 | Not published |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | Not published |
| Wales | 0 | Not published |
| Scotland | 0 | Not published |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | Not published |
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Deadlines
Half of nursing home care tenders close within 31 days of being published
Each dot is a nursing home care tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 50% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 23% of the time to respond has gone.
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Key findings
- 31 days
is how long the typical nursing home care tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 12 UK nursing home care tenders published in the last 24 months. - 98%
of the money is in the 10 biggest nursing home care contracts.
Of 265 contracts with a published value. - 45%
of nursing home care contracts are awarded in November and January.
126 of 278 contracts.
Questions
How many nursing home care contracts does the UK public sector award?
278 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 17 public buyers.
How long are nursing home care tenders open for?
The median nursing home care tender is open for 31 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector nursing home care contract worth?
The median is £6k, and 95% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector nursing home care contracts?
Athena Healthcare Group won the most (25).
Which buyers award the most nursing home care contracts?
NHS and health award 95% of them.
What is included
Places in care homes registered to provide nursing care, including nursing dementia, physical disability and end-of-life nursing, funded by councils with funded nursing care or by NHS continuing healthcare including fast-track. Contracts to run a council-owned nursing home are the same service.
- General nursing care home placements
- Nursing dementia placements
- NHS continuing healthcare and fast-track end-of-life nursing placements
- Block-contracted nursing beds for long-term care
- Nursing home preferred provider lists and AQP lists
- Operator contracts to run a council nursing home
- CHC-funded nursing home placements for children and adults
What is not included
- Combined residential and nursing frameworks (see Residential care home placements)
- Discharge-to-assess pathway 3 and other time-limited nursing beds (see Short-term care home beds: discharge-to-assess, intermediate care and step-down)
- Respite beds in nursing homes (see Planned residential respite for adults)
- Specialist nursing homes for working-age adults with mental health or learning disability needs (see Specialist residential care for working-age adults)
- Hospices, hospice at home and independent mental health hospitals (see Healthcare)