Residential and Nursing Care Homes for Ageing Well People in the Borough of Gateshead

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

Gateshead Borough Council

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

090333-2026

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 85000000

Published tags

award, contract

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

25 Sept 2026

The Council has established a Light Touch Framework (LTF) for Residential and Nursing Home Provision for Ageing Well People in Gateshead. This Light Touch Framework is for the provision of Residential and Nursing Care across all Resident groups, including but not limited to people with general need, individuals with learning and/or physical disabilities, mental health conditions, autism, neurological needs, palliative care and end of life care funded by the Council. The Light Touch Framework is only applicable for Residential and Nursing Care Homes situated in the Borough of Gateshead. Please note that Bids can only be made in respect of Homes within the Borough of Gateshead that are constructed, fully operational and CQC registered at the point of Bid submission. As the initial procurement is now concluded, the LTF is closed to new applications. However, the Council intends to re-open the LTF at least annually on the anniversary of the contract start date, to allow new or previously unsuccessful Care Homes to join the LTF. At such time new Bidders, or those who were previously unsuccessful, will need to complete new Bids accordingly. Any providers who have now been appointed to the LTF during the initial procurement exercise do not need to re-apply. Subsequent to this, the Council may re-open and re-close the LTF at its absolute discretion, at any other interval it deems appropriate to invite new or previously unsuccessful Care Homes to join the LTF. If and when the LTF is re-opened for applicants, new Bidders will have to complete new applications / Bids accordingly. Any providers appointed to the LTF during the initial procurement exercise do not need to re-apply. Additional Lots may be added to this LTF during the contract period. Full details regarding the operation of this Light Touch Framework can be found in the ITT document.

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Observed notice trail

How the published record developed

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1. Planning notice observed

   27 Oct 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   068535-2025

   Published tags

   planning

2. Planning notice observed

   26 May 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   049049-2026

   Published tags

   planning

3. Tender notice observed

   29 Jun 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   060898-2026

   Published tags

   tender

4. Award notice observed

   23 Sept 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 25 Sept 2026.

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Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• Lot 1 - General Residential, Dual Registered

  Buyer: Gateshead Borough CouncilSupplier: AKARI CARE LIMITED

  End date in notice

  6 Oct 2031

  Value shown in notice

  £325,000,000Whole award value; not assigned to one supplier

  Official source

  Open the official Find a Tender notice for Lot 1 - General Residential, Dual Registered

  About this figure

  • This award names more than one supplier but does not divide the published value between them. The figure is shown for context and is not assigned to one supplier.
  • This value appears on 6 awards in the same procurement, so it is not included in summary totals.

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  Source

  Find a Tender

  Award or lot reference

  1

• Lot 1 - General Residential, Dual Registered

  Buyer: Gateshead Borough CouncilSupplier: BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE HOMES LIMITED

  End date in notice

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