A017PC IRN 2026 - New entrants to the Framework
Framework ceiling £1,570,000,000 — the most the agreement may spend across all suppliers and call-offs, not a contract value
The procurement contact named on the official notice.
The submission route named on the official notice.
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This tender is a reopening of the Integrated Residential and Nursing framework agreement from 2025 (ref:2025/S 000-018377).
It is formed of two call-off contracts, one using ECC terms and conditions and the other using NHS Terms and conditions.
This framework is broken down into 3 lots, suppliers are able to bid for inclusion on one or multiple lots.
Lot 1 -Care in a residential setting without nursing for Social Care funded Adults predominantly but not exclusively aged 65 and over commissioned by ECC using ECC terms and conditions, this will be operated using a Preferred Supplier ranked List Lot 2 - Care in a residential setting with nursing for Social Care funded Adults predominantly but not exclusively aged 65 and over, this will be operated using a Preferred Supplier ranked List Lot 3 - Care in a residential setting with nursing for NHS funded Adults predominantly but not exclusively aged 65 and over, commissioned by ICBs using NHS terms and conditions, this will be operated using a preferred supplier ranked list.
What the notice asks for
This tender is a reopening of
This tender is a reopening of the Integrated Residential and Nursing framework agreement from 2025 (ref:2025/S 000-018377).
This framework is broken down into 3
This framework is broken down into 3 lots, suppliers are able to bid for inclusion on one or multiple lots.
Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.
What this notice demands of you
1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.
This tender is a reopening of the Integrated Residential and Nursing framework agreement from 2025 (ref:2025/S 000-018377).
Matched against the notice text, so this is a floor — the tender pack will demand things the notice never mentions. “Says must” means the quoted sentence itself used obligation language; anything ambiguous is left as a mention.
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