Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cba-7175-71ef-9eb6-b67760ce4f36/complex-residential-framework [Skip to main content](#main-content) awardedGBopen procedureSuitable for SMEs # Complex Residential Framework [Essex County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/essex-county-council) Estimated value £168,000,000 Published 4 Jul 2022 Deadline Closed 5 Sept 2022 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](/opportunities/for-small-businesses)## About this tender Essex County Council is seeking to procure a framework for the delivery of registered residential care services to adults with complex needs, with learning disabilities and/or autism.\\r \\r The framework is for an initial period of 4 years, with the option to extend for a further two years.\\r \\r The framework is open to all providers (with or without existing residential services in Essex) and will not have a limit for the number of providers or homes. The closure date for the procurement process will be 12pm on 5th September 2022 and all procurement and contract documents can be viewed free of charge on ProContract - [procontract.due-north.com](https://procontract.due-north.com/) ## CPV classification Social work and related services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice ](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/64d81788-6f20-4c7b-8afd-4cefe2bc5b40) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free ](/register) [Buyer profileEssex County Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/essex-county-council)[SectorMore Health and social work tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/health-social-work) ## More tenders like this [RRE-01284 - For the provision of a Digitally Enabled Children & Young People’s Mental Health Service (South Staffordshire) Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust 18 days left 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a146ba-bdbb-723e-91d9-73c07d7467ba/rre-01284-for-the-provision-of-a-digitally-enabled-children-young-peoples-m)[AMCV 342 - The Provision of a Supported Living Service in the Battlefield area of Shrewsbury Shropshire Council 31 days left 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14571-3685-7349-8b60-26d9c22670f1/amcv-342-the-provision-of-a-supported-living-service-in-the-battlefield-area-o)[Personalised Care Specialist Support Service - West Suffolk NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board 47 days left 2 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14571-381f-7396-957c-cc0c99077f74/personalised-care-specialist-support-service-west-suffolk)[Welfare services for the handicapped – Servicii de asistență socială cu cazare pentru persoane adulte cu dizabilități neuropsihice Directia Generala de Asistenta Sociala si Protectia Copilului Sector 2 31 days left 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-188f-728c-994c-a3c417dacd74/romania-welfare-services-for-the-handicapped-servicii-de-asistenta-sociala-c)[Company health services – Oulun Kaupunginteatteri Oy:n työterveyspalveluiden hankinta Oulun Kaupunginteatteri Oy 31 days left 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-0bc2-70fb-8fdf-04d28b71fd35/finland-company-health-services-oulun-kaupunginteatteri-oyn-tyoterveyspalve)[Physiotherapy services – 2026-75 Servei de gestió i prestació de rehabilitació física ambulatòria derivada d'accidents de trànsit, per a l'Hospital Clínic de Barcelona. Consorci Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (HCB) 32 days left 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-1112-7053-9df3-ab536c04933d/spain-physiotherapy-services-2026-75-servei-de-gestio-i-prestacio-de-rehabil)