Care at Home, Night Service, Extra Care Tender Termination

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Published March 23rd, 2026

Detected March 23rd, 2026

Summary

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council has terminated the tender process for Care at Home, Night Service, and Extra Care contracts. The decision was made due to a council resolution removing the contractual obligation for care providers to pay employees at least the Real Living Wage.

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What changed

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council has issued a termination notice for the tender process concerning Care at Home, Night Service, and Extra Care services. The decision to not sign any contract was made on March 23, 2026, and is directly linked to a council resolution on March 4, 2026, which rescinded the requirement for care providers to pay their employees at least the Real Living Wage.

This termination means that the previously planned contracts will not be awarded. Affected parties, primarily care providers who were bidding for these contracts, will not be entering into new agreements with the council under the terms of this tender. The underlying reason for the termination relates to a change in the council's policy regarding wage obligations for contracted care staff, impacting the financial and operational considerations for potential providers.

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Termination

Care at Home (1), Night Service (2) and Extra Care (3)

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council UK12: Procurement termination notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-026510

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-051e6c (view related notices)

Published 23 March 2026, 5:58pm

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Lots

Lot 1. Care at Home
Lot 2. Night Service
Lot 3. Extra Care

Date of decision not to sign contract

23 March 2026

Reason for not signing contract

The council is unable to proceed with this tender as a result of the decision made at Full Council 4th March 2026 which removes the contractual obligation of care providers paying their employees at least the Real Living Wage. Further details about this can be viewed here https://committees.oldham.gov.uk/documents/g9604/Public reports pack 04th-Mar-2026 18.00 Council.pdf?T=10&txtonly=1