Care Matters Homecare have fought off competition from local and national providers to win a tender from Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council to become a primary care provider for the authority.

The contract starts this month and will run for an initial minimum term of 2 years covering the Parkfield, Oxbridge, Stainsby Hill, Ingleby Barwick East and Yarm districts. Care Matters expects to recruit a minimum of 50 additional local carers into their existing care team.

Lisa Spark, Managing Director, Care Matters “We’re a local business who prioritize quality of care. We are delighted to have been successful in this procurement process and be working with Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council to deliver high quality care services to local people. It’s been a challenging time for the industry recently and we’re proud of the work our care teams have continued to provide to those needing care in the area. We’d like to thank the council for this opportunity and are looking forward to expanding our growth in the Stockton-on-Tees area and creating more key worker jobs”