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Home-to-Assess Care Services

Essex County Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

11 Sep 2026 at 10:49

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

27 Aug 2025 at 15:09

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Essex County Council procured Home-to-Assess home care services to support hospital discharge, avoid hospital admissions and help people move into ongoing care or self-care arrangements. The requirement covers health and social work services delivered across Essex, divided into five geographical service areas: Mid-Essex, North Essex, South-East Essex, South-West Essex and West Essex. The council is the public-sector buyer. The service is relevant to domiciliary care providers and other organisations able to assess and support people in their homes during transitions from hospital or acute care. It involves practical care delivery alongside supporting people to move safely into longer-term care or independent living arrangements.

The procurement is complete and awarded through an open procedure under the light-touch regime. The award date was 27 August 2025 and contracts were signed on 6 October 2025. All five awards are active. Passion Tree Care Services Ltd won Mid-Essex for £1,644,000 net (£1,973,000 gross); Care Quality Services Limited won North Essex for £1,815,000 net (£2,178,000 gross); Hales Group Limited won South-East Essex for £1,062,000 net (£1,274,000 gross) and South-West Essex for £1,200,000 net (£1,436,000 gross); and De Vere Care Partnership Ltd won West Essex for £1,542,000 net (£1,851,000 gross). Each contract runs from 6 October 2025 to 31 March 2028, with discretion for three 12-month extensions, potentially to 31 March 2031. Bids were recorded separately for each lot, with 50 to 67 initial bids and 33 to 46 final-stage bids.

This procurement demonstrates substantial, geographically divided demand for home-based care supporting hospital discharge and admission avoidance in Essex. A credible future competitor would need to deliver regulated or otherwise suitably managed domiciliary care across the relevant area, assess people promptly in their homes, manage transitions from hospital into ongoing support, and work effectively with health and social care partners. The awards show that both SMEs and larger care organisations can compete: the successful suppliers include three SMEs and one large provider, with one SME winning two geographical areas. The number of final-stage bids—between 33 and 46 per area—also indicates a competitive market. Providers should be able to demonstrate operational capacity, reliable local coverage, workforce capability and experience supporting people whose care needs are changing.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Home-to-Assess Care Services

Notice Description

Procurement of Home-to-Assess home care services to support hospital discharge, hospital admission avoidance and the transition of care recipients to ongoing care services or 'self caring' solutions.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0500c5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086273-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£7,263,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£7,263,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Aug 20251 years ago
Contract Period
6 Oct 2025 - 31 Mar 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Essex County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHELMSFORD
Postcode
CM1 1QH
Postcode Area
Chelmsford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH36 Heart of Essex
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Chelmsford
Electoral Ward
Moulsham and Central
Westminster Constituency
Chelmsford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
4
Supplier Names

PASSION TREE CARE SERVICES LTD

Allied Health-Services Limited

Hales Group Ltd

DE VERE CARE PARTNERSHIP LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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