Planning

Home (Domiciliary) Care Service

LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Planning

18 Nov 2025 at 14:53

PlanningUpdate

29 May 2025 at 10:53

Planning

29 May 2025 at 09:49

Planning

08 May 2025 at 11:58

Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Harrow is initiating a tender process to commission home (domiciliary) care services targeted at adults over 18 with assessed needs, and children and young adults with disabilities living in Harrow. This project falls under the health and social work services category and aims to maintain the autonomy and independence of the service users. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage with a planned informational engagement set for 12th December 2025 via a webinar-style event. Businesses interested should note the service model update and procurement process details available until 15th December 2025. The project uses a competitive flexible procedure and includes a framework agreement, with a gross value estimation of £192 million.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in health and social care services, to expand their portfolio. It is suitable for SMEs and voluntary community social enterprises (VCSEs), fostering a competitive landscape that promotes diverse service delivery. The key is providing regulated care supporting users' skills and personal identities. Given the project's scale and the duration extending up to 2034 with renewal possibilities, participating businesses can secure a long-term engagement that aids in strategic growth and market presence within public sector contracts.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Home (Domiciliary) Care Service

Notice Description

The London Borough of Harrow seeks to commission and procure home (domiciliary) care and support services, including short-term reablement care, for adults aged 18 and over with assessed and eligible needs, and home care and support for children and young adults with disabilities aged 0-18 living in Harrow. Home and reablement care relates to the provision of regulated care and support services in the community that enable adults and young people to remain living in their own home and meet their assessed social care needs and outcomes along with maintaining their autonomy, independence, skills and abilities, and personal identity.

Planning Information

The London Borough of Harrow held a market engagement on 5th June 2025 and have since further developed the service specifications and are now seeking to engage with providers that can deliver Homecare to give another update on the Service Model and Procurement Process. We therefore would like to invite suitably qualified service providers to attend a webinar-style information event, which will take place over MS Teams on the 12th December 2025 10:00am until 11:30am. If you would like to attend this event or have any questions, please email All.Age.Commissioning@harrow.gov.uk - Please note that places are limited to two people per organisation

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-050eb6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074828-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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
£160,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Nov 20252 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
27 Oct 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW
Contact Name
Lisa Taylor
Contact Email
procurement@harrow.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
HARROW
Postcode
HA3 8FL
Post Town
Harrow
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI74 Harrow and Hillingdon
Delivery Location
TLI74 Harrow and Hillingdon

Local Authority
Harrow
Electoral Ward
Kenton West
Westminster Constituency
Harrow East

Further Information

Notice Documents

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