Provision of a Care Home Flexible Framework Contract for Adults

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Notice Title

Provision of a Care Home Flexible Framework Contract for Adults

Notice Description

This Care Model sets out how care home provision in Bath & North East Somerset will be commissioned, delivered and integrated under the recommissioned Care Home Framework. It responds to increasing demand, rising complexity of need, particularly dementia and frailty and growing financial and workforce pressures, while aligning with statutory duties, strategic priorities and system-wide transformation. The model aims to ensure that people who need care home support receive safe, high-quality, person-centred care in the right setting, at the right time, and for the right length of stay, while supporting market sustainability and value for money. *Residents are entering care later, frailer and with more complex dementia needs *Care homes remain essential within a Home First and prevention-led system. The framework will cover: Residential & Nursing Dementia Interim funded (Discharge to assess) Learning Difficulties, Autism & Sensory Impairment

Planning Information

The provider engagement will be via Care Home Forums, these forums, will be from the middle of May to the end of August and separate provider meetings will be available to discuss the framework. These sessions are open to all relevant providers, to attend a session, please contact commissioning@bathnes.gov.uk if you wish to attend. There will also be separate sessions on the co-production of the specification, understanding risks & key performance indicators, this will be for the Residential & Nursing Lot and the Dementia Lot. Provider's who have the relevant speciality and who attend the care home forums will be asked to partake. All information shared and developed at these meetings and forums, will be available to interested suppliers via the commissioning email box. The Learning Disabilities, Autism and Sensory Impairment Specification, will be developed with providers at a later stage, in line with the re-commissioning of these services. This is anticipated to take place in Autumn 2026.

Notice Details

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Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-051367
Publication Source: Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042374-2026
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: Not specified
Tender Suitability: SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale: Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions: 85 - Health and social work services
CPV Codes: 85144100 - Residential nursing care services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value: £600,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value: Not specified
Awards Value: Not specified
Contracts Value: Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date: 8 May 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline: Not specified
Future Notice Date: 4 Sep 20263 months to go
Award Date: Not specified
Contract Period: 31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2033 Over 5 years
Recurrence: Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

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Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer: BATH & NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL
Additional Buyers: BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL
Contact Name: Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email: Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone: Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality: BATH
Postcode: BA1 5AW
Post Town: Bath
Country: England
Major Region (ITL 1): TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2): TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3): TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location: TLK1 Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area, TLK12 Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Local Authority: Bath and North East Somerset
Electoral Ward: Kingsmead
Westminster Constituency: Bath

Further Information

Notice Documents

https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042374-2026
8th May 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041333-2026
6th May 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021377-2025
14th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

Notice URLs

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