Notice Information
Notice Title
25076 Homecare framework
Notice Description
Cambridgeshire County Council is due to recommission its Homecare Delivery service (currently a Dynamic Purchasing System - DPS) in November 2027. Provision of homecare for adults with an assessed care and support need is a statutory duty for local authorities. The service currently costs Cambridgeshire in the region of PS54m each year and has a reputational impact for the local authority. The council has committed to improving the homecare offer available to local people as a key aim of its Care Together programme. Working with local people and communities, our intention is to reshape homecare to become more personalised, outcome focused, place-based and locally delivered. This ensures alignment with corporate ambitions (Strategic Ambition 4 and Our Future Council and departmental priorities (ASPIRE and Prevention Strategy). To deliver against these ambitions, the Homecare model we put in place in 2027 must: * be more person-centred and locally delivered * improve existing service and encourage innovation in support of local people, offering more choice, flexibility, and personalisation * ensure that the council has access to quality and sustainable homecare provision * explore efficiencies to help mitigate future demand growth for social care with balancing market shaping duties * be aligned with the healthy ageing and prevention public health strategies where people are supported to remain independent. We are inviting Homecare providers in to attend our upcoming online Provider Engagement Session.
Lot Information
Zone 1
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Planning Information
Our next online event for home care providers will take place on Wednesday 17 June, 10:30-12:00. This event will focus on how to respond to the first stage of the procurement exercise, which is expected to launch in mid-July. We will cover: • Where the tender will be advertised and how to express an interest • Completing your supplier information on the Government's Central Digital Platform • An overview of the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) that you will need to complete • An overview of the documents accompanying the PSQ • How to ask clarification questions • Next steps after you submit your PSQ response If you would like to attend the event, please email CMPR@cambridgeshire.gov.uk with the name, role and email address of the attendee. We will send the meeting link to all attendees in advance of 17 June.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05186c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046857-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Dynamic, Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £592,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 May 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 6 Jul 20262 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Nov 2027 - 31 Oct 2037 Over 5 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
- CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY 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
- ALCONBURY WEALD, HUNTINGDON
- Postcode
- PE28 4YE
- Post Town
- Peterborough
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLH1 East Anglia, TLH12 Cambridgeshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Electoral Ward
- The Stukeleys
- Westminster Constituency
- Huntingdon
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046857-2026
21st May 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027561-2026
25th March 2026 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018983-2026
3rd March 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069818-2025
30th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041610-2025
21st July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023133-2025
20th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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