Planning

Homecare Services in Salford

NORTHERN CARE ALLIANCE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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Planning

22 May 2025 at 11:38

Summary of the contracting process

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is currently in the planning stage of a public procurement process for homecare services in Salford, with the procurement being managed by Salford City Council. This initiative aims to establish a revised framework for delivering health and social work services in designated geographic areas within Salford. The procurement, under the industry category "Health and social work services" (CPV code 85000000), falls under the competitive flexible procedure, and is part of the light touch regime, supporting both SMEs and VCSEs. Key dates include a planned contract period from 1st July 2026 to 30th June 2031, with the possibility of extension until 30th June 2034. A future notice is scheduled for release on 1st October 2025. This procurement is above the threshold and will involve a multi-provider framework agreement.

This tender presents significant opportunities for business growth, particularly for service providers specialising in health and social care who can operate within a structured framework. Firms capable of delivering services such as reablement, hospital discharge support, and night-time care would be well-suited to compete. Additionally, businesses with experience in delegated healthcare tasks and assessor functions may find this an ideal opportunity. Notably, there is an emphasis on resilience and client choice, suggesting that businesses providing reliable and flexible services would have a competitive edge. Given the focus on SMEs and VCSEs, smaller enterprises and community-driven organisations have an excellent chance to strengthen their market position by participating in this public procurement process.

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Notice Title

Homecare Services in Salford

Notice Description

Salford partners expect to establish a revised framework for homecare services which - subject to consultation and further planning - will incorporate reablement/enablement, hospital discharge, night-time support, delegated healthcare tasks and trusted assessor/reviewer function. We anticipate appointing to a multi-provider framework with lead providers operating within designated geographic areas of Salford, with alternative providers available within each area to support resilience and choice. Development work has commenced, but it will be necessary to directly award contracts to incumbent providers (currently expiring 30/06/2025) to ensure continuity of services while the framework is established. These 'interim' contracts will replicate current arrangements insofar as they will hold no guarantee of business, only affording the incumbent providers first refusal of referrals within their designated geographic area. Relevant transparency notices will be published once an appropriate timescale for this project, and duration of supporting interim contracts, has been determined and will be linked to this pipeline notice.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-051d6e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024743-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK1 - Pipeline 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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 May 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Oct 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NORTHERN CARE ALLIANCE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Additional Buyers

SALFORD CITY COUNCIL

Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
asc.procurement@nca.nhs.uk, procurement@salford.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
SALFORD
Postcode
M6 8HD
Post Town
Manchester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD34 Greater Manchester South West
Delivery Location
TLD3 Greater Manchester

Local Authority
Salford
Electoral Ward
Swinton & Wardley
Westminster Constituency
Worsley and Eccles

Further Information

Notice Documents

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