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CARE AT HOME

Metropolitan borough of Bury

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Tender

07 May 2026 at 15:06

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

01 Apr 2026 at 09:01

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Planning

28 Nov 2025 at 09:17

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Metropolitan Borough of Bury is inviting tenders for the "Care at Home" service, aimed at providing personalised and proactive care within the individual's home and community. This procurement, currently at the tender stage, seeks to address the quality of life and wellbeing of individuals in accordance with assessed needs while promoting independence. The procurement falls under the Social Work Services category (CPV: 85312000) and involves a substantial contract value of £81,000,000 GBP. The procurement process is through a selective, competitive flexible procedure. Key dates include an expression of interest deadline set for 9th June 2026, with the award period concluding on 30th September 2026, and the contract scheduled to commence on 25th October 2026, based in the UKD37 region.

This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses involved in social care services, particularly those specialising in home-based care solutions. With a requirement for multiple providers across different lots, SMEs focused on delivering high-quality, person-centred care, and interested in expanding their market presence within the UK, are well-suited to compete. The procurement allows for submissions for a single lot per supplier, providing flexibility and fair competition. Businesses capable of adapting to fluctuating demands, evolving user expectations, and integrating health and digital technologies, stand to gain long-term growth from participation in this comprehensive contracting opportunity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CARE AT HOME

Notice Description

Description of service The main aim of the Care at Home service is to provide proactive and personalised care within the individual's home and community. This means that the service supplier should work in a person-centred way and respond to a person's changing needs to preventing crisis situations from occurring. This will address the person's social-care related quality of life as well as their wider wellbeing in line with their assessed needs and individual outcomes. The key principles behind this service will be reducing, preventing, or delaying the need for further care and support, promoting the statutory principle of individual wellbeing and introducing positive behavioural change to encourage independence where possible.

Lot Information

LOT 1 NORTH

The key principles behind this service will be reducing, preventing, or delaying the need for further care and support, promoting the statutory principle of individual wellbeing and introducing positive behavioural change to encourage independence where possible in the North.

Renewal: 5 YEARS + 2X 12 MONTHS

LOT 2 WEST

The main principles behind this service will be reducing, preventing, or delaying the need for further care and support, promoting the statutory principle of individual wellbeing and introducing positive behavioural change to encourage independence where possible in the West.

Renewal: 5 YEARS + 2X 12 MONTHS

LOT 3 EAST

The key principles behind this service will be reducing, preventing, or delaying the need for further care and support, promoting the statutory principle of individual wellbeing and introducing positive behavioural change to encourage independence where possible in the EAST.

Renewal: 5 YEARS + 2X 12 MONTHS

LOT 4 WHITEFIELD

The key principles behind this service will be reducing, preventing, or delaying the need for further care and support, promoting the statutory principle of individual wellbeing and introducing positive behavioural change to encourage independence where possible in Whitefield.

Renewal: 5 YEARS + 2X 12 MONTHS

LOT 5 PRESTWICH

The key principles behind this service will be reducing, preventing, or delaying the need for further care and support, promoting the statutory principle of individual wellbeing and introducing positive behavioural change to encourage independence where possible in Prestwich.

Renewal: 5 YEARS + 2X 12 MONTHS

LOT 6 BOROUGH WIDE ALL 5 ZONES

The key principles behind this service will be reducing, preventing, or delaying the need for further care and support, promoting the statutory principle of individual wellbeing and introducing positive behavioural change to encourage independence where possible Borough Wide.

Renewal: 5 YEARS + 2X 12 MONTHS

Planning Information

The event will take the form of a webinar held via MS Teams. Interested providers must follow the request to participate form accessed from the Procontract portal and return via that portal before 12pm on 5th December 2025. Participants will be sent a Teams invitation to the event which will take place on 9th December 2025

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05eabe
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042051-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
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

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85312000 - Social work services without accommodation

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£15,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£21,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 May 20265 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
3 May 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
25 Oct 2026 - 25 Oct 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
2032-05-01

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Metropolitan borough of Bury
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
BURY
Postcode
BL9 0SW
Postcode Area
Bolton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD37 Greater Manchester North East
Delivery Location
TLD36 Greater Manchester North West
Local Authority
Bury
Electoral Ward
Bury East
Westminster Constituency
Bury North

Further Information

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