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Market Engagement Event Homecare Services for Adult Social Care and Children and Young People with Disabilities

London Borough of Brent

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Planning

28 Aug 2026 at 15:45

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

26 May 2026 at 12:25

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

London Borough of Brent intends to procure homecare services for adult social care and for children and young people with disabilities. The service is classified as social work without accommodation (CPV 85312000) and will be delivered across Brent’s five integrated neighbourhood areas: Harlesden, Kilburn, Kingsbury and Kenton, Wembley, and Willesden. The planned arrangement is intended to provide care and support to people receiving services from Adult Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services. It will include a new lead-provider arrangement covering the neighbourhoods, alongside a provider framework. A separate specialist-provider arrangement is planned for services to customers supported by Children and Young People’s Services. The contracting approach is designed to accommodate both established care organisations and smaller voluntary, community or social enterprise providers.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the Council has announced its intention to procure but has not invited tenders. It expects to use a competitive flexible procedure under the light-touch regime, with a framework agreement. The estimated value is £90 million excluding VAT, or £108 million including VAT. The contracts are expected to run from 1 November 2027 to 31 October 2030, with possible renewal or extension to 31 October 2035. The lead-provider arrangement and provider framework will be procured as separate lots within one tender. The Council envisages four or five lead providers in each neighbourhood and up to 10 additional framework providers, subject to confirmation. The specialist children and young people’s lot is expected to have no limit on provider numbers. An online market engagement event is planned for 30 September 2026, and a further notice is expected on 23 October 2026.

This will suit organisations already delivering homecare, adult social care, or specialist support for children and young people with disabilities. Suppliers should consider whether they can operate reliably across one or more of Brent’s five neighbourhood areas and whether they can take on lead-provider responsibilities, join a supporting framework, or provide specialist children’s services. The planned structure creates routes for different provider models: lead providers will coordinate services at neighbourhood level, while additional providers can support delivery through a framework. The Council has indicated that the procurement is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and for voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations. Providers should use the market engagement stage to explain their service capability, local coverage, capacity, and experience of supporting these customer groups.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Market Engagement Event Homecare Services for Adult Social Care and Children and Young People with Disabilities

Notice Description

The Council requires the provision of Homecare Services for Adult Social Care and Children and Young People with Disabilities. A procurement will be undertaken to establish both a new Lead Provider contract and a Framework contract of providers. The Lead Provider contracts will be let on a neighbourhood basis to mirror the five integrated neighbourhood areas. The neighbourhoods are as follows: Harlesden Kilburn Kingsbury and Kenton Wembley Willesden It is envisaged there will be 4 or 5 lead providers in each area but this to be is to be confirmed. This would be supported by a framework of up to 10 additional providers. The two contracts will be procured at the same time, as separate lots, within one tender. A separate lot will be procured within the tender for specialists who can provide services to customers supported by Children and Young People's Services. This lot will have no limit to the number of providers accepted to join this framework. An online market engagement event will be held on Microsoft Teams scheduled for Wednesday 30th September 2026 between 2pm - 4pm. If your organisation is interested in attending the event, please express an interest in the opportunity on the London Tenders Portal. You will then receive a message from the Council with further details on how to register for the event. Link to the Market Engagement Opportunity: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=f2f07572-eaa2-f111-813c-005056b64545&p=2241eb95-058a-e511-80f7-000c29c9ba21

Planning Information

An online market engagement event will be held on Microsoft Teams scheduled for Wednesday 30th September 2026 between 2pm - 4pm. If your organisation is interested in attending the event, please express an interest in the opportunity on the London Tenders Portal. You will then receive a message from the Council with further details on how to register for the event. Link to the Market Engagement Opportunity: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=f2f07572-eaa2-f111-813c-005056b64545&p=2241eb95-058a-e511-80f7-000c29c9ba21

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a349
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082303-2026
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
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
£90,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Aug 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
23 Oct 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Nov 2027 - 31 Oct 2030 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 Brent
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WEMBLEY
Postcode
HA9 0FJ
Postcode Area
Harrow
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI72 Brent
Delivery Location
TLI72 Brent
Local Authority
Brent
Electoral Ward
Wembley Park
Westminster Constituency
Brent West

Further Information

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