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Home support for adults at approved premises and at HM Prison Birmingham

Birmingham City Council

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22 Jul 2026 at 14:10

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Summary of the contracting process

Birmingham City Council is procuring a home support service for adults with eligible social care needs at approved premises and HM Prison Birmingham. This is an adult social care and related support service, covering people in custody and residents of approved premises for high-risk offenders returning to the community. The service is intended to improve quality of life, health and wellbeing, independence, dignity, choice and control, while providing safeguarding, person-centred care, rehabilitation, reablement and enablement. It must respond to referrals from social care and allow individuals to self-refer. The Council will assess eligibility and remain responsible for eligible prisoners; where needs do not meet the criteria, the prison will continue to provide support. Delivery is in Birmingham.

The process has reached tender: the Council invited offers through a Light Touch Open Procedure. Suppliers must register on the Council’s e-tendering system to access the Invitation to Tender documents and submit electronically in English. Enquiries were due by 12 noon on 11 August 2026, and completed tenders by 12 noon on 18 August 2026. The evaluation decision was due by 25 September 2026. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2031, with an option to extend by up to two years, subject to performance and funding. The estimated value is £2,180,854 excluding VAT, or £2,617,024 including VAT. There is one lot and one provider will be appointed. Quality carries 80% and social value 20%.

This opportunity suits an established adult social care provider able to deliver safe, person-centred support in custodial and approved-premises settings. Relevant capability includes assessing and responding to eligible care and support needs, managing referrals and self-referrals, safeguarding vulnerable adults, and working with prisons, approved premises, social care and other agencies. Providers should be able to support rehabilitation, reablement, enablement and greater independence, while maintaining dignity, choice, control and positive care outcomes. The service also requires clear information for service users and a demonstrable focus on quality, effectiveness and satisfaction, alongside a social value contribution. Bidders need the operational capacity to provide a single-provider service across the specified Birmingham locations and to manage continuity arrangements where TUPE applies. TUPE information is available after signing the required confidentiality agreement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Home support for adults at approved premises and at HM Prison Birmingham

Notice Description

Birmingham City Council (the "Council") wishes to establish a Light Touch Open Procedure for the provision of home support for adults at approved premises and at HM Prison Birmingham. The Care Act became law in June 2014; Section 76 of the Act sets out the responsibilities for the provision of care and support for adult prisoners. Where it appears that adults in prison have needs for care and support, they should have their needs assessed by the local authority and where they meet eligibility criteria; have services provided by the local authority. In essence prisoners are entitled to receive the same access and provision of services as if they were a member of the local community. Approved Premises are residential facilities that provide supervision and support for high-risk offenders released from custody, acting as a bridge between prison and community life. The referral processes for social care will be in place from the start of the contract and individuals will also have the right to self-refer. The Council will be responsible for all prisoners who satisfy the eligibility criteria. However, where a prisoner does not satisfy the eligibility criteria then any needs will continue to be met by the Prison. The Provider shall ensure that the following aims and objectives of the service are achieved: * Enhanced quality of life for people in Prisons and Approved Premises with unmet, eligible adult social care needs; * Reduction in the need for care and support in association with appropriate agencies; * Service users have a positive experience of Care; * Safeguarding for adults whose circumstances make them vulnerable and protection from avoidable harm as set out in the Care Act; * Improvements and maintenance of an individuals' health and wellbeing through increased independence, choice, control, dignity and quality of life; * Promotion of independence, enabling the person to be an active member of society; * Provision of a person-centred service, responsive to the needs and circumstances of individuals; * Support to maximise independence after illness or disability through working within a rehabilitation, reablement and enablement philosophy; * Provision of a high-quality service in terms of access, the individuals' experience and outcomes based on evidence of effectiveness; * Increased levels of Service User satisfaction, enabling Service Users to have a real say in how support and services will be developed in the future, ensuring that people are at the heart of any decision that affects their life; * Provision of clear information so that people can make informed choices. The contract will commence on 1st November 2026 and will be in place for a period of 5 years with the option to extend for a further period of up to 2 years subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability. The contract will be awarded to a single provider. Please note TUPE will apply to this contract. The TUPE information will be released to you upon receipt of a signed copy of Appendix A P0866_2027 TUPE Confidentiality Agreement. You are advised to fill this in as soon as possible on receipt and return via https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Up to 2 years, subject to satisfactory performance and budgetary availability

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d0eb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069202-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85300000 - Social work and related services

85310000 - Social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,180,854 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,180,854 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
18 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Birmingham City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B1 1BB
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLG31 Birmingham
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Further Information

Notice Documents

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