Notice Information
Notice Title
Principal Provider Home Support - Swaffham & Downham
Notice Description
The Council wishes to appoint one Principal provider to deliver home support services in Swaffham and Downham (PCN) within Norfolk. The intention is that the Principal Provider will deliver 70% of the hours and the remaining 30% will be delivered by a small number of PCN framework providers, whose appointment has been subject to a separate procurement. There has been no market engagement for this specific procurement. This is a re-procurement of a service previously tendered and awarded. Full market engagement took place at this time.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The Contract may be extended by up to 60 months at the Council's discretion. The value is an estimate based on an estimate of usage. The exact value will be determined by service user need.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06dc1b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074066-2026
- 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
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
85312000 - Social work services without accommodation
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £14,917,360 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £14,917,360 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Aug 2026Today
- Submission Deadline
- 4 Sep 20265 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 18 Jan 2027 - 17 Jan 2030 3-4 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
- NORFOLK 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
- NORWICH
- Postcode
- NR1 2DH
- Post Town
- Norwich
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH5 Norfolk
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk
- Delivery Location
- TLH16 North and West Norfolk
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- Local Authority
- Norwich
- Electoral Ward
- Lakenham
- Westminster Constituency
- Norwich South
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074066-2026
5th August 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
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