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Home Care Spot Purchasing

West Northamptonshire Council

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25 Aug 2026 at 16:50

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

West Northamptonshire Council procured home care spot-purchasing services for adult social care. The requirement is to meet an identified individual’s assessed care and support needs following an assessment under the Care Act 2014. The selected provider is expected to deliver appropriate care, support and supervision through an individual support arrangement, tailored to the person’s requirements. The service is intended to provide continuity of care and support timely delivery, while maintaining or improving the individual’s health, wellbeing, independence and quality of life. This is a health and social work service, delivered in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire. It is relevant to care providers able to deliver personalised adult home care and associated wellbeing support in this area.

The procurement has been completed and a provider was selected through a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, under the light-touch regime. The arrangement covered one lot and was awarded to ASSURE CARE LTD, an SME based in Milton Keynes. The awarded value is £121,348 gross, including VAT, in GBP. The contract period runs from 26 August 2026 to 25 August 2031. The requirement was evaluated through the buyer’s direct commissioning route for an individual’s assessed care and support needs, rather than an open competitive tender. The award is recorded as pending, with the contract signature milestone scheduled for 25 August 2026.

This procurement demonstrates sustained demand from West Northamptonshire Council for personalised adult home care arranged around an individual’s assessed needs. Suppliers well placed for comparable requirements will be able to provide reliable care, supervision and support in a person’s home, while tailoring delivery to changing care and support plans. Credibility will depend on maintaining continuity of care, delivering services promptly and supporting measurable outcomes for health, wellbeing, independence and quality of life. Providers should also understand Care Act assessment and commissioning requirements and have the operational capacity to manage individual support arrangements over a substantial multi-year period. The award to an SME indicates that this type of requirement can be delivered by a focused specialist provider.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Home Care Spot Purchasing

Notice Description

This contract relates to the spot purchasing of adult social care services to meet an identified individual's assessed care and support needs. The placement has been commissioned following assessment in accordance with the Care Act 2014 and is intended to deliver appropriate care, support, supervision and wellbeing outcomes tailored to the person's individual requirements. The contract has been awarded to a provider to ensure continuity of care and the timely delivery of services within an individual support arrangement. The arrangement is expected to contribute to maintaining or improving the individual's health, wellbeing, independence and quality of life outcomes.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ebe4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081006-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

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
£121,348 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Aug 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Aug 2026Yesterday
Contract Period
26 Aug 2026 - 25 Aug 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
West Northamptonshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORTHAMPTON
Postcode
NN1 1ED
Postcode Area
Northampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF24 West Northamptonshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
West Northamptonshire
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Northampton North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ASSURE CARE LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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