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Home Care Spot Purchasing

West Northamptonshire Council

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10 Sep 2026 at 11:55

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

West Northamptonshire Council procured spot-purchased adult social care services for an individual with assessed care and support needs. The service is intended to provide tailored care, support, supervision and wellbeing outcomes through an individual support arrangement. Its purpose is to maintain or improve the person’s health, wellbeing, independence and quality of life, while providing continuity of care and timely delivery. This is a social care services requirement, classified under health and social work services. Delivery is in the West Northamptonshire area, serving the council’s adult social care responsibilities. The arrangement concerns one completed lot and is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. Providers with the ability to deliver personalised adult care and support in an individual placement context are relevant to this type of requirement.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 10 September 2026 to Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited. It used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, under the light-touch regime. The awarded value is £269,776 excluding VAT, or £323,731 including VAT. The contract period runs from 15 September 2026 to 10 July 2031. A signature was scheduled for 14 September 2026. The award covers a single lot for the required adult social care placement. The published outcome indicates that the provider was selected to secure continuity of care and timely delivery for the individual’s assessed needs. The procurement was not evaluated through a competitive tender or scored against published award criteria.

This outcome shows that West Northamptonshire Council buys personalised adult social care placements to meet specific assessed needs, rather than only commissioning broad, standardised care programmes. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need to provide safe, reliable care and support tailored to one person’s circumstances, with appropriate supervision and attention to wellbeing, independence and quality-of-life outcomes. Providers should be able to demonstrate continuity of care, timely mobilisation and the operational capacity to sustain an individual support arrangement over a multi-year period. Relevant organisations include established care-home and adult social care providers, as well as smaller providers able to deliver compliant, person-centred services within the council’s area. Understanding Care Act assessment-led commissioning and maintaining strong safeguarding and service-delivery arrangements would also be important.

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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-06f6aa
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085816-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

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
£269,776 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Sep 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
15 Sep 2026 - 10 Jul 2031 4-5 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

Barchester Healthcare Homes Ltd

Further Information

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