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NCC004 Home Care Flexible Purchasing System

Northumberland County Council

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14 Sep 2026 at 15:26

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Summary of the contracting process

Northumberland County Council established a flexible purchasing system for home care services for adults with care and support needs. The requirement covers health and social care delivered in Northumberland, divided into ten geographical areas. Services are organised through a three-tier model, allowing care providers to support adults in their own homes. The procurement falls within the health and social work services category (CPV 85000000) and was run under the Light Touch Regime. The council is the buying organisation and the arrangement is intended to provide home care across the county. It is relevant to domiciliary care providers, home support organisations and wider health and social care businesses able to operate across one or more Northumberland areas.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. A flexible purchasing system was established, with one lot covering the requirement. The contract was signed on 21 March 2019 and has a stated duration of 3,600 days. Its estimated total value is £340,000,000 in total over the contract period. The award includes a large group of suppliers, including Burn Brae Care, Eleanor Nursing & Social Care, Homecare Plus Limited, My Homecare, Ascot Care, Helping Hands, Leonard Cheshire Disability, Northumbria Healthcare Trust and many other providers. The published value was later increased to £340,000,000 because the original provision did not account fully for inflation and actual and forecast spending were higher than previously reflected.

This procurement demonstrates substantial and sustained demand from Northumberland County Council for home care delivered across a broad county-wide service model. The awarded supplier base includes many small and medium-sized care providers alongside larger organisations, charities, hospices and an NHS trust. Credible competitors would therefore need established domiciliary care operations, the workforce and management capacity to support adults with care and support needs, and the ability to deliver reliably in one or more local geographical areas. Providers with strong local coverage may be well placed for individual areas, while larger operators may suit wider delivery. Experience working within structured council-funded care arrangements and the capacity to participate in a multi-provider purchasing system would be commercially relevant when this requirement next reaches the market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NCC004 Home Care Flexible Purchasing System

Notice Description

Lot Information

Lot 1

This Flexible Purchasing System established a framework for the provision of home care services for adults with care and support needs. The procurement was undertaken under the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The contract established a three tier model for the provision of services, split into ten geographical regions within Northumberland.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f969
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086987-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, 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
Not specified
Contracts Value
£340,000,000 £100M-£1B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Sep 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Northumberland County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MORPETH
Postcode
NE61 2EF
Postcode Area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC42 Northumberland
Delivery Location
TLC21 Northumberland
Local Authority
Northumberland
Electoral Ward
Morpeth Kirkhill
Westminster Constituency
North Northumberland

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
30
Supplier Names

Burn Brae Care Limited

Eleanor Nursing and Social Care

Home Care Plus

My Homecare

ascot care

Helping Hands

L S Care Limited

Leonard Cheshire Disability

Age UK

Aspire Health and Care

Care Visions

Careline

Copper Beach

Everlasting Care

G&P Healthcare Ltd

safehands homecare

Affinity Care and Support Services Ltd

Axis Care Group Ltd

Bluebird Care

Boomerang Healthcare Limited

CEL Homecare Limited

EDE CARE LTD

Issac

John Jasper Care

MAGNUS CARE LTD

Odara Care Limited

ppl care services ltd

Routes Healthcare (North) Ltd

TC CARE GLOBAL LTD

You Us Ltd

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