---
title: "Locality Home Care and Support Framework - change to reopening process"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03bd24"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2023-04-06"
---

# Locality Home Care and Support Framework - change to reopening process

Buyer: SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03bd24

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## Summary

The Suffolk County Council has issued a voluntary notice regarding changes to the reopening process for the Locality Home Care and Support Framework. This procurement falls under the health and social work services category. The process is currently in the planning stage, and the Council is evaluating market conditions to maintain a stable marketplace. The specific factors being considered include demand, provider responsiveness to new care needs, and market competition. The future notice date for this procurement is 4th April 2023, and the region specified is UKH14.

This tender by the Suffolk County Council offers opportunities for businesses in the health and social work services sector. Companies with experience in providing home care and support services are well-suited to compete. The Council aims to support existing providers and may reopen the Framework based on market demands. Businesses should be prepared to demonstrate their capacity to meet demand, respond timely to care needs, and contribute to a competitive and resilient marketplace.

## Notice

In response to prevailing market conditions the County Council has taken the decision not to reopen the Locality Home Care and Support Framework for 2023/24. This decision is in response to a significant reduction in the number of people waiting to receive care and support. In addition, the County Council recognises the need to maintain a responsive, robust and stable marketplace by supporting existing Locality Home Care Providers. The Council will regularly monitor and review the market to ensure it is able to respond to market changes. The County Council may reopen the Framework as and when required, and this may be at County Lot or Locality Lot level depending on the nature of the market demands.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Home Care and Support Framework reopening will be determined by the Council on the basis of market sustainability within each and all lots. Therefore Individual lots may now be re-opened separately. The specific factors that they will consider to assess market sustainability may include, but not limited to:* Demand, both short term through waiting lists or long-term through total hours purchased by the Council or NHS partners -The market needs to have enough capacity to respond to demand* Responsiveness of providers to new care -The market needs to respond to care needs in a timely way* The overall profile of the care market, including competition and provider failure risks -There should be sustainable competition that balances the opportunity for successful providers to grow and the need for customer choice and market resilience

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010092-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Apr 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 3 Apr 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | IPSWICH |
| Post town | Ipswich |
| Postcode | IP1 2BX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH6 Suffolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH62 Ipswich |
| Local authority | Ipswich |
| Electoral ward | Gipping |
| Westminster constituency | Ipswich |
| Delivery location | TLH14 Suffolk CC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 6 Apr 2023 at 09:27 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010092-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.suffolksourcing.uk

## Provenance

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