--- title: "North Northamptonshire Council - Residential and Nursing Care Homes Services Reopening (DPS)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04db98" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04db98" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04db98.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04db98.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL - RESIDENTIAL AND NURSING CARE HOMES SERVICES REOPENING (DPS)" published: "2025-02-14" --- # North Northamptonshire Council - Residential and Nursing Care Homes Services Reopening (DPS) Buyer: NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL - RESIDENTIAL AND NURSING CARE HOMES SERVICES REOPENING (DPS) Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04db98 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04db98) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04db98.json) ## Summary North Northamptonshire Council is seeking to reopen its tender for residential and nursing care homes services under a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), targeted at providing care for individuals aged predominantly 65 years and over, residing in North Northamptonshire. The procurement category falls under "Health and social work services," with services required to ensure regulated accommodation, quality care, and support. Key dates include an updated tender submission deadline of 25 February 2025. The contract, valued at GBP 23,568,000, will span an initial 48 months with an option to extend for an additional 12 months, starting from 1 August 2022. The procurement stage is currently active and involves electronic submissions via https://in-tendorganiser.co.uk/nnc/aspx. This tender provides a significant opportunity for businesses offering residential and nursing care services to grow by entering into a long-term contract with the North Northamptonshire Council. Ideal candidates are providers who can deliver high-quality and compliant care services. Additionally, businesses currently in contract or those interested in transitioning to the DPS arrangement will benefit from potential cost uplifts in care package rates according to new expectations. This opportunity is particularly well-suited for experienced care providers who can offer person-centred services that promote independent living among the elderly. ## Notice North Northamptonshire Council is reopening this tender for the provision of residential and/or nursing care for people aged predominantly 65 years and over. Individuals placed by the Council will be ordinarily resident within the North Northamptonshire and meet the admission criteria for people requiring residential, nursing or respite care. The Service will be required to provide regulated accommodation, care, support and meaningful activity to those people for whom it is not appropriate, either in the short or longer term, to live in their own homes. The Service will be delivered in a way that ensure Individuals are at the heart of service delivery by maximising their ability and opportunity to live as independently as possible through the provision of good quality care and compliance with regulatory care standards. ### Lot Information Lot 1 North Northamptonshire Council is reopening this tender for the provision of residential and/or nursing care for people aged predominantly 65 years and over. Individuals placed by the Council will be ordinarily resident within the North Northamptonshire and meet the admission criteria for people requiring residential, nursing or respite care. The Service will be required to provide regulated accommodation, care, support and meaningful activity to those people for whom it is not appropriate, either in the short or longer term, to live in their own homes. The Service will be delivered in a way that ensure Individuals are at the heart of service delivery by maximising their ability and opportunity to live as independently as possible through the provision of good quality care and compliance with regulatory care standards. For Providers who are currently in a contract or out of contract with NNC and agree to be appointed to the DPS, NNC will review and uplift their weekly care package cost in line with the new contracted expected to pay rate set out in the DPS. On appointment to the DPS, any existing agreements or arrangements covering the same scope as the DPS, will be extinguished and superseded by the DPS. The Council proposes to enter into one (1) Contract for an initial period of 48months with the preferred Potential Supplier, with an option to extend for 12months, making 60 months in total. Please note: This contract started on 1st August 2022. The light touch regime (LTR) applies to the Services under this DPS, as per Public Contracts Regulations 2015. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005126-2025 | | Notice type | Tender 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 | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Feb 2025 | | Submission deadline | 18 Feb 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £23,568,000 | | Lots value | £23,568,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL - RESIDENTIAL AND NURSING CARE HOMES SERVICES REOPENING (DPS) | | Locality | KETTERING | | Post town | Northampton | | Postcode | NN16 8TL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF25 North Northamptonshire | | Local authority | North Northamptonshire | | Electoral ward | Northall | | Westminster constituency | Kettering | | Delivery location | TLF25 North Northamptonshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 14 Feb 2025 at 12:39 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005126-2025 - 4 Feb 2025 at 16:22 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003710-2025 ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendorganiser.co.uk/nnc/aspx ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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