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title: "Children with Disabilities Home based Care"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-051b1a"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# Children with Disabilities Home based Care

Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051b1a

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## Summary

The public procurement process for a "Children with Disabilities Home Based Care" contract is in the planning stage, initiated by Essex County Council. This tender targets health and social work services, aiming to facilitate a diverse range of care packages for families of children with disabilities and special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) within their homes and communities. Essex County Council, based in Chelmsford, is soliciting feedback through market engagement; responses are requested by 16 January 2026. The planned contract period will commence from 1 July 2026 through to 30 June 2029. Businesses must be prepared to operate under the light-touch regime meeting the above-threshold criteria.

This procurement presents pivotal growth opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social work services, particularly those experienced in providing SEND home-based care. Organisations capable of developing tailored care packages and demonstrating innovation in service delivery stand to benefit. The tender encourages the establishment of strategic relationships and partnerships, aimed at ensuring high-quality service. Essex County Council's commitment to optimising tender specifications through direct engagement allows businesses to influence future contract parameters, creating a competitive edge for well-suited enterprises ready to adapt to dynamic healthcare landscapes.

## Notice

Home Based Care consists of a range of care packages, provided by carers, which are tailored to the specific needs of eligible families of SEND children and young people both in their homes and the community. The aim is to ensure that families of Children with Disabilities (CwD) and Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) who require more intensive or specialist care can access high quality support, and make our internal systems for finding this support more efficient.

### Planning Information

FEEDBACK REQUIRED FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES HOME BASED CARE CONTRACT PROPOSAL
Based on the feedback received from our previous market engagement we want to update you with our thoughts on how a new contract could work for Children with Disabilities Home Based Care. The responses we received were overwhelmingly in favour of a contractual arrangement. Based on the feedback received and our own assessment we are inviting your comments on this proposal via the below survey link.
The proposals in the survey may not be the final criteria for the contract. Please ensure you check any tender documents thoroughly to ensure you understand the service you are bidding for. 
Copy and paste the below link into a browser to access the survey to provide feedback.
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=TzK0qFwVFUKg8X7YzJqZLyeUqJDx_ShNkgPz84-dHCBURUJCVzU3TldKRzlXM1YySkJGN0c4M1VJQi4u 
Depending on the results of the survey there may be further engagement required, either online or in person.
This market engagement document has been formally released on 17 December 2025.
Participants are requested to submit any responses by close-of-business on 16 January 2026.
Responses are to be submitted via the online survey.
Please include contact details for those submitting a response to this engagement process. Should Essex County Council need to clarify any elements of your response, a representative of the project team will use this information for contact purposes.
Essex County Council may seek to engage directly with any/all participants in order to clarify information provided and to ensure any tender/contract specification is optimised in accordance with service provider input.
Participants should be aware that any information provided as part of this engagement process will be treated with confidentiality and will only be used to inform the final specification and to improve the subjectivity of any decision-making processes between the Council and its partners.
Although full support from market participants is appreciated, participants will not be bound by their responses and any information provided will not form part of any future procurement evaluation processes.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084047-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| 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 | 17 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 13 Oct 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2029 |
| 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 | ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | CHELMSFORD |
| Post town | Chelmsford |
| Postcode | CM1 1QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex |
| Local authority | Chelmsford |
| Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central |
| Westminster constituency | Chelmsford |
| Delivery location | TLH3 Essex |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 17 Dec 2025 at 16:43 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084047-2025
- 18 Jun 2025 at 12:20 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033276-2025
- 21 May 2025 at 13:39 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024015-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084047-2025
  17th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033276-2025
  18th June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024015-2025
  21st May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=TzK0qFwVFUKg8X7YzJqZLyeUqJDx_ShNkgPz84-dHCBURUJCVzU3TldKRzlXM1YySkJGN0c4M1VJQi4u
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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