--- title: "CARE AT HOME" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05eabe" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05eabe" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05eabe.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05eabe.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF BURY" published: "2026-05-07" --- # CARE AT HOME Buyer: METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF BURY Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05eabe [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05eabe) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05eabe.json) ## Summary The Metropolitan Borough of Bury is inviting tenders for the "Care at Home" service, aimed at providing personalised and proactive care within the individual's home and community. This procurement, currently at the tender stage, seeks to address the quality of life and wellbeing of individuals in accordance with assessed needs while promoting independence. The procurement falls under the Social Work Services category (CPV: 85312000) and involves a substantial contract value of £81,000,000 GBP. The procurement process is through a selective, competitive flexible procedure. Key dates include an expression of interest deadline set for 9th June 2026, with the award period concluding on 30th September 2026, and the contract scheduled to commence on 25th October 2026, based in the UKD37 region. This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses involved in social care services, particularly those specialising in home-based care solutions. With a requirement for multiple providers across different lots, SMEs focused on delivering high-quality, person-centred care, and interested in expanding their market presence within the UK, are well-suited to compete. The procurement allows for submissions for a single lot per supplier, providing flexibility and fair competition. Businesses capable of adapting to fluctuating demands, evolving user expectations, and integrating health and digital technologies, stand to gain long-term growth from participation in this comprehensive contracting opportunity. ## Notice Description of service The main aim of the Care at Home service is to provide proactive and personalised care within the individual's home and community. This means that the service supplier should work in a person-centred way and respond to a person's changing needs to preventing crisis situations from occurring. This will address the person's social-care related quality of life as well as their wider wellbeing in line with their assessed needs and individual outcomes. The key principles behind this service will be reducing, preventing, or delaying the need for further care and support, promoting the statutory principle of individual wellbeing and introducing positive behavioural change to encourage independence where possible. ### Lot Information LOT 1 NORTH The key principles behind this service will be reducing, preventing, or delaying the need for further care and support, promoting the statutory principle of individual wellbeing and introducing positive behavioural change to encourage independence where possible in the North. Renewal: 5 YEARS + 2X 12 MONTHS LOT 2 WEST The main principles behind this service will be reducing, preventing, or delaying the need for further care and support, promoting the statutory principle of individual wellbeing and introducing positive behavioural change to encourage independence where possible in the West. Renewal: 5 YEARS + 2X 12 MONTHS LOT 3 EAST The key principles behind this service will be reducing, preventing, or delaying the need for further care and support, promoting the statutory principle of individual wellbeing and introducing positive behavioural change to encourage independence where possible in the EAST. Renewal: 5 YEARS + 2X 12 MONTHS LOT 4 WHITEFIELD The key principles behind this service will be reducing, preventing, or delaying the need for further care and support, promoting the statutory principle of individual wellbeing and introducing positive behavioural change to encourage independence where possible in Whitefield. Renewal: 5 YEARS + 2X 12 MONTHS LOT 5 PRESTWICH The key principles behind this service will be reducing, preventing, or delaying the need for further care and support, promoting the statutory principle of individual wellbeing and introducing positive behavioural change to encourage independence where possible in Prestwich. Renewal: 5 YEARS + 2X 12 MONTHS LOT 6 BOROUGH WIDE ALL 5 ZONES The key principles behind this service will be reducing, preventing, or delaying the need for further care and support, promoting the statutory principle of individual wellbeing and introducing positive behavioural change to encourage independence where possible Borough Wide. Renewal: 5 YEARS + 2X 12 MONTHS ### Planning Information The event will take the form of a webinar held via MS Teams. Interested providers must follow the request to participate form accessed from the Procontract portal and return via that portal before 12pm on 5th December 2025. Participants will be sent a Teams invitation to the event which will take place on 9th December 2025 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042051-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 May 2026 | | Submission deadline | 29 May 2026 | | Future notice date | 3 May 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 24 Oct 2026 - 25 Oct 2031 | | Recurrence | 2032-05-01 | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £15,000,000 | | Lots value | £21,000,000 | | 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 | METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF BURY | | Locality | BURY | | Post town | Bolton | | Postcode | BL9 0SW | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD37 Greater Manchester North East | | Local authority | Bury | | Electoral ward | Bury East | | Westminster constituency | Bury North | | Delivery location | TLD36 Greater Manchester North West | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation ## Release History - 7 May 2026 at 14:06 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042051-2026 - 1 Apr 2026 at 08:01 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030092-2026 - 28 Nov 2025 at 09:17 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077931-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042051-2026 7th May 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030092-2026 1st April 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077931-2025 28th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://procontract.due-north.com/Home/About ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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