--- title: "Care At Home Service" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06581f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06581f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06581f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06581f.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN" published: "2026-02-19" --- # Care At Home Service Buyer: BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06581f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06581f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06581f.json) ## Summary Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process for the Care At Home Service, aimed at providing statutory assessed care in the community to ensure individuals can live independently at home. A pre-market engagement event is scheduled for 3rd March 2026 at St Lukes Church, Blackburn, offering insights into supplier capabilities and innovations for services such as Neighbourhood Care, Crisis Response, and Complex Care, among others. The registration deadline to attend the event is noon on 2nd March 2026. The contract, valued at £80 million, falls within the social work services category without accommodation and is slated to commence on 1st October 2026, spanning up to 30th September 2029, with potential renewal options extending to 2031. This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialised in social work services and care provision. With sectors covering Adult and Children Services, Neighbourhood Care, and Crisis Response, businesses catering to these areas and possessing expertise in care and support can benefit significantly. Given the framework agreement technique, the procurement is suitable for SMEs and VCSEs, encouraging local and small-scale providers to participate and expand their service offerings. The upcoming engagement event offers a platform for these providers to better understand procurement requirements and contribute to developing services that are culturally sensitive and impactful on community wellbeing. ## Notice CARE AT HOME - PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT ADVERT Neighbourhood Care at Home Service (Lot 1) Crisis Response - Borough Wide (Lot 2) Planned Nights - Borough Wide (Lot 3) Adult Services - Approved framework Children Services - Approved Framework Complex Care at Home - Borough Wide Overview Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is looking to procure for Care at Home Service and is holding a pre-market engagement event. This event aims to develop a clearer understanding of the market and gather insight into supplier capabilities, innovations, and delivery models for the provision of Care at Home Services in Blackburn with Darwen. The session will also support providers in understanding procurement requirements and will help inform the development of value-driven service specifications. The engagement event will cover the following separate service areas: 1) Neighbourhood Care at Home Service (Lot 1) 2) Crisis Response - Borough Wide (Lot 2) 3) Planned Nights - Borough Wide (Lot 3) 4) Adult Services - Approved framework 5) Children Services - Approved Framework 6) Complex Care at Home - Borough Wide Background The intended aims of the proposed services would be to provide statutory assessed care and support to individuals in the community to enable them to continue to live independently in their own homes. The aims of the Service are to ensure people can: * Live as independently as possible in comfort in their own home, maintaining safety and unnecessary admission to longer term support, paying particular attention to ethnic and cultural issues. * Be supported with a range of practical and social tasks that maintain and improve their quality of life, dignity, wellbeing and sense of belonging as specified in their individual Support Plan. * Retain as high a level of self-care as possible and maintain/re-engage with local support Meeting Information The pre-market engagement event will be held in person on Tuesday 3 March 2026 from 9:30 am until 12:00 The event will take place at St Lukes Church Blackburn, BB2 1TA. If you would like to attend the event, please complete the relevant form to register yourself for the event - Care At Home Service - Fill in form Due to the anticipated demand of this event, the maximum number of attendees per provider will be restricted to 2 people. Each attendee who wishes to attend should register individually. Registration closes at 12:00 noon on Monday 2 March 2026. Form link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=4z_73MnpOkKh2hSKSzouYF72KMOht99IshGkiGvNMpNUN0cwN1c3NjhIMFVKMkdEV0wzRkhRUVYzTy4u ### Planning Information Meeting Information The pre-market engagement event will be held in person on Tuesday 3 March 2026 from 9:30 am until 12:00 The event will take place at St Lukes Church Blackburn, BB2 1TA. If you would like to attend the event, please complete the relevant form to register yourself for the event – Care At Home Service – Fill in form Due to the anticipated demand of this event, the maximum number of attendees per provider will be restricted to 2 people. Each attendee who wishes to attend should register individually. Registration closes at 12:00 noon on Monday 2 March 2026. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015225-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 19 Feb 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 15 May 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £80,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN | | Locality | BLACKBURN | | Post town | Blackburn | | Postcode | BB2 1DH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire | | ITL 3 | TLD41 Blackburn with Darwen | | Local authority | Blackburn with Darwen | | Electoral ward | Blackburn Central | | Westminster constituency | Blackburn | | Delivery location | TLD4 Lancashire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation ## Release History - 19 Feb 2026 at 13:22 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015225-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015225-2026 19th February 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/ - https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=4z_73MnpOkKh2hSKSzouYF72KMOht99IshGkiGvNMpNUN0cwN1c3NjhIMFVKMkdEV0wzRkhRUVYzTy4u - 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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