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title: "Outsourced Care Act and Occupational Therapy Assessements"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-069f64"
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buyer: "HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# Outsourced Care Act and Occupational Therapy Assessements

Buyer: HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-069f64

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## Summary

Hampshire County Council has successfully completed the procurement process for outsourcing Care Act and Occupational Therapy Assessments, awarding the contract to CENTRAL SOUTH SERVICES LTD. This initiative falls under the health and social work services category, which aims to deliver 300 occupational therapy assessments and 200 Care Act Assessments and/or Care Act Reviews by specified deadlines. The procurement utilised an open competition method and follows a light-touch regime, with key deadlines for assessment completion set at 31st December 2026 for Care Act Assessments and 31st March 2027 for Occupational Therapy Assessments. Located in Winchester, this public authority has employed a below-threshold procedural strategy to cater to the local social care needs, with the possibility of extending the contract for additional work up to a total of 200 assessments.

This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare and social work services, particularly those equipped to handle occupational and care assessments. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with experience in managing assessments and support planning services under the Care Act will find this contract an ideal prospect for business growth, given its focus on reducing assessment backlogs and promoting wellbeing. Furthermore, the competition being open and below threshold increases accessibility, offering a level playing field for qualified providers to contribute towards meaningful community support initiatives within Hampshire.

## Notice

Hampshire County Council is seeking to appoint a qualified provider to deliver 300 occupational therapy (OT) assessments and 200 Care Act Assessments and/or Care Act Reviews the purpose of the service is to: - Reduce assessment backlog/waiting lists - Support timely decision-making for care planning - Promote independence, safety, and wellbeing - Enable access to appropriate equipment, adaptations, or services The scope of the service will be to: -Provide Care Act assessment and support planning services to a predefined number of service users as set out in chapter 6 of the Care Act Guidance -Provide Care Act reviews of support plans to a predefined number of service users as set out in chapter 13 of the Care Act Guidance -Provide Mental Capacity Act (MCA) assessments where required as part of the complete piece of work - Provide Carers Assessments where required as part of as part of the complete piece of work - Support with Continuing Health Care (CHC) Decision Support Tool processes where required as part of the above work with different social care needs - frailty, learning disabilities, physical disabilities, mental health - as required under the duration of the contract - Provide Occupational Therapy Assessments to a predefined number of service users and include: Initial OT assessments Functional assessments Moving and handling assessments including single handed care Equipment and minor adaptations assessments Complete identified actions The supplier will be expected to complete all Care Act Assessments by the 31st December 2026 and Occupational Therapy Assessments by the 31st March 2027 The extension period is to allow for any additional work the Council may commission up to a total of 200 assessments. This is not guaranteed.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: The Council has the option to purchase up to an additional 200 assessments at the tendered price

Renewal: One extension period of 3 months may be permitted if the 500 assessments have not been completed by the advertised contract end date.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063272-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Jul 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Jun 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 30 Jul 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £350,000 |
| Lots value | £350,000 |
| Awards value | £350,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | WINCHESTER |
| Post town | Southampton |
| Postcode | SO23 8UJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ36 Central Hampshire |
| Local authority | Winchester |
| Electoral ward | St Michael |
| Westminster constituency | Winchester |
| Delivery location | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CENTRAL SOUTH SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 6 Jul 2026 at 14:20 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063272-2026
- 21 May 2026 at 13:41 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047175-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063272-2026
  6th July 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047175-2026
  21st May 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://in-tendorganiser.co.uk/hampshire/aspx/ITLogin.aspx
  Tender documents can be accessed via Hampshire County Council's e-tendering platform.

## Notice URLs

- https://central-south.com
- https://www.hants.gov.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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