---
title: "Home Care Spot Purchasing"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f6aa"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "West Northamptonshire Council"
published: "2026-09-10"
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# Home Care Spot Purchasing

Buyer: West Northamptonshire Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f6aa

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## Summary

West Northamptonshire Council procured spot-purchased adult social care services for an individual with assessed care and support needs. The service is intended to provide tailored care, support, supervision and wellbeing outcomes through an individual support arrangement. Its purpose is to maintain or improve the person’s health, wellbeing, independence and quality of life, while providing continuity of care and timely delivery. This is a social care services requirement, classified under health and social work services. Delivery is in the West Northamptonshire area, serving the council’s adult social care responsibilities. The arrangement concerns one completed lot and is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. Providers with the ability to deliver personalised adult care and support in an individual placement context are relevant to this type of requirement.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 10 September 2026 to Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited. It used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, under the light-touch regime. The awarded value is £269,776 excluding VAT, or £323,731 including VAT. The contract period runs from 15 September 2026 to 10 July 2031. A signature was scheduled for 14 September 2026. The award covers a single lot for the required adult social care placement. The published outcome indicates that the provider was selected to secure continuity of care and timely delivery for the individual’s assessed needs. The procurement was not evaluated through a competitive tender or scored against published award criteria.

This outcome shows that West Northamptonshire Council buys personalised adult social care placements to meet specific assessed needs, rather than only commissioning broad, standardised care programmes. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need to provide safe, reliable care and support tailored to one person’s circumstances, with appropriate supervision and attention to wellbeing, independence and quality-of-life outcomes. Providers should be able to demonstrate continuity of care, timely mobilisation and the operational capacity to sustain an individual support arrangement over a multi-year period. Relevant organisations include established care-home and adult social care providers, as well as smaller providers able to deliver compliant, person-centred services within the council’s area. Understanding Care Act assessment-led commissioning and maintaining strong safeguarding and service-delivery arrangements would also be important.

## Notice

This contract relates to the spot purchasing of adult social care services to meet an identified individual's assessed care and support needs. The placement has been commissioned following assessment in accordance with the Care Act 2014 and is intended to deliver appropriate care, support, supervision and wellbeing outcomes tailored to the person's individual requirements. The contract has been awarded to a provider to ensure continuity of care and the timely delivery of services within an individual support arrangement. The arrangement is expected to contribute to maintaining or improving the individual's health, wellbeing, independence and quality of life outcomes.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085816-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 15 Sep 2026 - 10 Jul 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £269,776 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | West Northamptonshire Council |
| Locality | NORTHAMPTON |
| Postcode area | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN1 1ED |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF24 West Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | West Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Northampton North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Barchester Healthcare Homes Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 10 Sep 2026 at 11:55 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085816-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085816-2026
  10th September 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://barchester.com
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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