Market Engagement Event for Home-Based Support and Reablement Services
Description: 1. Introduction The London Borough of Waltham Forest ("the Council") is undertaking this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise to inform the future commissioning of Home-Based Support and Reablement Services. The purpose of this engagement is to: * Seek provider and stakeholder feedback * Inform the future service model and procurement approach * Understand market capacity, capability, and innovation * Support delivery of high-quality, sustainable, and outcome-focused services 2. Background and Context The Council currently commissions Home-Based Support through a framework arrangement with multiple providers, delivering approximately 1,000-1,100 care packages annually. Home-based care and support is critical to: * Enabling residents to live independently at home * Supporting hospital discharge and system flow * Preventing or delaying the need for long-term residential care * Meeting statutory duties under the (read more...)
Summary: The London Borough of Waltham Forest is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process to commission Home-Based Support and Reablement Services, aimed at enhancing the capacity and sustainability of these services via a preliminary market engagement. A market engagement event is scheduled to be hosted virtually on Microsoft Teams on 10th July 2026, from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. Interested parties have until 10:00 am on the same day to register. The buying organisation is a sub-central government entity located at Waltham Forest Town Hall, Walthamstow, United Kingdom, with an industry focus on health and social work services. This procurement initiative involves a value of £48 million (net) and operates within a framework agreement set to commence on 1st August 2027 and conclude by 31st July 2031.