Official UK procurement notice
Adult Social Care Enablement Pathway Framework
Authority: West Northamptonshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAdult Social Care Enablement Pathway Framework for people aged 18+ who have eligible needs under the Care Act 2014
CPV: Health and social work services · Social work and related services · Social work services · Social work services with accommodation
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How this buyer will score bids.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “Adult Social Care Enablement Pathway Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How West Northamptonshire Council buys Social work and related services (CPV 8530), and who usually turns up
West Northamptonshire Council’s published record next to the market for the same work. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Social work and related services (CPV 8530) →
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Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered outside the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
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Half of these awards have an award date within 75 days of the bid deadline.
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
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2–30% / 67%
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7+100% / 33%
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Lot #1CPV 85Published estimate£50m
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1 bid1%
2–311%
4–624%
7+64%
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Where the award price may land.
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A past supplier may not bid again.
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Jul 2026, 10:48 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Jul 2026, 10:48 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066627- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
15 Jul 2026 → 1 May 2027 · 4 dates- Planning notice published104 days ago15 Jul 2026, 10:48 BST
- Market engagement91 days ago28 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
West Northamptonshire Council Adult Social Care Strategic Commissioning wish to engage with the care and support provider market to gain feedback on the model for an Adult Social Care Enablement Pathway Framework for people aged 18+ who have eligible needs under the Care Act 2014. The framework will be focussed on supported accommodation environments which support people to move onto independent living.
Providers who have experience of delivering supported accommodation services to people who have adult social care eligible needs arising from autism, mental health, physical disability or a learning disability are encouraged to attend this meeting so we can gain your views on the model.
Two virtual sessions will be held via Microsoft teams. These virtual sessions will be held on Wednesday 29.07.26 15.00-16.00 and Friday 31.07.26 10am-11am. Should you wish to attend the meeting please contact [email protected] advising which session you would like to attend so the correct invitation with teams link enclosed can be sent out to you.
- Tender notice expected26 days ago1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 184 days1 May 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published15 Jul 2026, 10:48 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender