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Published 21 May 2025, 11:17 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Cancelled CN240420 / CN240148 - Care and Support at Home (Children)

Official notice

Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline value£75,300,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Oct 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 5 yrs 1 moends 31 Mar 2031 · starts 1 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cancelled and replaced by CN250238. CN240420 was initially created by Children's, before it was decided that we would be going out to procure this service jointly between Adults and Children.

Procurement of a Framework of Providers of Social Care support at home for adults and children and young people with a social care need within Kent.

CPV: Community health services · Social work services without accommodation

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
5 yrs 1 mo from 1 Mar 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 5 yrs 1 moSMEVCSE

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Cancelled CN240420 / CN240148 - Care and Support at Home (Children)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
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
21 May 2025, 11:17 BST
Last source update
11 Jun 2025, 13:37 BST
Authority reference
CN240420 / CN240148
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-031529
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Community health servicesSocial work services without accommodation
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051a27 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

21 May 2025 → 1 Mar 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    21 May 2025, 11:17 BST
  2. Latest notice published
    11 Jun 2025, 13:37 BST
  3. Tender notice expected392 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts242 days ago
    1 Mar 2026

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    21 May 2025, 11:17 BST
    UK1
  2. Pipeline notice published
    11 Jun 2025, 13:37 BST
    UK1
Published amendments (1)

Cancelled and replaced by CN250238. CN240420 was initially created by Children's, before it was decided that we would be going out to procure this service jointly between Adults and Children.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Kent County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLDL-8938-YGYW County Hall, Maidstone, South East, ME14 1XQContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender