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Care and Support at Home Closed Framework

services
Competitive flexible procedure
Social work and related services
North West (UKD72)
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Official notice
Published value
£347,672,000
Submission deadline 8 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published2
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Liverpool City Council: "Care and Support at Home Closed Framework". Published status: active. Published value: £347,672,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.
Contracting AuthorityLiverpool City CouncilScope & CategoriesSERVICES (2 lots)Submission Window
1d 5h left
8 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission Gateway
Proactis / ProContract
procontract.due-north.com
Legal Basis & Regime2023/54 · Competitive flexible procedure · Above thresholdEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£347,672,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Liverpool City Council
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Liverpool City Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
8.1Bids / Report
21.1% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
Liverpool YMCATop vendor: 27.9% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 86 active published awards; 19 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
Liverpool YMCA3 wins£1,000,000
CITY OF LIVERPOOL YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (INC.)1 win£626,348
WILKS FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY LTD1 win£396,562
KOMPAN LIMITED3 wins£389,370
Triviso Ice Cream3 wins£215,251
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityLiverpool City Council
Procedure methodCompetitive flexible procedure
Procurement categoryservices
Statusactive
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdYes
Legal basisUKPGA · 2023/54
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadline28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Electronic submissionallowed
Submission languagesen
Published4 Aug 2026, 16:35 BST
Last source update4 Aug 2026, 16:35 BST
Recurring procurementYes
ClassificationSocial work and related services
Delivery area
North West (UKD72)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06dbb1
How to participate
Open submission portal
Submission methodNot published
Electronic submissionallowed
Clarification deadline28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission languagesen
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
E-Sourcing Portal
Proactis / ProContract
Open portal
Submission instructions
https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?p=e0cc5631-4690-e511-80fb-000c29c9ba21&v=1 The Contracting Authority uses ProContract as it's Procurement Portal, access to the procurement documents can be gained via the link above and searching for the reference DN764781.
What is being bought
The Council intends to establish a closed framework for the provision of care and support services at home across 12 neighbourhoods within the Liverpool region. The Council currently supports 2,700 residents across the region, commissioning c35,000 hours per week.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £347,672,000
    4 Aug 2026, 16:35 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    4 Aug 2026, 16:35 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    4 Aug 2026, 16:35 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to 8 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
    4 Aug 2026, 16:35 BST
  5. Buyer information updated
    4 Aug 2026, 16:35 BST
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Lead Provider
    active
    Options
    Renewal
    Published value£243,370,400
    Bidders appointed to the framework as a Lot 1 provider will be the primary contact for the Authority for the allocation of care packages within their assigned neighbourhoods. Lead Providers will be allocated up to 3 neighbours. Full details are provided in the tender documents.
    Contract period15 Mar 2027, 00:00 GMT — 14 Mar 2032, 23:59 GMT
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalUtilisation of the framework will be monitored and may result in an increase or decrease of care packages, or the requirement for additional services. The contract values stated in this notice are based on the Authority's current anticipated volume of care packages. This may vary throughout the term as this is a demand lead service which the Authority will need to respond to. The split of volumes across each Lot may vary and be dependant on the ability of Lot 1 providers being able to meet the demand within the neighbourhoods they are allocated. The volumes and values attributed to either Lot are not fixed or guaranteed. · The option to extend is for up to 36 months in any number of configurations. Extensions will be used at the sole discretion of the contracting authority. The framework and contracts will be managed, and performance monitored, throughout the term which will support any option to extend. Ongoing requirements and service scope will also be considered.
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Secondary Providers
    active
    Options
    Renewal
    Published value£104,301,600
    Secondary Providers will be appointed to the framework and may be requested to provide care packages which the Lot 1 Lead Providers are unable to fulfil. Full details are provided in the tender documents.
    Contract period15 Mar 2027, 00:00 GMT — 14 Mar 2032, 23:59 GMT
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalUtilisation of the framework will be monitored and may result in an increase or decrease of care packages, or the requirement for additional services. The contract values stated in this notice are based on the Authority's current anticipated volume of care packages. This may vary throughout the term as this is a demand lead service which the Authority will need to respond to. The split of volumes across each Lot may vary and be dependant on the ability of Lot 1 providers being able to meet the demand within the neighbourhoods they are allocated. The volumes and values attributed to either Lot are not fixed or guaranteed. · The option to extend is for up to 36 months in any number of configurations. Extensions will be used at the sole discretion of the contracting authority. The framework and contracts will be managed, and performance monitored, throughout the term which will support any option to extend. Ongoing requirements and service scope will also be considered.
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    4 Aug 2026, 16:35 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    8 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Liverpool City Council

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PRVY-7813-WLPG
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Documents (2)
Official links; attachments are not copied
Related procedures (0)
No data
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleA market engagement notice has been published but we are unable to link it to this tender notice. The notice can be viewed at the following link. https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007344-2025 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04e83f
Procedure rationaleNot published