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Published 28 Mar 2025, 17:32 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Care at Home - Adults and Children in North Lincolnshire (Part 1 - Lots 1 and 2)

Official notice

Authority: North Lincolnshire Council (Local council)

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitableAccelerated
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
+6 moreEast Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Framework ceiling (notional)£174,000,000initial estimate £180,000,000 · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 6 May 2025awarded 28 Jul 2025
Award (standstill) to AMPHION HOME CARE SERVICES LIMITED +4 more6 awards
Framework period 6 yrsends 21 Sept 2031 · up to 21 Sept 2035 with extensions · starts 22 Sept 2025

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

A transformative framework to deliver care and support for adults and children with care and support needs across North Lincolnshire.

  • No preliminary market engagement: PCR2015 PMC conducted in 2023

CPV: Health and social work services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Closed framework
Call-offs
call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
Bids received
9 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 5 suppliers appointed
Framework period
6 yrs · up to 10 yrs from 22 Sept 2025
Published description of the framework

Pricing is set in the specification ITT Section B Lot 1 is tiered and Lot 2 is a block contract.

The Authority ordering Services under the Framework Agreement shall without re-opening competition :

(a) identify the relevant Lot which its Services requirements fall into; and

(b) send a Contract Request and Confirmation Form to the Framework Service Provider.

As identified in the Terms and Conditions for this contract.

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Geographical AreaAwardedRenewal 6 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£168,000,000

Lot 1 - The Service is for adults with care and support needs aged 18 and above who have met the assessment and eligibility criteria under the Care Act 2014 within North Lincolnshire, as determined by the Council's Social Care Teams.

The quantity is shown at ITT Section B Lot 1 Appendix 1 - Hours and People in each Geographical area.

Contract period: 22 Sept 2025 – 21 Sept 2031 (6 yrs) · up to 21 Sept 2035 with extensionsValue: £168,000,000 exc. VAT · £168,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: Yorkshire & HumberEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Period or periods of up to 48 months subject to contract performance.
85000000 Health and social work services
Lot #2Care at Night (Roving)AwardedRenewal 6 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£6,000,000

Lot 2 - The Service is for adults with care and support needs at night aged 18 and above who have met the assessment and eligibility criteria under the Care Act 2014 within North Lincolnshire, as determined by the Council's Social Care Teams.

The quantity is shown at ITT Section B Lot 2 Appendix 1 based on 600 hours per week.

Contract period: 22 Sept 2025 – 21 Sept 2031 (6 yrs) · up to 21 Sept 2035 with extensionsValue: £6,000,000 exc. VAT · £6,000,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Period or periods of up to 48 months subject to contract performance.
85000000 Health and social work services

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
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 90%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • “Care at Home - Adults and Children in North Lincolnshire (Part 1 -…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
28 Mar 2025, 17:32 GMT
Last source update
28 Jul 2025, 09:47 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 30 Jun 2025
Authority reference
97997
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-011880
Accelerated
Light touch contract
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
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-04fa59 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Appointment period ends
6 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
29 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp ↗

Timeline

28 Mar 2025 → 22 Sept 2025 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Mar 2025, 17:32 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by
    29 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    6 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    30 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent
    28 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published
    28 Jul 2025, 09:47 BST
  7. Standstill ends
    8 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  8. Contract starts396 days ago
    22 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Mar 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Mar 2025, 17:32 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    16 Apr 2025, 15:45 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value updated
    16 Apr 2025, 15:45 BST
  4. Contract award notice published
    28 Jul 2025, 09:47 BST
    UK6
  5. Status changed to complete
    28 Jul 2025, 09:47 BST
  6. Contract signature expected
    1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
Published amendments (1)

Following a review of the notice, an error was identified in terms of the value. Adjustments have been made to the values of Lot 1 and 2.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 56 awards · see the list ↓
Bids received 97 from SMEs · busiest of 2 lots
Named bidders 9published on the award notice

£33,600,000 inc. VAT is the framework's published maximum, restated by the publisher on 5 award rows. It is one ceiling, not 5 separate sums, and no share per lot is published; those rows read “ceiling above”.

Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Geographical Area5 awards
AMPHION HOME CARE SERVICES LIMITEDGeographical Area A22 Sept 2025 – 21 Sept 2031 · up to 21 Sept 2035Extensions: A further period or periods up to 48 monthsceiling above28 Jul 2025standstill to 8 Aug 2025Standstill
ANN TUPLIN CARE SERVICES LIMITEDGeographical Area B22 Sept 2025 – 21 Sept 2031 · up to 21 Sept 2035Extensions: A further period or periods up to 48 monthsceiling above28 Jul 2025standstill to 8 Aug 2025Standstill
Hales Group LtdGeographical Area C22 Sept 2025 – 21 Sept 2031 · up to 21 Sept 2035Extensions: A further period or periods up to 48 monthsceiling above28 Jul 2025standstill to 8 Aug 2025Standstill
GOODWIN HEALTHCARE SERVICES LTDGeographical Area D22 Sept 2025 – 21 Sept 2031 · up to 21 Sept 2035Extensions: Period or periods of up to 48 monthsceiling above28 Jul 2025standstill to 8 Aug 2025Standstill
AMBER CARE (LINCOLNSHIRE) LIMITEDGeographical Area E22 Sept 2025 – 21 Sept 2031 · up to 21 Sept 2035Extensions: Period or Periods of up to 48 monthsceiling above28 Jul 2025standstill to 8 Aug 2025Standstill
Lot 2 · Care at Night (Roving)1 award
AMPHION HOME CARE SERVICES LIMITEDRoving Nights22 Sept 2025 – 21 Sept 2031 · up to 21 Sept 2035Extensions: Period or Periods of up to 48 months£6,000,000 inc. VAT28 Jul 2025standstill to 8 Aug 2025Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Geographical Area9final-stage tenders · 16 at stage one70—
2 · Care at Night (Roving)4final-stage tenders · 11 at stage one20—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Lincolnshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDZY-9248-XLCG Church Square House, Scunthorpe, Yorkshire & Humber, DN15 6NLContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

9 commercial parties on the notice · 5 awarded
  • AMBER CARE (LINCOLNSHIRE) LIMITEDFramework contractorGB-COH: 08596756GB-PPON: PPZG-3979-VWDV Newland House The Point, Lincoln, East Midlands, LN6 3QNContact email
  • AMPHION HOME CARE SERVICES LIMITEDFramework contractorGB-COH: 03480829GB-PPON: PNXQ-1241-JJWR 163 Thorne Road, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire & Humber, DN2 5BHContact email
  • ANN TUPLIN CARE SERVICES LIMITEDFramework contractorGB-COH: 05057212GB-PPON: PLLQ-6568-GPBN 27 Wells Street, North Lincolnshire, Yorkshire & Humber, DN15 6HLContact email
  • CHESTNUT HOMECARE LIMITEDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 06793399GB-PPON: PGYC-1912-NDWY Suite 11, Queensway Business Centre, Dunlop Way, Scunthorpe, Yorkshire & Humber, DN16 3RN
  • Elite Care Solutions LTDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 07128156 13-15 Beechway, Ashby, Scunthorpe, Yorkshire & Humber, DN16 2HF
  • GOODWIN HEALTHCARE SERVICES LTDFramework contractorGB-COH: 08461130GB-PPON: PZLJ-6986-XBYQ Suite 8 Normanby Gateway, Scunthorpe, Yorkshire & Humber, DN15 9YGContact email
  • HALES GROUP LIMITEDFramework contractorGB-COH: 03756814GB-PPON: PYDT-3863-XXJM Unit 10, Flag Business Exchange, Peterborough, East of England, PE1 5TXContact email
  • Humberside Independent Care AssociationBidder / tendererGB-PPON: PHLH-8348-GHGR Anchor Court, Francis Street,, Hull, Yorkshire & Humber, HU2 8DT
  • PROVIDE CARE SOLUTIONS LIMITEDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 04331279GB-PPON: PQTJ-4888-HQGL 900 The Crescent Colchester Business Park, Colchester, East of England, CO4 9YQ

Official documents & specifications (8)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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