Official UK procurement notice
HH108-27-HB Adult Social Care Commissioning Flexible Framework
Authority: NHS Highland (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNHS Highland, acting as the Lead Agency for Integrated Health and Social Care for Adults on behalf of the Highland Health and Social Care Partnership (HHSCP), is reopening its established Flexible Framework Agreement for the provision of Adult Social Care Services across the Highland Council area.
This framework reopening will allow:
existing framework providers to apply for admission to additional service lots; and potential new providers to apply for admission to the flexible framework.
The services covered by the framework are:
Lot 1: Care at Home Services
Sub Lot 1A: Care at Home
Sub Lot 1B: Enhanced Responder Service
Sub Lot 1C: Specialist Overnight Service
Lot 2: Residential and Nursing Care Home Placements
Lot 3: Registered Day Care Services
Lot 4: Supported Living Services
Sub Lot 4A: Supported Living
Sub Lot 4B: Housing Support
Sub Lot 4C: Home-Based Respite
Sub Lot 4D: Waking Night Responder Service
New Contracts awarded under this existing flexible framework are expected to commence on 1 July 2027.
Admission to the flexible framework does not guarantee the award of any contract, nor any minimum volume or value of business to providers.
- How the procedure runs: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/part/2/chapter/3/crossheading/social-and-other-specific-services/made
CPV: Daycare services · Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services · Residential nursing care services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published valueLot #1Care at HomePublished value£140,000,000
Lot 1: Care at Home Services
Sub Lot 1A - Care at Home
Provision of personal care and support services to adults living in their own homes, enabling individuals to maintain independence, achieve agreed outcomes and remain safely within their local community.
Sub Lot 1B - Enhanced Responder Service
A rapid, responsive and flexible short-term service supporting adults living in the community and individuals requiring support following hospital discharge. The service aims to facilitate timely discharge, reduce delays within the health and social care system, improve patient flow and support people to remain safely in their own homes pending longer-term care arrangements.
Sub Lot 1C - Specialist Overnight Service
A specialist overnight care service providing planned and responsive night-time support. Services may include personal care, continence support, welfare checks, reassurance visits, sitting services and urgent response interventions. The service supports individuals and carers to remain safely at home and seeks to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions whilst facilitating discharge where overnight support is required.
Lot #2Residential and Nursing Care Home PlacementsPublished value£595,000,000
Lot 2 Residential and Nursing Care Home Placements
Provision of residential and nursing care home placements for adults who require accommodation and care within a regulated residential or nursing care setting. Providers must have access to and operate from appropriately registered care home premises capable of delivering residential care, nursing care, or both, in accordance with Care Inspectorate registration requirements.
Lot #3Registered Day CarePublished value£16,000,000
Lot 3 Registered Day Care
Provision of registered day care services delivering social, wellbeing, support and community-based opportunities for adults who require structured daytime support. Providers must have access to and operate from appropriately registered premises suitable for the delivery of day care services in accordance with Care Inspectorate registration requirements.
Lot #4Supported LivingPublished value£460,000,000
Lot 4: Supported Living Services
Sub Lot 4A - Supported Living
Provision of person-centred support enabling adults to live independently within their own tenancy or accommodation whilst achieving identified personal outcomes.
Sub Lot 4B - Housing Support
Provision of housing-related support to help individuals maintain accommodation, develop independent living skills and sustain successful tenancies.
Sub Lot 4C - Home Based Respite
Provision of respite support services delivered within an individual's home environment to provide planned relief and support to unpaid carers whilst maintaining continuity of care.
Sub Lot 4D - Waking Night Responder Service
A specialist overnight responder service delivering planned and responsive waking night support to individuals living within community and supported living environments. The service provides overnight monitoring, welfare checks, personal support, emergency response and reassurance to enable individuals to remain safely in their own accommodation and reduce the risk of crisis interventions.
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Applications will be assessed using the SPD. Applicants meeting the selection criteria and minimum requirements will be admitted to the relevant lot(s). The Flexible Framework will run for 10 years, with new providers able to join and existing providers able to apply for additional lots at reopening points. Individual call-offs may be for shorter periods and subject to review/extension. No guarantee is given as to the volume or value of services awarded.
- Shortlisting
- Participation is open to existing providers seeking admission to additional lots, and new providers seeking admission to the flexible framework. Applicants must meet the minimum selection criteria and requirements set out in the procurement documents for their chosen Lot(s). Admission to the flexible framework does not guarantee the award of any contract or any minimum volume or value of business.
- “HH108-27-HB Adult Social Care Commissioning Flexible Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How NHS Highland buys Health and social work services (CPV 85), and who usually turns up
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Half of these awards were announced within 74 days of the bid deadline.
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1 bid20% / 10%
2–340% / 22%
4–640% / 17%
7+0% / 51%
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Lot #1Care at HomeCPV 85000000Published estimate£140m
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1 bid7%
2–327%
4–68%
7+57%
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| HC-ONE LIMITEDEarlier contract | HH108-23-TW07 Adult Social Care Commissioning 2023-24notice published Mar 2024 | HH108-23-TW07 Care Homes and Residential Respite 2023-24 | £49m | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Fairburn House LtdEarlier contract | HH108-23-TW07 Adult Social Care Commissioning 2023-24notice published Mar 2024 | HH108-23-TW07 Care Homes and Residential Respite 2023-24 | £49m | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Gate Healthcare LtdEarlier contract | HH108-23-TW07 Adult Social Care Commissioning 2023-24notice published Mar 2024 | HH108-23-TW07 Care Homes and Residential Respite 2023-24 | £49m | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Parklands LtdEarlier contract | HH108-23-TW07 Adult Social Care Commissioning 2023-24notice published Mar 2024 | HH108-23-TW07 Care Homes and Residential Respite 2023-24 | £49m | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Abbeyfield Kirkcaldy Society LimitedEarlier contract | HH108-23-TW07 Adult Social Care Commissioning 2023-24notice published Mar 2024 | HH108-23-TW07 Care Homes and Residential Respite 2023-24 | £49m | Matched as the earlier contract |
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £40m40 awards in 36m · last this month | 10 live · £22m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=8 | |
| £12m17 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 3 live · £1.7m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 3% below n=7 | |
| £5.8m12 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 2 live · £1.7m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 8% below n=5 | |
Hales Group LtdLarge | £75m22 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 13 live · £352m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 5% below n=9 |
| £1.8m13 awards in 36m · last this month | None on file | at estimate n=5 |
Lot #2Residential and Nursing Care Home PlacementsCPV 85000000Published estimate£595m
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1 bid9%
2–326%
4–69%
7+56%
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| HC-ONE LIMITEDEarlier contract | HH108-23-TW07 Adult Social Care Commissioning 2023-24notice published Mar 2024 | HH108-23-TW07 Care Homes and Residential Respite 2023-24 | £49m | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Fairburn House LtdEarlier contract | HH108-23-TW07 Adult Social Care Commissioning 2023-24notice published Mar 2024 | HH108-23-TW07 Care Homes and Residential Respite 2023-24 | £49m | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Gate Healthcare LtdEarlier contract | HH108-23-TW07 Adult Social Care Commissioning 2023-24notice published Mar 2024 | HH108-23-TW07 Care Homes and Residential Respite 2023-24 | £49m | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Parklands LtdEarlier contract | HH108-23-TW07 Adult Social Care Commissioning 2023-24notice published Mar 2024 | HH108-23-TW07 Care Homes and Residential Respite 2023-24 | £49m | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Abbeyfield Kirkcaldy Society LimitedEarlier contract | HH108-23-TW07 Adult Social Care Commissioning 2023-24notice published Mar 2024 | HH108-23-TW07 Care Homes and Residential Respite 2023-24 | £49m | Matched as the earlier contract |
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £1.8m13 awards in 36m · last this month | None on file | at estimate n=5 | |
| £1.6m2 awards in 36m · last 30 months ago | None on file | 11% above n=2 | |
| — | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| — | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| — | None on file | no comparable pairs |
Lot #3Registered Day CareCPV 85000000Published estimate£16m
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1 bid11%
2–344%
4–610%
7+35%
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| HC-ONE LIMITEDEarlier contract | HH108-23-TW07 Adult Social Care Commissioning 2023-24notice published Mar 2024 | HH108-23-TW07 Care Homes and Residential Respite 2023-24 | £49m | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Fairburn House LtdEarlier contract | HH108-23-TW07 Adult Social Care Commissioning 2023-24notice published Mar 2024 | HH108-23-TW07 Care Homes and Residential Respite 2023-24 | £49m | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Gate Healthcare LtdEarlier contract | HH108-23-TW07 Adult Social Care Commissioning 2023-24notice published Mar 2024 | HH108-23-TW07 Care Homes and Residential Respite 2023-24 | £49m | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Parklands LtdEarlier contract | HH108-23-TW07 Adult Social Care Commissioning 2023-24notice published Mar 2024 | HH108-23-TW07 Care Homes and Residential Respite 2023-24 | £49m | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Abbeyfield Kirkcaldy Society LimitedEarlier contract | HH108-23-TW07 Adult Social Care Commissioning 2023-24notice published Mar 2024 | HH108-23-TW07 Care Homes and Residential Respite 2023-24 | £49m | Matched as the earlier contract |
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| 1 awards in 36m · last 35 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 35 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 35 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 35 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 35 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
Lot #4Supported LivingCPV 85000000Published estimate£460m
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1 bid6%
2–322%
4–67%
7+65%
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| HC-ONE LIMITEDEarlier contract | HH108-23-TW07 Adult Social Care Commissioning 2023-24notice published Mar 2024 | HH108-23-TW07 Care Homes and Residential Respite 2023-24 | £49m | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Fairburn House LtdEarlier contract | HH108-23-TW07 Adult Social Care Commissioning 2023-24notice published Mar 2024 | HH108-23-TW07 Care Homes and Residential Respite 2023-24 | £49m | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Gate Healthcare LtdEarlier contract | HH108-23-TW07 Adult Social Care Commissioning 2023-24notice published Mar 2024 | HH108-23-TW07 Care Homes and Residential Respite 2023-24 | £49m | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Parklands LtdEarlier contract | HH108-23-TW07 Adult Social Care Commissioning 2023-24notice published Mar 2024 | HH108-23-TW07 Care Homes and Residential Respite 2023-24 | £49m | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Abbeyfield Kirkcaldy Society LimitedEarlier contract | HH108-23-TW07 Adult Social Care Commissioning 2023-24notice published Mar 2024 | HH108-23-TW07 Care Homes and Residential Respite 2023-24 | £49m | Matched as the earlier contract |
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £87m25 awards in 36m · last this month | 1 live · £150k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=7 | |
Barnardo'sLarge | £167m83 awards in 36m · last this month | 31 live · £87m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=38 |
| £16m11 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 2 live · £383k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=6 | |
VOYAGE 1 LIMITEDLarge | £7.6m13 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 3 live · £2.1m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=3 |
| £15m5 awards in 36m · last 10 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
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.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
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53% title match.
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The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (53% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
HH108-23-TW07 Adult Social Care Commissioning 2023-24, winner not published; no contract end date published.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Procedure involving negotiations
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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
- 23 Dec 2024, 13:40 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Oct 2026, 09:59 BST
- Authority reference
14824- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-093151- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04cca5Find a Tender
- How it runs
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: All awarded contracts are subject to acceptance of the attached NHSH Sample Contract and Specification. Lot 1: Care at Home Services 1A Care at Home, 1B Enhanced Responder Service, 1C Specialist Overnight Service Lot 2: Residential and Nursing Care Home Placements Lot 3: Registered Day Care Services Lot 4: Supported Living Services 4A Supported Living, 4B Housing Support, 4C Home-Based Respite, 4D Waking Night Responder Service Following evaluation of the SPD, applicants meeting the required criteria will be admitted to the relevant lot(s)/sub-lot(s). Providers will be tiered according to Care Inspectorate registration, operational readiness and Highland experience: Tier 1: Registered providers operating in Highland. Tier 2: Registered providers not operating in Highland. Tier 3: Organisations not registered to deliver the relevant service in Highland. Existing providers applying for additional lots, or invited to renew their SPD, may also be assessed. Due diligence, induction, commissioning limits, oversight and monitoring may vary by lot and tier. Admission to the Flexible Framework does not guarantee referrals or commissioned activity. NHS Highland may apply risk-based commissioning limits and enhanced oversight during induction and assessment.NHS Highland reserves the right to request updated SPD information and supporting evidence where circumstances materially change.Providers must confirm compliance with Safer Staffing requirements, Fair Work First principles and payment of the Real Living Wage for Scotland, and maintain compliance throughout the contract term. Applicants should allow sufficient time for SPD submission. Late submissions may not be accepted. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=842653. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Bidders must register on NHS Scotland’s Community Benefits Gateway (CBG). The Community Benefit Gateway (CBG) is a free and easy to use online service that connects NHS Scotland suppliers with third sector community organisations within Scotland. It supports community initiatives such as: - Work placement opportunities - Volunteering projects - The provision of professional advice - Assistance with building/maintaining/improving community facilities - Environmental initiatives - Improving and promoting biodiversity - Lifelong learning projects (this list is not exhaustive) In collaboration with Public Health Scotland, the CBG helps improve the economic, social and environmental wellbeing of local areas and assists in the reduction of health inequalities across Scotland. CBGs purpose is to establish a positive relationship between appropriate suppliers and third sector community organisations through the fulfilment of community needs. For further information please visit https://www.nss.nhs.scot/procurement-and-logistics/governance-and-sustainability-services/access-our-community-benefit-gateway/ (SC Ref:842653) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=842653
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via Public Contracts Scotland- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Appointment period ends
- 31 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
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- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- document
Timeline
2 Oct 2026 → 31 Dec 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published20 days ago2 Oct 2026, 09:59 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsin 70 days · period end, not a bid countdown31 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Oct 2026- Published value updated to £2,421,000,0002 Oct 2026, 09:59 BSTwas £112,000,000
- Deadline moved to 31 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT2 Oct 2026, 09:59 BST+640 days · was 31 Mar 2025, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Inverness Justice CentreReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice; the tender pack is on the portal.