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# HH108-27-HB Adult Social Care Commissioning Flexible Framework

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hh108-24-hb-adult-social-care-commissioning-flexible-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-04cca5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Highland: "HH108-27-HB Adult Social Care Commissioning Flexible Framework". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £2,421,000,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 31 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 71 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Highland](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-highland-GB-FTS-6642)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £2,421,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 December 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Procedure involving negotiations
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Daycare services, Health and social work services, Other community, social and personal services, Residential nursing care services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM6
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04cca5`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hh108-24-hb-adult-social-care-commissioning-flexible-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-04cca5#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hh108-24-hb-adult-social-care-commissioning-flexible-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-04cca5#participate

## Description
NHS 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.

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Care at Home
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £140,000,000
- **Description:** 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 co...

### Lot 2: Residential and Nursing Care Home Placements
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85144100
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £595,000,000
- **Description:** 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 opera...

### Lot 3: Registered Day Care
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85312100
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £16,000,000
- **Description:** 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 appropriatel...

### Lot 4: Supported Living
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £460,000,000
- **Description:** 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 Sup...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F093151-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-02T08:59:39.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T09:54:54.441Z
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