Official UK procurement notice
Home and Community Support services
Authority: London Borough of Barnet (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe London Borough of Barnet (the “Council”) invites tenderers to tender for the establishment of a multi-supplier framework agreement to deliver home and community support services in Barnet.
The Council is seeking providers who can deliver high-quality, outcomes-focused, strength-based, person-centred support to help people achieve maximum independence and wellbeing at home and in their communities.
The services delivered under the framework will be divided into three lots:
Lot 1. Adult Home and Community Support (Standard), Lot 2. Live‐in Care, and Lot 3. Support to Children.
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Access Code : GYWT3DYCCW
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CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services · Social work and related services · 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
- Framework period
- 6 yrs from 30 Nov 2026
Published description of the framework
Awarding a Contract in accordance with the terms laid down in the Framework Agreement without re-opening competition (direct award)
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Home and Community Support for Adults (Standard)Published value£25,000,000
High-quality, outcomes-focused, strength-based, person-centred support to help people achieve maximum independence and wellbeing at home and in their communities.
Lot #2Live-In Care and SupportPublished value£5,000,000
Live-in care requires a care worker to reside in the client's home.
Lot #3Support for ChildrenPublished value£6,000,000
Home and Community Support for Children aged 0-18.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Quality and Social Value: 30%
- Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Quality and Social Value: Quality
- Price
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Home and Community Support services” 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.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Closed
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Oct 2025, 19:06 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Apr 2026, 13:23 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
946173460- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-030366- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a767Find a Tender
- Risks
•Change in legislation which has financial implications for contract delivery
•Supplier becoming an “Excluded Supplier”
•Supplier going insolvent/into administration, etc.
•Supplier no longer meeting PSQ criteria
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 12 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 22 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
2 Oct 2025 → 30 Nov 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published389 days ago2 Oct 2025, 19:06 BST
- Market engagement360 days ago31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Barnet Council currently holds virtual and in-person Homecare Provider meetings on a quarterly basis to Providers on the current Barnet Home and Community Support approved provider list to discuss current and emerging issues (The engagement was carried out before this notice was published.)
- Market Questionnaire - We invite suppliers to complete a Questionnaire to provide feedback on procurement models and
service delivery approaches. Interested suppliers should request preliminary market
engagement (PME) questionnaire via email to [email protected] by 20 October 2025. Please ensure email subject states 'Home and Community PME Questionnaire'.
To participate in this Pre-Market Engagement, suppliers are required to register on Barnet's procurement portal
londonbarnet.delta-esourcing.com ↗
Registration on the Central Digital Platform is not required at this stage for market engagement; however, it will be
necessary afterwards to be able to review a tender or submit a bid.
- Tender notice published209 days ago1 Apr 2026, 13:23 BST
- Clarification questions by188 days ago22 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends168 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown12 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by21 days ago5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 33 days30 Nov 2026
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published2 Oct 2025, 19:06 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published1 Apr 2026, 13:23 BSTUK4
- Published value updated1 Apr 2026, 13:23 BST
- Status changed to active1 Apr 2026, 13:23 BST
- Procurement method changed1 Apr 2026, 13:23 BST
- Deadline published: 12 May 2026, 12:00 BST1 Apr 2026, 13:23 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender