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Published 22 May 2025, 12:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Homecare Services in Salford

Official notice

Authority: NORTHERN CARE ALLIANCE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NHS & healthcare)·On behalf of: Salford City Council

Framework agreementServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Oct 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 5 yrsends 30 Jun 2031 · up to 30 Jun 2034 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Salford partners expect to establish a revised framework for homecare services which - subject to consultation and further planning - will incorporate reablement/enablement, hospital discharge, night-time support, delegated healthcare tasks and trusted assessor/reviewer function.

We anticipate appointing to a multi-provider framework with lead providers operating within designated geographic areas of Salford, with alternative providers available within each area to support resilience and choice.

Development work has commenced, but it will be necessary to directly award contracts to incumbent providers (currently expiring 30/06/2025) to ensure continuity of services while the framework is established. These 'interim' contracts will replicate current arrangements insofar as they will hold no guarantee of business, only affording the incumbent providers first refusal of referrals within their designated geographic area. Relevant transparency notices will be published once an appropriate timescale for this project, and duration of supporting interim contracts, has been determined and will be linked to this pipeline notice.

CPV: Health and social work services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
5 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 1 Jul 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 5 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 30 Jun 2034 with extensions
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

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
What this means for your bid
  • “Homecare Services in Salford” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
22 May 2025, 12:38 BST
Last source update
22 May 2025, 12:38 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-024743
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051d6e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

22 May 2025 → 1 Jul 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    22 May 2025, 12:38 BST
  2. Tender notice expected391 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts119 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    22 May 2025, 12:38 BST
    UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NORTHERN CARE ALLIANCE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-NHS: RM3 · GB-PPON: PMHJ-8663-WHQL Stott Lane, Salford, North West, M6 8HDContact email

Other public bodies

  • Salford City CouncilProcuring entityCommissioner and evaluatorGB-PPON: PRCJ-7674-MRWM Manchester, North WestContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender