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# Locality Home Care and Support Framework - change to reopening process

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/locality-home-care-and-support-framework-change-to-reopening-process-ocds-h6vhtk-03bd24). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** In response to prevailing market conditions the County Council has taken the decision not to reopen the Locality Home Care and Support Framework for 2023/24. This decision is in response to a significant reduction in the number of people waiting to receive care and support. In addition, the County Council recognises the need to maintain a responsive, robust and stable marketplace by supporting existing Locality Home Care Providers. The County Council may reopen the Framework as and when required, and this may be at County Lot or Locality Lot level depending on the nature of the market demands.

> **Administrative change notice:** this document announces a change to an existing contract or market; no new tender or admission is opened.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Suffolk County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/suffolk-county-council-ons-e10000029)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03bd24`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/locality-home-care-and-support-framework-change-to-reopening-process-ocds-h6vhtk-03bd24#tl-md)

## Description
In response to prevailing market conditions the County Council has taken the decision not to reopen the Locality Home Care and Support Framework for 2023/24. This decision is in response to a significant reduction in the number of  people waiting to receive care and support.  In addition, the County Council recognises the need to maintain a responsive, robust and stable marketplace by supporting existing Locality Home Care Providers. The Council will regularly monitor and review the market to ensure it is able to respond to market changes. The County Council may reopen the Framework as and when required, and this may be at County Lot or Locality Lot level depending on the nature of the market  demands.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** The Home Care and Support Framework reopening will be determined by the Council on the basis of market sustainability within each and all lots. Therefore Individual lots may now be re-opened separately. The specific factors that they will consider to...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F010092-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-04-06T09:27:39.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-08T00:01:27.613Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03bd24