Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 17 Sept 2026, 17:32 BST

Official UK procurement notice

North Yorkshire Adult Social Care - Live Well at Home Framework

Authority: The North Yorkshire Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Framework ceiling (notional) £0framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Tender notice expected 15 Feb 2027from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 3 yrsup to 7 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North Yorkshire Council (the Authority) is requesting information from suppliers to help determine the scope and feasibility of its requirement and to assist with drafting a future tender specification for Live Well at Home framework. The Authority is looking to set up an open framework for a total duration of 7 years (3 years with the option to extend for an additional 2 years and then an additional 2 years). There will be no limit to the number of suppliers that will be appointed to the framework. The framework will be split into 6 Lots covering the whole of the North Yorkshire Council boundary: • Lot 1 - The Towns • Lot 2 - The Dales • Lot 3 - The Moors • Lot 4 - The Coast • Lot 5 - Specialist Care (Countywide) • Lot 6 - Extra Care (Countywide) Providers will be able to apply to deliver services in up to two locality Lots (Lots 1-4). Providers can bid for Lot 5 and 6 in addition to the two locality Lots. As part of the application, providers will be asked to submit rates for the locality areas they are looking to operate in. Once the framework is established, the intention is to establish up to 10 provider alliances to cover Lots 1-4. Additional information is available within the publish Request for Information document. The value within the notice has been published as £0, as the service is demand based it is not yet known what the maximum framework value will be. A maximum contract value will be confirmed in the tender notice once published. The Request for Information can be found by searching for Quote/Tender 100113168 in the YORTender system. Guidance on searching for an opportunity is available at the following link: https://youtu.be/HpaCOac31S8.

CPV: Home-help services · Social work and related services · Social work services without accommodation

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
3 yrs · up to 7 yrs from 1 Nov 2027

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Nov 2027 — 31 Oct 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 7 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: Yorkshire & Humber
Extensions
Extension options published
85300000 Social work and related services85312000 Social work services without accommodation98513310 Home-help services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
17 Sept 2026, 17:32 BST
Last source update
17 Sept 2026, 17:32 BST
Authority reference
858-NYC-HA
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Home-help servicesSocial work and related servicesSocial work services without accommodation
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0774e3

How it was run

Appointment period ends

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published3 days ago
    17 Sept 2026, 17:32 BST
  2. Market engagementin 12 days
    1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTuk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_…
  3. Tender notice expectedin 149 days
    15 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Nov 2027, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

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

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    17 Sept 2026, 17:32 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The North Yorkshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNXY-8263-XCNL County Hall, Racecourse Lane,, Northallerton, Yorkshire & Humber, DL7 8AD +44 1609536901
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Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure