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Published 21 May 2025, 16:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Homecare Services

Official notice

Authority: Westmorland and Furness Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline value£46,500,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Jul 2026from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2030 · starts 1 Apr 2027
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Westmorland and Furness are publishing this notice to advise of their intended future procurement and requirements for the provision of Homecare. The service also known as Domiciliary Care will involve the delivery of person-centred care within the home.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Westmorland and Furness are publishing this notice to advise of their intended future procurement and requirements for the provision of Homecare. The service also known as Domiciliary Care will involve the delivery of person-centred care within the home. This will include the delivery of practical, personal, social and emotional support which will allow Service Users to lead a full qualitative life. The provision will be for adults (18 years or over) and will include support with personal care, nutrition, hydration & medication, and access to information on health-related matters.

CPV: Welfare services for disabled people · Welfare services for the elderly

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
3 yrs from 1 Apr 2027

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 3 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs)
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

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
  • “Provision of Homecare Services” 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
Open 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
21 May 2025, 16:44 BST
Last source update
21 May 2025, 16:44 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-024282
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Welfare services for disabled peopleWelfare services for the elderly
Delivery area
North West (UKD12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051bf3 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

21 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2027 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    21 May 2025, 16:44 BST
  2. Tender notice expected126 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Today
    5 Nov 2026
  4. Contract startsin 146 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    21 May 2025, 16:44 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

Westmorland and Furness Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYYD-1758-YNVR South Lakeland House, Kendal, North West, LA9 4DQContact 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