Official UK procurement notice
Residential and Nursing Care Services for Older People
Authority: North Northamptonshire Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF25)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Tender notice expected 1 May 2027from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 7 yrsstarts 1 Sept 2027
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe new arrangements will initially cover:
• Residential care for older people
• Nursing care for older people
• Respite care
• Discharge to Assess (D2A) provision
We are also working with the Integrated Care Board (ICB) to explore opportunities for greater integration within the new contractual arrangements. ICB involvement will be subject to completion and approval of the relevant internal governance processes.
CPV: Health and social work services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 7 yrs from 1 Sept 2027
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Planned
85000000 Health and social work 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
- 5 Oct 2026, 11:17 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Oct 2026, 11:17 BST
- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078089
How it was run
- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
4 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice publishedearlier today5 Oct 2026, 11:17 BST
- Market engagementin 38 days11 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
North Northamptonshire Council is pleased to invite care home providers to our first online market engagement event as we begin the recommissioning of our Residential and Nursing Care Services for Older People. This engagement event is an important opportunity for providers to hear about our more…
emerging plans for the recommissioning, understand the proposed direction of travel and provide feedback to help inform the development of the new service and contractual arrangements. The session will provide an overview of the proposed approach, including the scope of the new contract, anticipated commissioning intentions and procurement process. There will also be an opportunity for providers to ask questions and share their views. We would strongly encourage existing and prospective providers to attend and contribute to the development of the future residential and nursing care offer across North Northamptonshire. Further information regarding the procurement timetable and next steps will be shared as the recommissioning progresses. Online Market Engagement Event Date: Tuesday 20 October 2026 Format: Microsoft Teams Time: 11am – 12.30 pm Teams link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/355101186766338?p=ifHgaNPoFNYQ7c2Kbb - Tender notice expectedin 208 days1 May 2027, 00:59 BST
- Contract startsin 331 days1 Sept 2027, 01:00 BST
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- Preliminary market engagement notice published5 Oct 2026, 11:17 BSTUK2
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARDContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender