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Strategic Lead Provider Services - Reablement

Buyer: Hertfordshire County Council →

BuyerHertfordshire County Council
Statusplanned
DeadlineNot published
Value£41,525,575
Published2 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Reablement is a short-term, intensive, person-centred service designed to help people regain or develop the skills and confidence needed to live independently. It focuses on doing with people rather than for them, supporting recovery after illness, hospital discharge, or a period of increased need. The service is typically provided for up to six weeks and is non-chargeable, with a strong emphasis on: - Promoting independence and reducing long-term reliance on care - Supporting people to learn or relearn daily living skills - Delivering goal-based, outcomes-focused support with regular reviews - Working closely with health professionals to support recovery and rehabilitation - Planning early for exit from the service, either to independence or ongoing support where needed Where individuals are assessed as having ongoing needs, they are stepped down into the Council's Support at Home services. This contract will be split into 11 lots. The Lead Provider is responsible for delivering all Reablement care in that area. Providers on this service will be expected to use the Council's Reablement app to set goals and record progress.

Categories

Social work and related services 85300000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanned
Contract periodFrom 1 Apr 2027 to 31 Mar 2030

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Social work and related servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 85. The category anchor is Social work and related services (85300000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 8517,4181 median · 31.4 average (8,237 of 17,418 with a bid count)2 average (9,175 of 17,418 with named award suppliers)10 comparable price pairs
Same buyer32Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)3183.5 median · 16.1 average (8 of 318 with a bid count)3.9 average (8 of 318 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Indicative price outcome

£27,016,519 is the median lowest-valid-bid benchmark for the broad CPV market sample, against this procedure’s published value of £41,525,575.

This is a historical comparator, not a bid-price forecast or a guaranteed saving. It excludes records where the published values cannot be sensibly compared and does not adjust for lot structure, quality weighting, framework terms or scope.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimelightTouch
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-065a58
Latest release ID051777-2026
Latest release timestampTue Jun 02 2026 09:59:20 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanned
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdNo
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£41,525,575
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
2 Jun 2026planningUpdate051777-2026
22 May 2026planning047550-2026
23 Feb 2026planning016184-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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23 Feb 2026 · 016184-2026 · planning
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