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Published 10 Feb 2025, 15:57 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Support at Home (Domiciliary Care) Services - North East Lincolnshire

Official notice

Authority: NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) (NHS & healthcare)

4 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 2 lots per supplier
Published estimate£58,074,170total for 4 lots
Submissions closed 19 Mar 2025awarded 19 May 2025
Awarded to Comfort Call Ltd +4 more

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (hereafter the Contracting Authority) is seeking to commission Support at Home (Domiciliary Care) Services - North East Lincolnshire through an Open procurement process.

This procurement seeks to ensure the delivery of four distinct service lots to meet the needs of adults requiring Support at Home (Domiciliary Care) across North East Lincolnshire (NEL).

The Contracting Authority wishes to establish three (3) Providers for Lot 1 consisting of three (3) Geographical Lead 'Locality Providers'; and one (1) Lead Provider per each of Lots 2-4 consisting of: one (1) Lead Provider for Enhanced Support at Home; one (1) Lead Provider for Carers Breaks; and one (1) Lead Provider for System Resilience.

  1. Geographical Areas (Lot 1 (a, b, and c))
  • Delivery of high-quality domiciliary care services to individuals living within their specified geographical area.
  • Implementation and development of the 'Teams not Times' model that improves responsiveness, flexibility and person-centred support.
  • Includes management of existing extra care housing (2 schemes) (where applicable) to support independent living.
  • Services must focus on maintaining independence, reducing risk, improving the quality of life, and maintaining people in their homes for longer.
  1. Enhanced Support at Home (Lot 2)
  • Provision of intensive support to individuals with complex care needs.
  • Includes promoting health resilience and avoiding unnecessary hospital admissions.
  1. Carers Breaks Provision (Lot 3)
  • Delivery of flexible respite care to support informal carers.
  • Must include planned and emergency breaks with tailored services to meet carers' and service users' needs.
  1. System Resilience Provision (Lot 4)
  • Support during peak times and emergencies.
  • Services include short-term interventions to stabilise individuals and facilitate timely discharges from acute settings.

CPV: Health and social work services

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · all with a published value (£58,074,170 together) · win at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Geographical AreasCancelledPublished value£45,980,000

Support at Home (Domiciliary Care) Services

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber · North East Lincolnshire
Extensions: Option to extend the term for a period of twenty-four (24) additional months in twelve (12) month increments beyond the initial contracted duration by agreement between the Contracting Authority and the Provider.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Enhanced Support at HomeCancelledPublished value£3,875,000
Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber · North East Lincolnshire
Extensions: Option to extend the term for a period of twenty-four (24) additional months in twelve (12) month increments beyond the initial contracted duration by agreement between the Contracting Authority and the Provider.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Carers Breaks ProvisionCancelledPublished value£4,525,000
Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber · North East Lincolnshire
Extensions: Option to extend the term for a period of twenty-four (24) additional months in twelve (12) month increments beyond the initial contracted duration by agreement between the Contracting Authority and the Provider.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4System Resilience ProvisionCancelledPublished value£3,694,170
Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber · North East Lincolnshire
Extensions: Option to extend the term for a period of twenty-four (24) additional months in twelve (12) month increments beyond the initial contracted duration by agreement between the Contracting Authority and the Provider.Variant bids: not allowed

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
How bids were scored · same split on all 4 lots
Price: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents: 100
Lot distribution rule: • Only one (1) Geographical area will be awarded per Bidder• A Bidder may be awarded the following:a) One (1) Geographical area within Lot 1 plus one Lot from Lots 2-4, orb) Two (2) Lots from Lots 2-4 and no Geographical area within Lot 1.• There is a maximum of two (2) Lots per bidder.
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
10 Feb 2025, 15:57 GMT
Last source update
3 Jul 2025, 09:38 BST
Award evaluation window
19 Mar 2025 – …
Authority reference
C337775
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036999
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dd5c Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
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Submission deadline
19 Mar 2025, 13:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
19 Mar 2025, 13:15 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Mar 2025 → 3 Jul 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Mar 2025, 13:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    19 Mar 2025, 13:15 GMT
  3. Notice published
    3 Jul 2025, 09:38 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    3 Jul 2025, 09:38 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £58,074,1701 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 38
Contracts signed 1latest 19 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Not linked to a lot1 award
Comfort Call Ltd, Hales Group Ltd, Health Now LimitedSME, Humberside Independent Care Association LTD, Nurtrio LtdSMEjoint award£58,074,170 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
38bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS HUMBER AND NORTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: QOQ Health House, Grange Park Lane, Willerby, East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire & Humber, HU106DTContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and Wales Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London
  • NHS England Independent Patient Choice and Procurement PanelReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

5 commercial parties on the notice
  • COMFORT CALL LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05763279 7-9 Blue Sky Way Monkton Business Park South, Nottingham, East Midlands, NE31 2EQ
  • HALES GROUP LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03756814 Flag Business Exchange Vicarage Farm Road, Peterborough, East of England, PE1 5TX
  • Health Now LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 13335901 Hersham Farm House Hersham Farm Business Park, Chertsey, South East, KT16 0DN
  • Humberside Independent Care Association LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: IP27662R Unit 1-4 Anchor Court, 160 Francis Street, Hull, Yorkshire & Humber, HU2 8DT
  • Nurtrio LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06204479 Unit 5, Acorn Business Park, Grimsby, Yorkshire & Humber, DN32 0LT

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.