Official UK procurement notice
Supporting People at Home: Ongoing Care and Reablement
Authority: London Borough of Camden (Local council)
What is being bought8 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe London Borough of Camden is seeking to award contracts for care and support at home services across two connected areas: Ongoing Care and Reablement. For the purposes of this procurement exercise, the Services have been divided into two Lots. Lot 1 (Ongoing Care) is further divided into five (5) sub-lots, and Lot 2 (Reablement) is further divided into three (3) sub-lots, as outlined below.
Ongoing Care sub-lots:
Lot 1a West
Lot 1b North
Lot 1c East
Lot 1d Central
Lot 1e South
Reablement sub-lots:
Lot 2a North West locality
Lot 2b North East locality
Lot 2c South locality
The Services for this integrated model will provide:
- Support to maintain or prevent deterioration in health and wellbeing which reduces the need for unnecessary hospital or residential care admission;
- Ongoing Care with personal care, physical health care and support with daily living which the person cannot complete without assistance; or
- Intensive support following a period of hospitalisation or treatment, which enables the person to regain confidence and improve self-care in their own home and engage with their local community.
- How the procedure runs: This procurement is being undertaken using a "competitive flexible procedure" as set out in Section 20 of the Procurement Act 2023. The Competitive flexible procedure will comprise of 2 stages; Selection Stage and Tender Stage. Stage 1 - Selection (Request to Participate) Suppliers must complete the Pre‑Selection Questionnaire (PSQ), which consists of: • Part 1 - Core supplier information Confirmation that the Supplier has registered on, submitted, and shared core supplier information via Find a Tender/the Central Digital Platform (CDP). • Part 2 - Exclusions and declarations • Part 3 - Conditions of Participation Suppliers will be required to answer questions that asses their legal, financial, and technical capability to deliver the required services. Suppliers meeting these requirements will be invited to tender. Stage 2 - Tender Tenders will be evaluated using a Quality/Price ratio: Quality: 60% Price: 40% Suppliers who meet the minimum requirements of the Award Criteria will be invited to present to residents and officers.
- No preliminary market engagement: N/A
CPV: Health and social work services
Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure
8 lots · all with a published value (£225,502,630 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Ongoing Care West neighbourhoodRenewalPublished value£48,202,273
The delivery of approximately 248,000 hours of ongoing care in the West of Camden annually.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
The criteria used to select suppliers to tender for this lot is set out in section 11 of the Invitation to Participate Questionnaire.
Lot #2Ongoing Care North neighbourhoodPublished value£25,756,847
The delivery of approximately 131,200 hours of ongoing care in the West of Camden annually.
- Economic & financial standing
Tenderers must have been registered with CQC and provide evidence of registration.
- Technical & professional ability
- Minimum two year contract delivery
- Delivers to minimum of 100 people at any one point
- Delivers a minimum of 1500 hours per week
- Evidence of working in an urban area
- Condition of participationshortlisting
The criteria used to select suppliers to tender for this lot is set out in section 11 of the Invitation to Participate Questionnaire.
Lot #3Ongoing Care East NeighbourhoodPublished value£59,400,471
The delivery of approximately 306,900 hours of ongoing care in the East of Camden annually.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
The criteria used to select suppliers to tender for this lot is set out in section 11 of the Invitation to Participate Questionnaire.
Lot #4Ongoing Care Central NeighbourhoodPublished value£42,882,851
The delivery of approximately 220,600 hours of ongoing care in the Central of Camden annually
- Condition of participationshortlisting
The criteria used to select suppliers to tender for this lot is set out in section 11 of the Invitation to Participate Questionnaire.
Lot #5Ongoing Care South NeighbourhoodPublished value£32,642,569
The delivery of approximately 166,300 hours of ongoing care in the South of Camden annually.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
The criteria used to select suppliers to tender for this lot is set out in section 11 of the Invitation to Participate Questionnaire.
Lot #6Reablement North West localityPublished value£5,649,471
The delivery of approximately 27,800 hours of reablement in North West Camden annually.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
The criteria used to select suppliers to tender for this lot is set out in section 11 of the Invitation to Participate Questionnaire.
Lot #7Reablement North East localityPublished value£5,570,498
The delivery of approximately 27,400 hours of reablement in North East Camden annually.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
The criteria used to select suppliers to tender for this lot is set out in section 11 of the Invitation to Participate Questionnaire.
Lot #8Reablement South localityPublished value£5,397,650
The delivery of approximately 26,500 hours of reablement in the South of Camden annually.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
The criteria used to select suppliers to tender for this lot is set out in section 11 of the Invitation to Participate Questionnaire.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 May 2025, 11:37 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Apr 2026, 12:29 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Sept 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-030320- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052199Find a Tender
- How it runs
This procurement is being undertaken using a "competitive flexible procedure" as set out in Section 20 of the Procurement Act 2023.
The Competitive flexible procedure will comprise of 2 stages; Selection Stage and Tender Stage.
Stage 1 - Selection (Request to Participate)
Suppliers must complete the Pre‑Selection Questionnaire (PSQ), which consists of:
- Part 1 - Core supplier information
Confirmation that the Supplier has registered on, submitted, and shared core supplier information via Find a Tender/the Central Digital Platform (CDP).
- Part 2 - Exclusions and declarations
- Part 3 - Conditions of Participation
Suppliers will be required to answer questions that asses their legal, financial, and technical capability to deliver the required services. Suppliers meeting these requirements will be invited to tender.
Stage 2 - Tender
Tenders will be evaluated using a Quality/Price ratio:
Quality: 60%
Price: 40%
Suppliers who meet the minimum requirements of the Award Criteria will be invited to present to residents and officers.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 5 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline
- 5 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Suppliers should note that the deadline of 5th May 2026 stated above is the deadline for requests for participation for Reablement. The deadline for Ongoing Care is on 29th April 2026. Suppliers are reminded to read the guidance in the Invitation to Participate Questionnaire for further information.
These are the links to access the Selection and Tender documentation:
For Reablement: procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗
For Ongoing Care: procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗
Timeline
23 May 2025 → 1 Oct 2026 · 6 dates- Planning notice published23 May 2025, 11:37 BST
- Next notice expected330 days ago1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published210 days ago1 Apr 2026, 12:29 BST
- Submission deadline175 days ago5 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by56 days ago1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts27 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025- Pipeline notice published23 May 2025, 11:37 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published1 Apr 2026, 12:29 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £225,502,6301 Apr 2026, 12:29 BST
- Status changed to active1 Apr 2026, 12:29 BST
- Procurement method changed1 Apr 2026, 12:29 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender