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BuyerNorfolk County Council
StatusOpen
Deadline28 Sept 2026
Value£12,700,000
Published4 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Norfolk County Council (NCC) is seeking to award a contract for Technology Enabled Care (TEC) and Virtual Care. NCC is integrating Technology Enabled Care (TEC) and Virtual Care into care planning, meeting the requirements of the Care Act 2014 to strengthen prevention, promote independence, and deliver person‑centred, strengths‑based support, shifting the focus from providing long-term care packages to providing solutions that improve outcomes for residents. The new service will support residents, through the use of technology, to stay independent in the place they call home. Full details of the requirement can be found in the Service Specification, which forms a Schedule to the Terms and Conditions.

Delivery location

UKH15, GB · UKH16, GB · UKH17, GB

Categories

Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products 33000000Health and social work services 85000000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£12,700,000
Contract periodFrom 8 Mar 2027 to 7 Mar 2030
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Price (30%)
Quality — The quality questions being used to evaluate this procurement are: 1.1: PMRS - ARC - 10% 1.2: PMRS - Virtual Care - 10% 1.3: Equipment Rental - 10% 1.4: Staff Training and Engagement - 10% 1.5: Catalogue and Ordering - 10% 1.6: Staffing Model - 10% 1.7: Data, Dashboards and Reporting - 10% 2.1: Mobilisation - Pass/Fail 2.2: The use of AI - Pass/Fail The full details for each question and the award criteria can be found within the Invitation to Tender document. (70%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, Health and social work servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 33. The category anchor is Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products (33000000); 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 332,7712 median · 128.7 average (1,118 of 2,771 with a bid count)6.2 average (1,329 of 2,771 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer0Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKH1591 median · 2.7 average (7 of 9 with a bid count)1 average (7 of 9 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)15521.5 median · 28.3 average (8 of 155 with a bid count)6.5 average (8 of 155 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.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

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 regimeNot published
Covered byGPA, CPTPP
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsPlease note, on 19 November 2025, the Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness made a written statement [UIN HCWS1071] saying that three proposals for unitary local government in Norfolk had been received - these could entail the creation of one, two or three unitary councils. The Minister announced a consultation exercise, which ended on 11 January 2026. The Minister stated that "once the consultations have concluded, the Government will assess the proposals against the criteria in the invitation and decide, subject to parliamentary approval, which, if any, proposals are to be implemented, with or without modification". The Government has confirmed that it is minded to create three unitary Councils, subject to parliamentary approval. On 4 December 2025, the Secretary of State for Local Government made a written statement [UIN HCWS1128] stating that the government intends to establish a Mayoral Strategic Authority for Norfolk and Suffolk as soon as possible, and that it is minded to hold inaugural mayoral elections in May 2028. Should these processes lead to unitary local government in Norfolk and/or to the establishment of a Mayoral Strategic Authority covering Norfolk (i) the contract may be transferred, assigned or novated to any successor authority(ies) to the council, or to any joint body incorporating or formed by any such successor and/or to any Mayoral Strategic Authority; and/or (ii) the council or a successor authority or joint body may order services on behalf of other local authorities serving any area within Norfolk's current geographical boundaries.

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
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-066414
Latest release ID083801-2026
Latest release timestampFri Sep 04 2026 09:51:05 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083801-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsCompetitive flexible procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-09-28T09:00:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2026-09-21T17:00:00+01:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2026-10-26T23:59:59Z
Submission method detailsThis procurement will be managed electronically via the Councils e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement, applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the tenders section and express an interest to view the documentation and access any clarifications. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing support@in-tend.co.uk.
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£12,700,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source4
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
4 Sept 2026tenderUpdate083801-2026
14 Aug 2026tender077825-2026
6 Mar 2026planning020355-2026

All source data

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

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Complete JSON history (3 releases)
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    "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
    "submissionMethodDetails": "This procurement will be managed electronically via the Councils e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement, applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the tenders section and express an interest to view the documentation and access any clarifications. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing support@in-tend.co.uk.",
    "procurementMethodDetails": "Competitive flexible procedure"
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  "parties": [
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      "roles": [
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        "country": "GB",
        "locality": "Norwich",
        "postalCode": "NR1 2DH",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
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14 Aug 2026 · 077825-2026 · tender
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    "riskDetails": "Please note, on 19 November 2025, the Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness made a written statement [UIN HCWS1071] saying that three proposals for unitary local government in Norfolk had been received - these could entail the creation of one, two or three unitary councils.\nThe Minister announced a consultation exercise, which ended on 11 January 2026. The Minister stated that \"once the consultations have concluded, the Government will assess the proposals against the criteria in the invitation and decide, subject to parliamentary approval, which, if any, proposals are to be implemented, with or without modification\". The Government has confirmed that it is minded to create three unitary Councils, subject to parliamentary approval.\nOn 4 December 2025, the Secretary of State for Local Government made a written statement [UIN HCWS1128]  stating that the government intends to establish a Mayoral Strategic Authority for Norfolk and Suffolk as soon as possible, and that it is minded to hold inaugural mayoral elections in May 2028.\nShould these processes lead to unitary local government in Norfolk and/or to the establishment of a Mayoral Strategic Authority covering Norfolk (i) the contract may be transferred, assigned or novated to any successor authority(ies) to the council, or to any joint body incorporating or formed by any such successor and/or to any Mayoral Strategic Authority; and/or (ii) the council or a successor authority or joint body may order services on behalf of other local authorities serving any area within Norfolk's current geographical boundaries.",
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      "roles": [
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        "country": "GB",
        "locality": "Norwich",
        "postalCode": "NR1 2DH",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
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}
6 Mar 2026 · 020355-2026 · planning
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  "date": "2026-03-06T12:38:01Z",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-066414",
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        "description": "We wish to engage with the market during the 25th March 2026. This will be one to one meetings via teams. The Council may engage in further market engagement activities beyond this date where appropriate to help inform the specification and model.\nIf you would like to discuss this opportunity with us, then please contact sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk with 'TEC Market Engagement - 25/03' as the subject to register your interest.\nThe meetings will be 30 minutes and will be held via Microsoft Teams. Please indicate your preferred time and the e-mail addresses of those you would like to attend. Meeting invites will start to be issued following 16th March 2026."
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