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title: "The Future of Care in the Home"
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# The Future of Care in the Home

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-future-of-care-in-the-home-ocds-h6vhtk-040387). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** Thurrock Council wishes to undertake soft market testing to ensure it can better meet the needs of adults who require care and support in their own home.We are experiencing both a change in the complexity of people using domiciliary care and a significant increase in demand for this service. The main reasons for this are:

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Thurrock Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/thurrock-council-ons-e06000034)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Community health services, Health and social work services, Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH32
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-040387`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-future-of-care-in-the-home-ocds-h6vhtk-040387#tl-md)

## Description
Thurrock Council wishes to undertake soft market testing to ensure it can better meet the needs of adults who require care and support in their own home.In light of rising demand, changes in the complexity of service users, our integration with health and other partners and most importantly based on what people who use services have told us, we are looking to shape services so that they are delivered differently.As such, the Council is hosting a soft market engagement event for existing and potential providers to explore what future support might look like in Thurrock.Please follow the link to the In-Tend buyer profile (below) to express interest and download the appended document for further information, including the event details and how to register your attendance.https://in-tendhost.co.uk/thurrockcouncil/aspx/ProjectManage/1506

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85000000, 85100000, 85323000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** Thurrock Council wishes to undertake soft market testing to ensure it can better meet the needs of adults who require care and support in their own home.We are experiencing both a change in the complexity of people using domiciliary care and a signif...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F028244-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-09-25T15:32:52.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-03T21:36:50.249Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-040387