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Coming up· published 19 Feb 2026

Care At Home Service

Blackburn With Darwen · Blackburn with Darwen, North West

Blackburn With Darwen is planning Care At Home Service. It is a framework for home care and domiciliary care in Blackburn with Darwen.

Source: Find a Tender, published 19 Feb 2026. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2026

    Pipeline notice updated

    UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 13:36

    View notice
  2. 2026

    Pipeline notice published

    UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 13:18

    View notice
  3. 2026

    Tender notice expected

    Date given in the buyer's earlier notice

  4. 2026

    Contract starts

  5. Next

    2029

    Contract ends

    3 years after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Blackburn With Darwen is planning Care At Home Service. It is a framework for home care and domiciliary care in Blackburn with Darwen. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £80,000,000. The contract runs from 30 September 2026 to 30 September 2029. It lasts 3 years.

The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 19 February 2026. The notice number is 015239-2026. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-06581e.

Summary of the contracting process

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is currently in the planning stage for procuring a Care At Home Service. The service includes various lots such as Neighbourhood Care at Home, Crisis Response, Planned Nights, and frameworks for Adult and Children Services. A pre-market engagement event is scheduled for 3 March 2026 at St Lukes Church Blackburn, providing an opportunity for suppliers to understand procurement requirements and contribute insights.

Registration for this event closes on 2 March 2026. The procurement, classified under social work services without accommodation, is set to run from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029, with eligibility for SMEs and VCSEs. With an estimated contract value of £80 million, organisations adept in delivering statutory care and support, including innovative delivery models, will thrive in this competitive process.

Interested parties are encouraged to attend the engagement event to better position themselves for the forthcoming tender process.

The notice in full

CARE AT HOME - PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT ADVERT Neighbourhood Care at Home Service (Lot 1) Crisis Response - Borough Wide (Lot 2) Planned Nights - Borough Wide (Lot 3) Adult Services - Approved framework Children Services - Approved Framework Complex Care at Home - Borough Wide Overview Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is looking to procure for Care at Home Service and is holding a pre-market engagement event.

This event aims to develop a clearer understanding of the market and gather insight into supplier capabilities, innovations, and delivery models for the provision of Care at Home Services in Blackburn with Darwen. The session will also support providers in understanding procurement requirements and will help inform the development of value-driven service specifications.

The engagement event will cover the following separate service areas: 1) Neighbourhood Care at Home Service (Lot 1) 2) Crisis Response - Borough Wide (Lot 2) 3) Planned Nights - Borough Wide (Lot 3) 4) Adult Services - Approved framework 5) Children Services - Approved Framework 6) Complex Care at Home - Borough Wide Background The intended aims of the proposed services would be to provide statutory assessed care and support to individuals in the community to enable them to continue to live independently in their own homes.

The aims of the Service are to ensure people can:

  • Live as independently as possible in comfort in their own home, maintaining safety and unnecessary admission to longer term support, paying particular attention to ethnic and cultural issues.
  • Be supported with a range of practical and social tasks that maintain and improve their quality of life, dignity, wellbeing and sense of belonging as specified in their individual Support Plan.
  • Retain as high a level of self-care as possible and maintain/re-engage with local support Meeting Information The pre-market engagement event will be held in person on Tuesday 3 March 2026 from 9:30 am until 12:00 The event will take place at St Lukes Church Blackburn, BB2 1TA.

If you would like to attend the event, please complete the relevant form to register yourself for the event - Care At Home Service - Fill in form Due to the anticipated demand of this event, the maximum number of attendees per provider will be restricted to 2 people. Each attendee who wishes to attend should register individually. Registration closes at 12:00 noon on Monday 2 March 2026.

Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Domiciliary care
Procurement type
Framework
Category
Services
Contract period
30 Sep 2026 to 30 Sep 2029 (3 years)
Suitable for
Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)

Procedure

Notice type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Current stage
Planning
Stages so far
Planning
Published on
Find a Tender Service

Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.

Values

Tender value
£80,000,000

Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.

Status

Tender
Planning
Lots
Planning

Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.

References

Find a Tender notice
015239-2026
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06581e
CPV code
85312000 - Social work services without accommodation
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Blackburn With Darwen is based in Blackburn with Darwen. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Town
Blackburn
Postcode
BB2 1DH
Electoral ward
Blackburn Central
Constituency
Blackburn
Delivery area
Lancashire
Region
North West
Sub-region
Blackburn with Darwen
Area
Lancashire
Country
England
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
Blackburn With Darwen
Category
Services
Contact
Anas Patel
Phone
+44 1254666529
Address
Blackburn, BB2 1DH · North West · England
Call +44 1254666529
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Care At Home Service

When will the Care At Home Service tender open?

Blackburn With Darwen has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.

How much is the Care At Home Service contract worth?

The estimated value is £80,000,000. The contract runs from 30 September 2026 to 30 September 2029 (3 years).

Who is the buyer for Care At Home Service?

Blackburn With Darwen, based in Blackburn with Darwen, North West. The named contact is Anas Patel, on +44 1254666529.

How do I bid for Care At Home Service?

Register on the buyer's portal named in the notice, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. The buyer has marked it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Care Sync Experts writes and reviews care tender bids from £1,500 + VAT.

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What to do next

  1. Read the early notice in full.
  2. Answer any market engagement questions.
  3. Gather your evidence and case studies now.
  4. Check your policies are up to date.
  5. Watch for the tender notice.

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