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Awarded· 3 Nov 2025

Complex Domiciliary (Home) Care Service - Adults & Children and Young People (Lot 20)/Domiciliary Care for Adults with Progressive Degenerative Conditions (Lot 21)

NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board · Dorset, South West

NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board has awarded this contract. It is a framework for home care and domiciliary care in Dorset.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 15 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Lifecome

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 13:49

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About this tender

In brief

NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board has awarded this contract. It is a framework for home care and domiciliary care in Dorset. The contract went to Lifecome. It was awarded on 3 November 2025.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 15 December 2025. The notice number is 082913-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05f5c0.

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board has successfully awarded a contract for Complex Domiciliary Care Services for adults, children, and young people, specifically targeting progressive degenerative conditions. This award falls under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and is not governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, thus following a limited procurement method.

The process culminated in an award on the 15th of December, 2025, without prior publication of a call for competition, to Lifecome Limited. The contract commenced on 1st December 2025 and will continue until 31st March 2032, providing services within the region of South West England (UKK2), focusing on home medical treatment services.

SMEs with expertise in providing tailored in-home healthcare solutions for progressive conditions can benefit from such government-led initiatives. Lifecome Limited, identified as the supplier, is well-positioned in the market with its specialisation in bespoke care solutions.

The notice in full

The services to be delivered under this contract are Complex Domiciliary (Home) Care Services for Adults & Children and Young People, and Domiciliary Care for Adults with Progressive Degenerative Conditions. This notice is a confirmation of an award having been made based on a framework agreement and without competition. The contract is based on activity, with rates set out in the local prices schedule of the contract.

The contract will run from 01 December 2025 until 31 March 2032.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

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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
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Lifecome
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
Award Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
SME

Values

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

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Cancelled
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
082913-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f5c0
CPV code
85141210 - Home medical treatment services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board is based in Dorset. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Dorset
Town
Dorchester
Postcode
DT1 1TG
Electoral ward
Dorchester West
Constituency
West Dorset
Delivery area
Dorset and Somerset
Region
South West
Sub-region
Dorset
Area
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board
Category
Services
Address
Dorchester, DT1 1TG · South West · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Lifecome
Awardee scale
SME
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
05

Documents and links

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

Who won the Complex Domiciliary (Home) Care Service - Adults & Children and Young People… contract?

NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Lifecome on 3 November 2025.

Who is the buyer for Complex Domiciliary (Home) Care Service - Adults & Children and Young People…?

NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board, based in Dorset, South West.

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