Coming up· published 27 May 2025
Domiciliary Care
Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council · Blackburn with Darwen, North West
Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council is planning Domiciliary Care. It is a framework for other health and social care in Blackburn with Darwen.
Source: Find a Tender, published 27 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 10:19
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2031
Contract ends
5 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council is planning Domiciliary Care. It is a framework for other health and social 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 £67,500,000. The contract runs from 30 September 2026 to 30 September 2031. It lasts 5 years.
It is run as an open procedure. The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 27 May 2025. The notice number is 027645-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0526c3.
Summary of the contracting process
Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council intends to procure domiciliary care services, announced as part of their procurement planning stage for the industry category of health and social work services. The planned process, as detailed in a notice published on 27th May 2025, outlines the procurement of sustainable home care services for residents over 18 with various care needs including dementia, learning disabilities, and other impairments.
Utilising an open procedure, the contract is expected to commence on 1st October 2026, with a service period running until 30th September 2031. The total procurement value is estimated at £81 million gross, and this falls under a light touch regime suitable for SMEs and VCSEs, with the opportunity for renewal till 2033.
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are well-positioned to compete, given the procurement's suitability criteria. The engagement in frameworks and partnerships with the local council offers potential stability and integration into the public sector service landscape.
The notice in full
The aim of this procurement is to procure quality and sustainable Home Care and Support Services. - The Home Care and Support Service will be accessed by: residents over 18 who have been assessed as eligible to receive Home Care and Support, and who receive care commissioned by the Council or the ICB.
People accessing the home and support service may experience dementia, learning disability, sensory impairment, autistic spectrum disorders, mental and emotional distress, severe physical impairment and/or acquired brain injury. The Home Care and Support Service will meet the needs identified in a Support Plan.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Framework
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 30 Sep 2026 to 30 Sep 2031 (5 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Procurement method
- Open
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £67,500,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 027645-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0526c3
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Town
- Blackburn
- Postcode
- BB1 7DY
- Electoral ward
- Blackburn Central
- Constituency
- Blackburn
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Area
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Blackburn, BB1 7DY · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
Questions about Domiciliary Care
When will the Domiciliary Care tender open?
Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council 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 Domiciliary Care contract worth?
The estimated value is £67,500,000. The contract runs from 30 September 2026 to 30 September 2031 (5 years).
Who is the buyer for Domiciliary Care?
Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council, based in Blackburn with Darwen, North West.
How do I bid for Domiciliary Care?
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
- Read the early notice in full.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
- Gather your evidence and case studies now.
- Check your policies are up to date.
- Watch for the tender notice.
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