Coming up· published 22 May 2025
Homecare Services in Salford
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust · Salford, North West
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is planning Homecare Services in Salford. It is a framework for home care and domiciliary care in Salford.
Source: Find a Tender, published 22 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 11:38
View notice2025
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
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is planning Homecare Services in Salford. It is a framework for home care and domiciliary care in Salford. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 30 June 2026 to 30 June 2031. It lasts 5 years.
It is run as a competitive flexible procedure. The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 22 May 2025. The notice number is 024743-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-051d6e.
Summary of the contracting process
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is currently in the planning stage of a public procurement process for homecare services in Salford, with the procurement being managed by Salford City Council. This initiative aims to establish a revised framework for delivering health and social work services in designated geographic areas within Salford.
The procurement, under the industry category "Health and social work services" (CPV code 85000000), falls under the competitive flexible procedure, and is part of the light touch regime, supporting both SMEs and VCSEs. Key dates include a planned contract period from 1st July 2026 to 30th June 2031, with the possibility of extension until 30th June 2034. A future notice is scheduled for release on 1st October 2025.
This procurement is above the threshold and will involve a multi-provider framework agreement. Given the focus on SMEs and VCSEs, smaller enterprises and community-driven organisations have an excellent chance to strengthen their market position by participating in this public procurement process.
The notice in full
Salford partners expect to establish a revised framework for homecare services which - subject to consultation and further planning - will incorporate reablement/enablement, hospital discharge, night-time support, delegated healthcare tasks and trusted assessor/reviewer function. We anticipate appointing to a multi-provider framework with lead providers operating within designated geographic areas of Salford, with alternative providers available within each area to support resilience and choice.
Development work has commenced, but it will be necessary to directly award contracts to incumbent providers (currently expiring 30/06/2025) to ensure continuity of services while the framework is established. These 'interim' contracts will replicate current arrangements insofar as they will hold no guarantee of business, only affording the incumbent providers first refusal of referrals within their designated geographic area.
Relevant transparency notices will be published once an appropriate timescale for this project, and duration of supporting interim contracts, has been determined and will be linked to this pipeline notice.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Domiciliary care
- Procurement type
- Framework
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 30 Jun 2026 to 30 Jun 2031 (5 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 024743-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051d6e
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Salford
- Town
- Manchester
- Postcode
- M6 8HD
- Electoral ward
- Swinton & Wardley
- Constituency
- Worsley and Eccles
- Delivery area
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Greater Manchester South West
- Area
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Salford, M6 8HD · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
Questions about Homecare Services in Salford
When will the Homecare Services in Salford tender open?
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust 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 long is the Homecare Services in Salford contract?
The contract runs from 30 June 2026 to 30 June 2031 (5 years).
Who is the buyer for Homecare Services in Salford?
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, based in Salford, North West.
How do I bid for Homecare Services in Salford?
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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