Published date: 21 July 2025

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.


Closing: 4 August 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

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Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£23,568,000

Procurement reference

DPSReopeningJuly2025

Published date

21 July 2025

Closing date

4 August 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 September 2025

Contract end date

31 August 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

North Northamptonshire Council is reopening this tender for the provision of residential and/or nursing care for people aged predominantly 65 years and over. Individuals placed by the Council will be ordinarily resident within the North Northamptonshire and meet the admission criteria for people requiring residential, nursing or respite care.

The Service will be required to provide regulated accommodation, care, support and meaningful activity to those people for whom it is not appropriate, either in the short or longer term, to live in their own homes.

The Service will be delivered in a way that ensure Individuals are at the heart of service delivery by maximising their ability and opportunity to live as independently as possible through the provision of good quality care and compliance with regulatory care standards.

For Providers who are currently in a contract or out of contract with NNC and agree to be appointed to the DPS, NNC will review and uplift their weekly care package cost in line with the new contracted expected to pay rate set out in the DPS. On appointment to the DPS, any existing agreements or arrangements covering the same scope as the DPS, will be extinguished and superseded by the DPS.

The Council proposes to enter into one (1) Contract for an initial period of 48months with the preferred Potential Supplier, with an option to extend for 12months, making 60 months in total.

Please note: This contract started on 1st August 2022.

The light touch regime (LTR) applies to the Services under this DPS, as per Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

More information

Links

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

North Northamptonshire Procurement Team

Address

41 Meadow Road
KETTERING
NN168TL
England

Email

procurement@northnorthants.gov.uk