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HH108-27-HB Adult Social Care Commissioning Flexible Framework
Published 2 Oct 2026
2 Oct 2026
Deadline in 74 days
- Primary CPV
-
85000000 *
Health and social work services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Highlands and Islands, Scotland
- Value
- £2,421,000,000
- Contract
- Not specified
- Contract Types
-
85 *Health & social work servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Assynt House, Beechwood Park, Inverness, IV2 3BW, United Kingdom · UKM6
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
NHS Highland
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85000000 *
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Reference: 14824
NHS Highland, acting as the Lead Agency for Integrated Health and Social Care for Adults on behalf of the Highland Health and Social Care Partnership (HHSCP), is reopening its established Flexible Framework Agreement for the provision of Adult Social Care Services across the Highland Council area.
This framework reopening will allow:
existing framework providers to apply for admission to additional service lots; and potential new providers to apply for admission to the flexible framework.
The services covered by the framework are:
Lot 1: Care at Home Services
Sub Lot 1A: Care at Home
Sub Lot 1B: Enhanced Responder Service
Sub Lot 1C: Specialist Overnight Service
Lot 2: Residential and Nursing Care Home Placements
Lot 3: Registered Day Care Services
Lot 4: Supported Living Services
Sub Lot 4A: Supported Living
Sub Lot 4B: Housing Support
Sub Lot 4C: Home-Based Respite
Sub Lot 4D: Waking Night Responder Service
New Contracts awarded under this existing flexible framework are expected to commence on 1 July 2027.
Admission to the flexible framework does not guarantee the award of any contract, nor any minimum volume or value of business to providers.
Full CPV breakdown
- 85000000 — Health and social work services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government · Health
- Competition
- Restricted / competitive (suppliers are shortlisted first)
- Contract type
- Services
- Lots
- 4
- Procurement method
- Procedure involving negotiations
- Main category
- Services
- Legal basis
- CELEX 32014L0024
- Notice status
- Active
- Framework agreement
- Yes
- Submission method
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- Number of lots
- 4
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 02 Oct 2026 09:59
- Deadline
- 31 Dec 2026 12:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04cca5
- Notice ID
- 14824
Organisations on this notice
Inverness Justice Centre
Review Body
Inverness, United Kingdom
Lots (4)
Lot 1: Care at Home
£140,000,000
Lot 1: Care at Home Services
Sub Lot 1A - Care at Home
Provision of personal care and support services to adults living in their own homes, enabling individuals to maintain independence, achieve agreed outcomes and remain safely within their local community.
Sub Lot 1B - Enhanced Responder Service
A rapid, responsive a...
· Active
Lot 2: Residential and Nursing Care Home Placements
£595,000,000
Lot 2 Residential and Nursing Care Home Placements
Provision of residential and nursing care home placements for adults who require accommodation and care within a regulated residential or nursing care setting. Providers must have access to and operate from appropriately registered care home premises capable of deliver...
· Active
Lot 3: Registered Day Care
£16,000,000
Lot 3 Registered Day Care
Provision of registered day care services delivering social, wellbeing, support and community-based opportunities for adults who require structured daytime support. Providers must have access to and operate from appropriately registered premises suitable for the delivery of day care services i...
· Active
Lot 4: Supported Living
£460,000,000
Lot 4: Supported Living Services
Sub Lot 4A - Supported Living
Provision of person-centred support enabling adults to live independently within their own tenancy or accommodation whilst achieving identified personal outcomes.
Sub Lot 4B - Housing Support
Provision of housing-related support to help individuals maintain...
· Active
Full notice record
66 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Tender
| Title | HH108-27-HB Adult Social Care Commissioning Flexible Framework |
| Status | active |
| CPV › Description | Health and social work services |
| Category | services |
| Value › Value | £2,421,000,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot Details › Award Criteria Details | Any combination of Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4 - Including Sub Lots. |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Title | Care at Home |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Value › Value | £140,000,000 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Status | active |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Title | Residential and Nursing Care Home Placements |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Description | Lot 2 Residential and Nursing Care Home Placements Provision of residential and nursing care home placements for adults who require accommodation and care within a regulated residential or nursing care setting. Providers must have access to and operate from appropriately registered care home premises capable of delivering residential care, nursing care, or both, in accordance with Care Inspectorate registration requirements. |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Value › Value | £595,000,000 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Status | active |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Title | Registered Day Care |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Description | Lot 3 Registered Day Care Provision of registered day care services delivering social, wellbeing, support and community-based opportunities for adults who require structured daytime support. Providers must have access to and operate from appropriately registered premises suitable for the delivery of day care services in accordance with Care Inspectorate registration requirements. |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Value › Value | £16,000,000 |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Status | active |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Title | Supported Living |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Value › Value | £460,000,000 |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Status | active |
| Item › Item 1 › CPV › Description | Health and social work services |
| Item › Item 1 › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKM6 |
| Item › Item 2 › CPV › Description | Residential nursing care services |
| Item › Item 2 › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKM6 |
| Item › Item 3 › CPV › Description | Daycare services |
| Item › Item 3 › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKM6 |
| Item › Item 4 › CPV › Description | Other community, social and personal services |
| Item › Item 4 › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKM6 |
| Submission Method | Electronic submission |
| How to submit | http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk |
| Other Requirements › Reduction Criteria | Participation is open to existing providers seeking admission to additional lots, and new providers seeking admission to the flexible framework. Applicants must meet the minimum selection criteria and requirements set out in the procurement documents for their chosen Lot(s). Admission to the flexible framework does not guarantee the award of any contract or any minimum volume or value of business. |
| Procedure type | selective |
| Procedure | Procedure involving negotiations |
| Techniques › Framework agreement | Yes |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Period Rationale | The services covered by this procurement fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and are subject to the Light Touch Regime. The Flexible Framework will permit the periodic admission of new providers and the admission of existing providers to additional lots throughout its duration of 10 years. |
| Procedure › Features | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/part/2/chapter/3/crosshead... |
| Award Criteria Details | Applications will be assessed using the SPD. Applicants meeting the selection criteria and minimum requirements will be admitted to the relevant lot(s). The Flexible Framework will run for 10 years, with new providers able to join and existing providers able to apply for additional lots at reopening points. Individual call-offs may be for shorter periods and subject to review/extension. No guarantee is given as to the volume or value of services awarded. |
| Bidding period › End | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | NHS Highland |
| Party 1 › Identifier › Legal Name | NHS Highland |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Assynt House, Beechwood Park |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Inverness |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKM6 |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | IV2 3BW |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Contact › Telephone | +44 1463704000 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | nhsh.care-contracts@nhs.scot |
| Party 1 › Contact › Link | http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | http://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk |
| Party 1 › Buyer profile | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.a... |
| Party 1 › Classification › Classification 1 › Description | Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions |
| Party 1 › Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Health |
| Party 2 › Name | Inverness Justice Centre |
| Party 2 › Identifier › Legal Name | Inverness Justice Centre |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Inverness |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Role | Review body |
Buyer
| Name | NHS Highland |
Links
| Href | https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-00... |