Adults Home Care · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Southwark (Local council)

15 lotsServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: London (UKI44)

Published estimate£232,100,000total for 15 lots · £232,100,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 8 Oct 2025

Lots 15see the lot list below

Contract term 4 yrsends 1 Nov 2030 · up to 1 Nov 2034 with extensions · starts 2 Nov 2026

What is being bought15 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Adults Home Care service provision will be split across three (3) groups with a total of fifteen (15) Lots:

Group A (Lots 1-5): Adults' Home Care - Primary Provider (Core services);
Group B (Lots 6-12): Adults' Home Care - Secondary Provider (Core services); and;
Group C (Lots 13-15): Adults' Home Care - Specialist services.

The Council is therefore seeking to award fifteen (15) cost and volume contracts to successful bidders as part of this Procurement and it is anticipated that the contracts will be fully operational by 2 November 2026 (this may be subject to change) and will continue for a period of four (4) years from that date with an option to extend, at the Council's discretion, for up to four (4) years (two (2) years plus two (2) years) unless terminated in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of the Contract.

Transfer of existing care packages are within the scope of this Procurement.

How the procedure runs: Submission of PSQ followed by Invitation to Tender and Presentation.
No preliminary market engagement: A Preliminary Market Engagement event has been held prior to tender publication however we had to break the notice linking due to system errors. Original Pipeline related OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051662 which was then broken to three projects: 1:DN789564 Adults Homecare 2:DN789559 Reablement (this notice) 3:DN789548 Children's Homecare

CPV: Health and social work services

Lots and requirements (15)Procurement structure

15 lots · all with a published value (£232,100,000 together)

Lot #1Borough (Primary Provider)CancelledRenewal 4 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£27,800,000

Geographical Area - North West (Primary Provider)

Contract period: 2 Nov 2026 – 1 Nov 2030 (4 yrs) · up to 1 Nov 2034 with extensionsValue: £27,800,000 exc. VAT · £27,800,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: Term is four year with an option to extend further four years (4+2+2)

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Across several lots1 award
supplier not published	—	26 Aug 2026	CancelledFollowing publication of a Tender Notice with reference 2025/S 000-055155 on 9 September 2025, Southwark Council made the decision on 26 August 2026 not to proceed to the conclusion of its procurement of Adults Home Care services for the borough and instead to terminate the procurement. This procurement has been subject to a legal challenge and, following careful consideration of the issues raised during that process, the Council has concluded that it is in the best interests of residents, providers and the Council to discontinue the procurement and reconsider its future commissioning approach. Accordingly, no contract award will be made under the current procurement process. In reaching this decision, the Council has reflected on both the procurement process and the wider strategic objectives for the future delivery of Adults Home Care services within the borough to secure high quality and best value for money services that are committed to the Southwark Ethical Care Charter. The Council has also considered whether alternative commissioning and procurement arrangements may better support its long-term objectives for residents and stakeholders. In light of these considerations and having regard to the potential resource implications of continuing what is likely to be a prolonged legal process, the Council has determined that discontinuing the current procurement represents the most appropriate course of action.

What is being bought15 lots · detail below

Lots and requirements (15)Procurement structure

Procedure terms & legal framework

How it was run

Timeline

Notice history

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Official documents & specifications (3)