Care at Home for Adults · UK public procurement notice

Future Home Care Service Model Development

Nottingham City Council (NCC) Commissioning & Partnerships

Invitation to current and prospective home care providers for Nottingham City

Nottingham City Council is committed to working collaboratively with the home care market to develop a future service model that delivers high-quality, person-centred support for people living in Nottingham City.

As part of this process, NCC is inviting providers who deliver home care services to attend a Pre-Market Engagement Event via Microsoft Teams.

This event follows an in-person Pre-Market Engagement session previously held by Nottingham City Council and will cover the same information, proposals and discussion topics. This additional online session provides an opportunity for providers who were unable to attend the original event to hear the information presented, share their views and expertise and provide feedback to help inform the development of the future home care service model. Feedback gathered from both engagement events will be considered equally as part of NCC's market engagement and service development process.

Purpose of the Event

The engagement session will provide an opportunity for NCC to:

• Present ideas being considered for future service delivery arrangements.
• Seek provider expertise, feedback and innovative solutions to inform future commissioning decisions.
• Explore how services can best meet changing needs while supporting a sustainable, high-quality home care market in Nottingham City.
• Gather market intelligence on local communities, care needs, workforce challenges and opportunities to improve outcomes.

Interactive Provider Engagement

The session will provide opportunities for providers to discuss their experience of delivering home care services and contribute ideas to support the development of future arrangements, including:

• Identify elements of the new model options that work well.
• Highlight challenges and areas that could be improved.
• Discuss opportunities for innovation, quality improvement and market sustainability.

NCC is keen to ensure that provider insight and experience inform the development of future commissioning arrangements.

Who Should Attend?

This event is open to:

• Home care providers currently contracted by Nottingham City Council; and
• Providers with experience of delivering home care services and who are interested in delivering services within Nottingham City.

We particularly welcome providers with experience of supporting people in Nottingham City and a strong understanding of local communities, emerging needs and market challenges.

Attendance is not limited, as the session will take place over Microsoft Teams.

Important Information

This engagement activity is being undertaken for market research and service development purposes. The event is intended to inform the development of future commissioning arrangements by gathering information, views and insights from providers.

It is not a forum to discuss individual contracts, contract management issues, pricing arrangements, performance matters or operational concerns relating to existing NCC contracts.

Participation in this event will not form part of any procurement process, nor will it confer any advantage or disadvantage should a future procurement exercise be undertaken.

Attendance at this event does not constitute a commitment by Nottingham City Council to procure services, award contracts or offer any future business opportunities. Any future commissioning or procurement activity will be undertaken separately and in accordance with relevant procurement legislation and Council procedures.

Event Details

Date: [5th November 2026]

Time: [11am]

Venue/Format: [Microsoft Teams - link to be confirmed]

Registration

To register your attendance, please contact:

Amy Milwain

email: SCandMD@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

A summary of the discussion and key themes raised during both engagement events will be made available following the session.