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Published 9 Apr 2025, 11:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supporting People at Home

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Camden (Local council)

2 lotsServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: London (UKI31)

Awarded value£30,232,4648 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 31 Mar 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Hartwig Care Limited +4 more8 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

This is not a new contract opportunity. The Council is proposing eight contract awards of 18 months in length from April 2025 with existing providers of ongoing care and short term reablement services, which together are known as supporting people at home, following negotiations to include a test and learn element and to allow time for a new recommissioning process.

Ongoing care is the provision of care and support in the home that can be drawn on by Camden residents aged 18 years and above. Provision of commissioned ongoing care is currently delivered on a geographical basis comprising of five neighbourhood contracts.

Reablement is a short-term service for approximately four to six weeks that supports residents to maintain or regain independence. Small, dedicated teams of enablers support residents to reach agreed personal goals that promote and encourage independence. In 2023/24 around 70% of residents that drew on reablement did so following hospital discharge.

CPV: Social work services without accommodation

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published

Lot #1Ongoing Care

A negotiation process with the five existing providers was undertaken for new 18 month contracts starting in April 2025 which will allow time for the recommissioning of longer term contracts to take place.

Delivery: London · The London Borough of Camden

85312000 Social work services without accommodation

Lot #2Reablement

A negotiation process with the three existing providers was undertaken for new 18 month contracts starting in April 2025 which will allow time for the recommissioning of longer term contracts to take place.

Delivery: London · The London Borough of Camden.

85312000 Social work services without accommodation

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 9 Apr 2025, 11:33 BST
Last source update: 9 Apr 2025, 11:33 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-013903
Classification (CPV): Social work services without accommodation
Delivery area: London (UKI31)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ff7a Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The contracts with existing providers allows the Council to conclude wider transformational work that will feature in a tender process during 2026.
The Contracting Authority is implementing a 10-day standstill period between notifying the decision and confirming the award. Subject to the Contracting Authority receiving no notice of any intention to legally challenge the process, the Contracting Authority aims to execute the contracts following the standstill period.

Publisher note: Please note this is a Voluntary ex Ante Transparency Notice. The Contracting Authority is implementing a 10-day standstill period between notifying the decision and confirming the award. Subject to the Contracting Authority receiving no notice of any intention to legally challenge the process, the Contracting Authority aims to execute the new contracts following the standstill period.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 8

Awarded value £30,232,4648 contracts exc. VAT

Contracts signed 8latest 31 Mar 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Lot 1 · Ongoing Care4 awards
Hartwig Care LimitedOngoing Care (North Neighbourhood)	£6,711,516 †	—	Awarded
Rather Home Care LtdOngoing Care (Central neighbourhood)	£6,217,856 †	—	Awarded
Focus Care Link LtdSMEOngoing Care (East Neighbourhood)	£4,906,936 †	—	Awarded
Hopscotch Women's CentreOngoing Care ( South Neighbourhood)	£3,629,449 †	—	Awarded
Lot 2 · Reablement4 awards
MiHomecare LimitedOngoing Care (West Neighbourhood)	£5,889,132 †	—	Awarded
Hartwig Care LimitedReablement (South Camden Locality)	£840,502 †	—	Awarded
Rather Home Care LtdReablement (Northwest Locality)	£1,408,595 †	—	Awarded
Focus Care Link LtdSMEReablement (Northeast Locality)	£628,478 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Ongoing Care (North Neighbourhood) · Hartwig Care Limited
Signed
31 Mar 2025
Value
£6,711,516
Status
active
Ongoing Care (Central neighbourhood) · Rather Home Care Ltd
Signed
31 Mar 2025
Value
£6,217,856
Status
active
Ongoing Care (West Neighbourhood) · MiHomecare Limited
Signed
31 Mar 2025
Value
£5,889,132
Status
active
Ongoing Care (East Neighbourhood) · Focus Care Link LtdSME
Signed
31 Mar 2025
Value
£4,906,936
Status
active
Ongoing Care ( South Neighbourhood) · Hopscotch Women's Centre
Signed
31 Mar 2025
Value
£3,629,449
Status
active
Reablement (South Camden Locality) · Hartwig Care Limited
Signed
31 Mar 2025
Value
£840,502
Status
active
Reablement (Northwest Locality) · Rather Home Care Ltd
Signed
31 Mar 2025
Value
£1,408,595
Status
active
Reablement (Northeast Locality) · Focus Care Link LtdSME
Signed
31 Mar 2025
Value
£628,478
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Camden

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Town Hall, Judd Street, London, London, WC1H9JEContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The Royal Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

5 commercial parties on the notice

Focus Care Link LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04037768 London, London
Hartwig Care ltdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03872270 London, London
Hopscotch Women's CentreAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03512914 London, London
Mihomecare LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03203080 Nottingham, London
Rather Home Care LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 14574427 London, London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.