Market Engagement Event Homecare Services for Adult Social Care and Children and Young People with Disabilities
London Borough of Brent · Local authority
In brief
London Borough of Brent has announced plans to buy care work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
It is a framework worth up to £90,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.
The contract runs for 3 years, up to 8 years with extensions, starting 1 November 2027.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Typical: a median of 2.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 6 awards in the last 12 months).
Framework
Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £90,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.
What the notice says
The Council requires the provision of Homecare Services for Adult Social Care and Children and Young People with Disabilities. A procurement will be undertaken to establish both a new Lead Provider contract and a Framework contract of providers. The Lead Provider contracts will be let on a neighbourhood basis to mirror the five integrated neighbourhood areas. The neighbourhoods are as follows: Harlesden Kilburn Kingsbury and Kenton Wembley Willesden It is envisaged there will be 4 or 5 lead providers in each area but this to be is to be confirmed. This would be supported by a framework of up to 10 additional providers. The two contracts will be procured at the same time, as separate…Read the full description
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 048659-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 082303-2026
About the buyer
Procurements
60Awards
26Suppliers it has used most for care
- ST Giles Trust2 contracts
- AIR Sports Network Ltd1 contract
- Coram Voice (Formerly Voice for the Child in Care)1 contract
- Harlesden Neighbourhood Forum1 contract
- Home Start Barnet, Brent, Enfield and Harrow1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open care tenders- £2.31mestimated
- £1.75mestimated
- £3.36mestimated
- £29mframework ceiling
- £34.5mestimated
From notice 048659-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 26 May 2026, last updated 28 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.