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North Yorkshire Adult Social Care - Live Well at Home Framework

The North Yorkshire Council · Local authority

In brief

The North Yorkshire Council 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.

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 7 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

Usually high: a median of 20.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 128 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.

What the notice says

North Yorkshire Council (the Authority) is requesting information from suppliers to help determine the scope and feasibility of its requirement and to assist with drafting a future tender specification for Live Well at Home framework. The Authority is looking to set up an open framework for a total duration of 7 years (3 years with the option to extend for an additional 2 years and then an additional 2 years). There will be no limit to the number of suppliers that will be appointed to the framework. The framework will be split into 6 Lots covering the whole of the North Yorkshire Council boundary: • Lot 1 - The Towns • Lot 2 - The Dales • Lot 3 - The Moors • Lot 4 - The Coast • Lot 5 -…Read the full description
North Yorkshire Council (the Authority) is requesting information from suppliers to help determine the scope and feasibility of its requirement and to assist with drafting a future tender specification for Live Well at Home framework. The Authority is looking to set up an open framework for a total duration of 7 years (3 years with the option to extend for an additional 2 years and then an additional 2 years). There will be no limit to the number of suppliers that will be appointed to the framework. The framework will be split into 6 Lots covering the whole of the North Yorkshire Council boundary: • Lot 1 - The Towns • Lot 2 - The Dales • Lot 3 - The Moors • Lot 4 - The Coast • Lot 5 - Specialist Care (Countywide) • Lot 6 - Extra Care (Countywide) Providers will be able to apply to deliver services in up to two locality Lots (Lots 1-4). Providers can bid for Lot 5 and 6 in addition to the two locality Lots. As part of the application, providers will be asked to submit rates for the locality areas they are looking to operate in. Once the framework is established, the intention is to establish up to 10 provider alliances to cover Lots 1-4. Additional information is available within the publish Request for Information document. The value within the notice has been published as £0, as the service is demand based it is not yet known what the maximum framework value will be. A maximum contract value will be confirmed in the tender notice once published. The Request for Information can be found by searching for Quote/Tender 100113168 in the YORTender system. Guidance on searching for an opportunity is available at the following link: https://youtu.be/HpaCOac31S8.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. 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.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 088437-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

477

Awards

360

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From notice 088437-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 17 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.