PLYMOUTH HOMECARE FRAMEWORK TENDER - Market Engagement Events
Plymouth City Council · Local authority
In brief
Plymouth City 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.
It is a framework worth up to £201,686,778 including VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.
The contract runs for 3 years, up to 9 years with extensions, starting 1 April 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 6 bids per contract for care contracts in this region (from 146 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 £201,686,778 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.
What the notice says
We would like to engage with the Homecare market and attend the forthcoming market engagement events. The events will be in relation to the procurement of Light Touch services for Homecare Framework Tender in Plymouth. Plymouth City Council (PCC) are seeking to engage with the provider market who would be interested in providing Homecare Services. The services will be procured through 6 proposed lots: Lot 1: Core Community Homecare Lot 2: Dementia & Mental Health Lot 3: Rapid Response & Hospital Discharge Lot 4: Complex Care & Treatment of Disease, Disorder or Injury (TDDI) Lot 5: Carers Emergency Response Service (CERS) Lot 6: South-East & Rural Sector - Core Community Homecare Proposed…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
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 074930-2026
About the buyer
Procurements
63Awards
49Suppliers it has used most for care
- Bournemouth Churches Housing Association Limited1 contract
- Eden Brown Limited1 contract
- Forward Outcomes Partnerships Limited1 contract
- G P Homecare Limited1 contract
- Millbrook Healthcare Ltd1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open care tenders- £82kestimated
- £1.2mestimated
- £2.34mestimated
- £16.5mestimated
- £2.5mestimated
From notice 074930-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 6 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.