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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
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 contract: The Commissioners intend to procure these services with a planned start date of 1st April 2027. Contract period will be for 3 years plus 2 additional 3 year increments (3+3+3), with an end date subject to extension(s) of 31 March 2036. Estimated Annual Contract Value - length of contract (based on 2025/26): £201,686,778 Details of Homecare Framework Market engagement events: Event 1: The Strategy Launch & Vision (Face-to-Face) Where: Crownhill Court, Tailyour Road, Crownhill, Plymouth, PL6 5DH Date: Friday 14 August 2026 Time: 11.00 -13:00 (2 hours) ...................................................................................................... Event 2: Service Specification & Commercials Deep Dive (Face-to-Face) Where: Crownhill Court, Tailyour Road, Crownhill, Plymouth, PL6 5DH Date: Friday 21 August 2026 Time: 13.00 -16:00 (3 hours) .................................................................................................... Event 3: The Mass Briefing (Virtual) Where: Microsoft Teams Date: Wednesday 26 August 2026 Time: 13.30 -15.30 (2 hours) How to book a place: please email jointcommissioning@plymouth.gov.uk with the subject field of Plymouth Homecare Framework Market Event. Places will be restricted to 2 per organisation.

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 074930-2026

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From notice 074930-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 6 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.