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Northamptonshire Children's Trust Provision of Personal Care and Support Services for Children and Young People with Disabilities.

Northamptonshire Children's Trust

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Northamptonshire Children's Trust

Buyer Address: 1 Angel Square, Northampton, UKF24, NN1 1ED, United Kingdom

Contact Email: procurement@northnorthants.gov.uk

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
16800000.0 GBP
Gross: 16800000 GBP
Published
06 Nov 2025, 18:27
Deadline
10 Dec 2025, 12:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
85000000 - Health and social work services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Northamptonshire Children's Trust wishes to invite Tenders for the Provision of Personal Care and Support Services for Children and Young People with Disabilities. The Children's Trust is setting up a Framework Agreement for the provision of Personal Care and Support Services for children and young people with Disabilities for a period of 4 years. The Contract has a maximum annual budget of £3,500,000 (exclusive of VAT) for the delivery of the requirement as set out in the Specification. This should be based upon the base 4-year contract, with the core service as detailed in the tender documentation. Services will be categorised by the following Lots that are described further in the specification: • Lot 1 - Support Hours in North Northamptonshire - Urban Areas (Corby, Kettering, Rushden and Wellingborough) • Lot 2 - Support Hours in North Northamptonshire - Rural Areas (East Northamptonshire) • Lot 3 - Support Hours in West Northamptonshire - Urban Areas (Northampton) • Lot 4 - Support Hours in West Northamptonshire - Rural Areas (Daventry and South Northamptonshire) • Lot 5 - Accommodation in Overnight Settings Personal Care and Support Services should be person centred, aiming to maintain a child or young person's quality of life, enabling them to remain living with their family and achieve their specific outcomes. The Service is not about dependency, but about helping children and young people to do things for themselves as far as they are able and encouraging them and their family and other networks to build on their strength, independence and capacity. In order to be considered for this opportunity, you MUST have registered and submitted your core supplier information to the Central Digital Platform (CDP). Please visit https://supplier-information.find-tender.service.gov.uk/ to register, and provide your core supplier information. Please note, you are then required to confirm your share code and provide a PDF copy of this information when you submit your tender return.

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nnc

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071819-2025

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Lots

Lot Title: Support Hours in North Northamptonshire - Urban Areas (Corby, Kettering, Rushden and Wellingborough)

Lot Description: Lot 1 - Support Hours in North Northamptonshire - Urban Areas (Corby, Kettering, Rushden and Wellingborough)

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value: GBP 14,000,000

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 16,800,000

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00

Lot 1 Contract End: 2030-03-31T23:59:59+01:00

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality (100%)

Lot Title: Support Hours in North Northamptonshire - Rural Areas (East Northamptonshire)

Lot Description: Lot 2 - Support Hours in North Northamptonshire - Rural Areas (East Northamptonshire)

Lot 2 Status: active

Lot 2 Value: GBP 14,000,000

Lot 2 Value (Gross): GBP 16,800,000

Lot 2 Contract Start: 2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00

Lot 2 Contract End: 2030-03-31T23:59:59+01:00

Lot 2 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 2 Award Criterion (quality): Quality (100%)

Lot Title: Support Hours in West Northamptonshire - Urban Areas (Northampton)

Lot Description: Lot 3 - Support Hours in West Northamptonshire - Urban Areas (Northampton)

Lot 3 Status: active

Lot 3 Value: GBP 14,000,000

Lot 3 Value (Gross): GBP 16,800,000

Lot 3 Contract Start: 2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00

Lot 3 Contract End: 2030-03-31T23:59:59+01:00

Lot 3 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 3 Award Criterion (quality): Quality (100%)

Lot Title: Support Hours in West Northamptonshire - Rural Areas (Daventry and South Northamptonshire)

Lot Description: Lot 4 - Support Hours in West Northamptonshire - Rural Areas (Daventry and South Northamptonshire)

Lot 4 Status: active

Lot 4 Value: GBP 14,000,000

Lot 4 Value (Gross): GBP 16,800,000

Lot 4 Contract Start: 2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00

Lot 4 Contract End: 2030-03-31T23:59:59+01:00

Lot 4 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 4 Award Criterion (quality): Quality (100%)

Lot Title: Accommodation in Overnight Settings

Lot Description: Lot 5 - Accommodation in Overnight Settings

Lot 5 Status: active

Lot 5 Value: GBP 14,000,000

Lot 5 Value (Gross): GBP 16,800,000

Lot 5 Contract Start: 2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00

Lot 5 Contract End: 2030-03-31T23:59:59+01:00

Lot 5 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 5 Award Criterion (quality): Quality (100%)

Documents

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