HPFT - Social Care in the Community

What the buyer is asking for

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is currently developing a new 'Support in the Community Framework' for the provision of community-based support and homecare services for adults with mental health needs. This will be a competitive procurement process, delivered in line with the Procurement Act 2023, and will introduce a structured framework with defined service levels, geographical lots and agreed rates to support a sustainable, high-quality provider market across Hertfordshire. HPFT anticipate the duration of the framework to be for 8 years and will be re-opened every 2 years, with optional 1 year extensions. This tender is being run via the Atamis portal: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome •Suppliers should register on the portal if not already registered. •To express an interest in this preliminary market engagement, search and select contract reference: C455508 HPFT Social Care in the Community •Suppliers can contact the Atamis helpdesk at – support.health@atamis.co.uk or by calling 0800 9956035 for technical assistance.

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• 100%qualityTechnical

4 lots

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• South East Herts£4.5m

  Geographical area - South East Herts

• South West Herts£8.5m

  Geographical Lot - South West Herts

• North West Herts£15m

  Geographical area - North West Herts

• North & Central Herts£8.0m

  Geographical area - North & Central Herts

How contested is this?

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice publishedyesterday

   1 Oct 2026, 16:05 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 20 days

   22 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 53 days

   24 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 151 days

   1 Mar 2027, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice25 Jun 2026, 11:58 BST059792-2026
2. Notice published14 Jul 2026, 11:10 BST066042-2026
3. Tender notice1 Oct 2026, 16:05 BST092998-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender