HPFT - Social Care in the Community
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust · published 1 Oct 2026
- Deadline
- 24 Nov 2026, 12:00 · questions by 22 Oct 2026, 12:00
- Estimated value
- £36,000,000 excluding VAT where stated
- Procedure
- Open procedure · above threshold · sets up a framework
- Contract dates
- 1 Apr 2027 to 31 Mar 2035
- Where
- East of England (buyer's location)
- Categories (CPV)
- 85000000 Health and social work services
- Lots
- 4 lots
- South East Herts — £4,500,000
- South West Herts — £8,500,000
- North West Herts — £15,000,000
- North & Central Herts — £8,000,000
- Small businesses
- The buyer marks this as suitable for SMEs.
- Award criteria
- Technical (quality)100%
Description
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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