Portsmouth City Council Appoints Providers to Home Based Care Open Framework

Council Establishes Home Based Care Open Framework

Portsmouth City Council has awarded places on a new Open Framework for the provision of home-based care services.

The framework will commence on 20 July 2026 and will operate for eight years. It will provide home-based care services primarily in Portsmouth, and occasionally in the surrounding area, supporting people to remain living successfully in their own homes.

The framework is split into three lots:

• Lot 1 – Standard Home-Based Care
• Lot 2 – Complex Home-Based Care
• Lot 3 – Take a Break

The Council states that the framework will reopen once within the first three years and at least once during the remaining five-year term, in accordance with Regulation 49 of the Procurement Act 2023. The Council may also reopen the framework earlier if required.

Framework Details

The framework currently supports approximately 60,000 to 65,000 hours of home care each month across 1,000 to 1,200 clients.

The published framework values are:

• Lot 1 – Standard Home-Based Care: £150,000,000 including VAT
• Lot 2 – Complex Home-Based Care: £57,025,626 including VAT
• Lot 3 – Take a Break: £5,431,012 including VAT

Framework lot values may be shared with other lots.

Successful Providers

A total of 41 providers have been appointed to Lot 1 – Standard Home-Based Care, while 40 providers have been appointed to both Lot 2 – Complex Home-Based Care and Lot 3 – Take a Break.

Award decisions for all three lots were made on 25 June 2026, with contracts expected to commence on 20 July 2026, following the voluntary standstill period.

Competition

The procurement was conducted using a competitive flexible procedure under the Light Touch regime.

The Council received:

• 62 tenders for Lot 1, with 41 suppliers appointed
• 55 tenders for Lot 2, with 40 suppliers appointed
• 58 tenders for Lot 3, with 40 suppliers appointed

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