Award

Vincentian Care Plus (South Patch - WCC)

Westminster City Council

UK5: Transparency notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-009668

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0615e1

Published 3 February 2026, 5:28pm

Scope

Reference

PRJ_30810

Description

The existing contract for homecare services in the South Patch ended on 14th December 2025. It is intended that a new interim contract will be formally awarded to Vincentian Care Plus (Company Number 05321333) following publication of the Contract Award Notice. This notice is intended to provide visibility of the Council’s intention to formally award the contract by entering into the contract with effect from 15th December 2025 for an initial term of 12 months. with an optional six month extension. The contract will include termination provisions to allow early exit once mobilisation of the new framework contracts is complete.

Contract 1. Vincentian Care Plus (South Patch - WCC)

Supplier

VINCENTIAN CARE PLUS

Contract value

£2,802,120 excluding VAT
£3,362,544 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

3 February 2026

Contract dates (estimated)

3 February 2026 to 13 December 2026
Possible extension to 13 June 2027
1 year, 4 months, 11 days

Description of possible extension:

Contract Period 15/12/25 - 13/12/26 with optional six month extension.

NB: Contract Start date is 15/12/25 and not 03/02/26 as stated.

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

85312000 - Social work services without accommodation

Contract locations

UK - United Kingdom

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes

Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Special regime

Light touch

Direct award justification

Extreme and unavoidable urgency

The Council has a statutory duty under the Care Act 2014 to:

• Ensure appropriate personalised care and support to meet the individual assessed needs of service users.

• Maximise independence, focusing on choice and control for people in receipt of Homecare.

• Ensure consistency and continuity of care, minimising service disruption for vulnerable adults and younger adults with disabilities receiving Homecare.

The contract for homecare services expired on 30th November 2025. The Council has been conducting a procurement exercise to put in place new framework and contract arrangements for homecare services. The frameworks have now been awarded and entered into, and call-off contracts are being mobilised. However, the mobilisation of the new arrangements has not been completed before the expiry of the current contract. Paragraph 13 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 provides a justification for the direct award of public contracts where it is strictly necessary for reasons of urgency and where a public contract cannot be awarded on the basis of a competitive tendering process. The short-term direct award is strictly necessary and urgent to enable the Council to continue delivering these critical services to vulnerable clients and fulfil its statutory duties under the Care Act 2014 until services fully commence and mobilise under the new framework and contract arrangements. The proposed direct award will provide contractual assurances to the supplier and support the continued delivery of statutory provision

Supplier