Scope
Reference
24-213
Description
The aim of this procurement is to procure quality and sustainable Home Care and Support Services.
- The Home Care and Support Service will be accessed by:
Rotherham residents over 18 who have been assessed as eligible to receive Home Care and Support, and who receive care commissioned by the Council or the ICB.
- Home Care and Support recipients who have transitioned from Children and Young People Services (CYPS) to adulthood aged 18-25 years.
- Unpaid Carers
People accessing the home and support service may experience dementia, learning disability, sensory impairment, autistic spectrum disorders, mental and emotional distress, severe physical impairment and/or acquired brain injury.
The Home Care and Support Service will meet the needs identified in a Support Plan.
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031
- 5 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation
Contract locations
- UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
Engagement
Engagement deadline
17 July 2025
Engagement process description
The Rotherham Home Care and Support Service Flexible Purchasing System (FPS) has been in place since 2020.
The Council is now reviewing the operation of the FPS and as part of this will be holding a market engagement event. Organisations registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide Home Care Services are invited to register their interest in attending.
The event will provide an opportunity to input into discussions on future aims and ambitions for home care in Rotherham and will include speakers from Adult Social Care and Procurement.
The market engagement event will take place on Wednesday 4 June 2025, 9.30am - 12noon at Rotherham Town Hall, John Smith's Room, The Crofts, Moorgate St, Rotherham S60 2TH.
Business Leaders, Owners and Directors are invited to register your interest and reserve a place (max of 2 per organisation) email commissioningenquiries@rotherham.gov.uk
Further details about the event will be provided to interested parties.
Procedure
Special regime
Light touch
Contracting authority
Rotherham Borough Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGYC-3376-BGQP
Riverside House, Main Street
Rotherham
S60 1AE
United Kingdom
Contact name: Lorna Byne
Email: procurement.people@rotherham.gov.uk
Website: https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/
Region: UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government