Planning

Domiciliary Care Tender

  • Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-046722

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0582f1

Published 7 August 2025, 9:02am



Scope

Description

Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council is inviting suitably experienced Service Providers of Domiciliary Care services to attend a market engagement event.

It is currently planned to go out to tender Domiciliary Care services around November 2025.

The bidders must be aware that TUPE may apply.

The event has been arranged for 19th August 2025 at 10:30am, where potential bidders who are interested in delivering the service are invited to meet and discuss with Council Officers the service to be tendered. The format of the event will consist of the following:

• Presentation from the Common Commissioning Unit

• Feedback sessions on what has been discussed

These events have been arranged as an opportunity for the Council to seek feedback from Providers and set the essential criteria you will have to meet to bid for this tender. There will also be an opportunity for potential bidders to ask the Council any questions it may have around the proposed tender.

Following on from the event all providers in attendance will be offered the opportunity to attend one to one sessions with Commissioning Officers. These sessions will allow further discussions on tender plans and the models presented.

One to one sessions will take place between the 4th and 11th September 2025. Invitations for the one to one sessions will be released following the Market Engagement Event.

Providers who are interested in engaging with the Council at this event should contact Kate Hearnden on the following email address - k.hearnden@npt.gov.uk to confirm attendance.

The event will be held at the following address:-

Conference Room A and B

Neath Civic Centre

Neath

SA11 3QZ

Commercial tool

Establishes a framework

Total value (estimated)

  • £10,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £11,999,999 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 14 August 2026 to 13 August 2034
  • 8 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services
  • 98513310 - Home-help services

Contract locations

  • UKL17 - Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot

Engagement

Engagement deadline

11 September 2025

Engagement process description

Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council is inviting suitably experienced Service Providers of Domiciliary Care services to attend a market engagement event.

It is currently planned to go out to tender Domiciliary Care services around November 2025.

The bidders must be aware that TUPE may apply.

The event has been arranged for 19th August 2025 at 10:30am, where potential bidders who are interested in delivering the service are invited to meet and discuss with Council Officers the service to be tendered. The format of the event will consist of the following:

• Presentation from the Common Commissioning Unit

• Feedback sessions on what has been discussed

These events have been arranged as an opportunity for the Council to seek feedback from Providers and set the essential criteria you will have to meet to bid for this tender. There will also be an opportunity for potential bidders to ask the Council any questions it may have around the proposed tender.

Following on from the event all providers in attendance will be offered the opportunity to attend one to one sessions with Commissioning Officers. These sessions will allow further discussions on tender plans and the models presented.

One to one sessions will take place between the 4th and 11th September 2025. Invitations for the one to one sessions will be released following the Market Engagement Event.

Providers who are interested in engaging with the Council at this event should contact Kate Hearnden on the following email address - k.hearnden@npt.gov.uk to confirm attendance.

The event will be held at the following address:-

Conference Room A and B

Neath Civic Centre

Neath

SA11 3QZ


Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Procedure

Special regime

Light touch


Contracting authority

Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PRGM-1776-LMWP

Civic Centre

Port Talbot

SA13 1PJ

United Kingdom

Contact name: Wayne Thomas

Email: w.thomas3@npt.gov.uk

Website: http://www.npt.gov.uk

Region: UKL17 - Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Wales