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Plymouth Homecare Light Touch Framework

Plymouth City Council

Framework

27 days left

Closes UK time

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Estimated value
£312,138,968
Excluding VAT
Where
South West England
Buyer in South West England
Trade
Health and social care
Social work and related services
Documents
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Worked out by Evendraft from the notice’s own data, on 24 Oct 2026. The official notice is the one to rely on.

Time to bid
19 full UK working days before the closing day, Fri 20 Nov 2026 (England and Wales bank holidays left out). Questions to the buyer close on Thu 5 Nov 2026, 8 working days from now.
Time allowed
The buyer allowed 28 days from publication to the closing day: shorter than the median for open health and social care tenders (31 days).
Value
£312m is among the largest tenth of the 248 open health and social care tenders that state a value (median £4.04m).
This buyer
3 more open tenders from Plymouth City Council listed here.

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About this tender

The summary is the start of the buyer’s own description, word for word. The full description and the documents are on the official notice.

Competitive tender exercise for the procurement of Plymouth Homecare Light Touch Framework. The Council is carrying out this tender process in line with the Procurement Act 2023 ("the Act") under a Light Touch contract.

Official notice
Find a Tender, notice 100435-2026
Buyer
Plymouth City Council
Buyer’s region
South West England
Where the work is
South West England
Listed on Evendraft under
South West England
Published
23 Oct 2026
Tender deadline
20 Nov 2026, 12:00 UK time
Questions by
5 Nov 2026, 17:00 UK time
Estimated value
£312,138,968 (excluding VAT)
Trade
Health and social care
CPV codes
  • 85300000 Social work and related services
Procedure
Open procedureOne stage: any supplier can send a full tender.
Framework
Yes, for up to 12 suppliers
Lots
Not divided into lots
Suitable for small businesses The buyer’s answer
Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises The buyer’s answer
Yes
Good for small firms Evendraft’s filter
No (estimated value over £1m)Good for small firms means the buyer marked it suitable for small businesses, the estimated value is £1m or less (or not stated), it is open to new suppliers, and it is not a framework with more than 20 places. Tenders where the buyer didn't say are left out.
Documents
On ProContract (Supplying the South West)

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