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HH108-27-HB Adult Social Care Commissioning Flexible Framework

NHS Highland(buyer)

Published
Published 2 October 2026
Deadline
Deadline: 31 December 2026 (72 days left)

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Overview

NHS Highland is reopening its flexible framework agreement for the provision of adult social care services across the Highland Council area, valued at an estimated £2.421 billion. The procurement allows new providers to join and existing providers to apply for additional lots, covering care at home, residential and nursing care home placements, registered day care, and supported living services. Submissions are open until 31 December 2026, with new contracts awarded under the framework expected to commence on 1 July 2027.

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Lots (4)

  • Care at Home

    Lot 1: Care at Home Services Sub Lot 1A - Care at Home Provision of personal care and support services to adults living in their own homes, enabling individuals to maintain independence, achieve agreed outcomes and remain safely within their local community. Sub Lot 1B - Enhanced Responder Service A rapid, responsive and flexible short-term service supporting adults living in the community and individuals requiring support following hospital discharge. The service aims to facilitate timely discharge, reduce delays within the health and social care system, improve patient flow and support people to remain safely in their own homes pending longer-term care arrangements. Sub Lot 1C - Specialist Overnight Service A specialist overnight care service providing planned and responsive night-time support. Services may include personal care, continence support, welfare checks, reassurance visits, sitting services and urgent response interventions. The service supports individuals and carers to remain safely at home and seeks to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions whilst facilitating discharge where overnight support is required.

    £140,000,000
  • Residential and Nursing Care Home Placements

    Lot 2 Residential and Nursing Care Home Placements Provision of residential and nursing care home placements for adults who require accommodation and care within a regulated residential or nursing care setting. Providers must have access to and operate from appropriately registered care home premises capable of delivering residential care, nursing care, or both, in accordance with Care Inspectorate registration requirements.

    £595,000,000
  • Registered Day Care

    Lot 3 Registered Day Care Provision of registered day care services delivering social, wellbeing, support and community-based opportunities for adults who require structured daytime support. Providers must have access to and operate from appropriately registered premises suitable for the delivery of day care services in accordance with Care Inspectorate registration requirements.

    £16,000,000
  • Supported Living

    Lot 4: Supported Living Services Sub Lot 4A - Supported Living Provision of person-centred support enabling adults to live independently within their own tenancy or accommodation whilst achieving identified personal outcomes. Sub Lot 4B - Housing Support Provision of housing-related support to help individuals maintain accommodation, develop independent living skills and sustain successful tenancies. Sub Lot 4C - Home Based Respite Provision of respite support services delivered within an individual's home environment to provide planned relief and support to unpaid carers whilst maintaining continuity of care. Sub Lot 4D - Waking Night Responder Service A specialist overnight responder service delivering planned and responsive waking night support to individuals living within community and supported living environments. The service provides overnight monitoring, welfare checks, personal support, emergency response and reassurance to enable individuals to remain safely in their own accommodation and reduce the risk of crisis interventions.

    £460,000,000

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
Open for bids
Category
Services
Estimated value
£2,421,000,000
Procedure
Limited
Contract type
Framework agreement
Published
2 October 2026
Deadline
31 December 2026
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesResidential nursing care servicesDaycare servicesOther community, social and personal services

Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract Notice

    2 October 2026

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    2 October 2026

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    2 October 2026

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