NCC004 Home Care Flexible Purchasing System
Northumberland County CouncilEstimated Value
Up to £340,000,000
Deadline
Not specified
Published
14 September 2026
Type
services
Overview
This Flexible Purchasing System established a framework for the provision of home care services for adults with care and support needs. The procurement was undertaken under the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The contract established a three tier model for the provision of services, split into ten geographical regions within Northumberland.
Regulations cited
- Public Contract Regulations 2015
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Award Details
Burn Brae Care
£340,000,000
Eleanor Nursing & Social Care
£340,000,000
Homecare Plus Limited
£340,000,000
My Homecare
£340,000,000
Ascot Care
£340,000,000
Embracing Care
£340,000,000
Helping Hands Limited
£340,000,000
L S Care
£340,000,000
Leonard Cheshire Disability
£340,000,000
Philip Parkinson Homecare
£340,000,000
Tasmiya Healthcare
£340,000,000
Age UK
£340,000,000
Aspire Healthcare
£340,000,000
Bellview Help at Home
£340,000,000
Blyth Valley Disable Forum
£340,000,000
Care Visions
£340,000,000
Careline
£340,000,000
Copperbeach
£340,000,000
Diagonal Alternatives
£340,000,000
Everlasting Care
£340,000,000
G&P Healthcare
£340,000,000
HC-One Beamish Homecare
£340,000,000
HMS Services
£340,000,000
Mrs O's Caring Hands Homecare
£340,000,000
People First Homecare
£340,000,000
Pinnacle Cares for You
£340,000,000
Safe Hands Homecare
£340,000,000
Surecare Newcastle and North Tyneside
£340,000,000
Time to Care
£340,000,000
Affinity Care & Support Services
£340,000,000
Anderson Nursing
£340,000,000
Axis care Group
£340,000,000
Bellevie
£340,000,000
Bluebird Care
£340,000,000
Boomerang Healthcare
£340,000,000
Caring Hands @ Home
£340,000,000
Cavendish Home Care
£340,000,000
CEL Homecare
£340,000,000
Coates Domicillary Care
£340,000,000
Complete Community Homecare
£340,000,000
Daytime Homecare Service
£340,000,000
Ede Care Limited
£340,000,000
Excel Healthcare
£340,000,000
Forget Me Not Home care
£340,000,000
Helping Hands
£340,000,000
Home is where the help is
£340,000,000
Homecare Plus
£340,000,000
Issac
£340,000,000
John Jasper Care
£340,000,000
Keyspring
£340,000,000
LS Care
£340,000,000
Magnus Care
£340,000,000
Miracle Care Centre
£340,000,000
Mus4banj Ltd
£340,000,000
Northumbria Healthcare Trust
£340,000,000
Odara Care Ltd
£340,000,000
Per Ardua
£340,000,000
PPL Care Services
£340,000,000
Prism Care
£340,000,000
Quality First
£340,000,000
Right at Home Tyneside
£340,000,000
Routes Healthcare
£340,000,000
RT Staffing Limited
£340,000,000
Signa Care Group
£340,000,000
Sphere Specialist Healthcare Ltd
£340,000,000
T C Care Global
£340,000,000
The North Northumberland Hospice
£340,000,000
Tynedale Hospice
£340,000,000
Unity Health Care
£340,000,000
Whell Care Ltd
£340,000,000
Youus Ltd
£340,000,000
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Aspire Healthcare Ltd
£45m
total awarded
- 2
Brightside Supported Living Services Ltd
£45m
total awarded
- 3
Community Integrated Care
£45m
total awarded
- 4
Coquet Trust
£45m
total awarded
- 5
Flexible Support Options Ltd
£45m
total awarded
Aspire Healthcare Ltd is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Northumberland County CouncilKey Dates
Published
14 September 2026
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