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Supporting Community Independence - Care at Home Framework for Adults - NEW ENTRANTS

Issued by West Dunbartonshire Council · via UK Find a Tender Service

Published: 16 Jun 2026
Closes: 5 Oct 2032, 11:00 UTC
Value: GBP 25,000,000
Reference: 2425-01
Location: United Kingdom
Sector: Healthcare & Pharma
Type: services

At a glance

West Dunbartonshire Council in United Kingdom has published a procurement notice in healthcare & pharma: “Supporting Community Independence - Care at Home Framework for Adults - NEW ENTRANTS”. Submissions close on 5 October 2032, 2157 days from today. The stated value is GBP 25,000,000. Quote reference 2425-01 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 4 notices from this buyer since 2026, 3 of them currently open. There are 580 open healthcare & pharma notices in United Kingdom on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through UK Find a Tender Service, not through FreeTender.

Details

This Contract Notice confirms that the Supporting Community Independence - Care at Home Framework for Adults has now been established in accordance with Regulations 74-76 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (further referred to as 'the Flexible Framework Agreement'). This Flexible Framework Agreement was established for the provision of Care at Home Services which will be delivered to Supported Persons residing within West Dunbartonshire and who are clients of the Council acting on behalf of West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP). The Flexible Framework Agreement will remain open to allow new Providers ("New Entrants") to participate throughout the Open Period. Further information about New Entrant applications is set out in Section VI.3, Additional Information. The value provided in II.1.5 is an ESTIMATE only for the total period of the Flexible Framework of 5 years, with an option to extend a further 2 years which will be 5 April 2033.

Context for bidders

We hold 4 notices from West Dunbartonshire Council, going back to June 2026 — 3 of them still open. They buy mostly in Healthcare & Pharma, Construction & Infrastructure and Livelihoods & Enterprise Development. There are 580 open Healthcare & Pharma tenders in United Kingdom. This one closes in 2157 days.

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