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Open tender · Notice 093151-2026

HB Adult Social Care Commissioning Flexible Framework

NHS Highland

Value
£2.4bn
Closes
31 Dec 2026 (77 days)
Where
Scotland
Lots
4
Suitable for SMEs
Not stated
Contract
Not stated

Framework: winning a place puts you on an approved list for future work. It's the entry ticket, not guaranteed work.

In plain English

NHS Highland is reopening its Flexible Framework for Adult Social Care Services across the Highland Council area, covering care at home, residential and nursing care, day care, and supported living. New contracts under this framework are expected to start on 1 July 2027, and a place on it is the entry ticket to future work, not guaranteed work.

Good fit for: Care providers delivering home care, residential/nursing care, day care or supported living services in the Highland area.

The catch (with the notice's own words):
  • No guaranteed work from being on the framework Admission to the flexible framework does not guarantee the award of any contract, nor any minimum volume or value of business to providers.

Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.

What the buyer says

NHS Highland, acting as the Lead Agency for Integrated Health and Social Care for Adults on behalf of the Highland Health and Social Care Partnership (HHSCP), is reopening its established Flexible Framework Agreement for the provision of Adult Social Care Services across the Highland Council area. This framework reopening will allow: existing framework providers to apply for admission to additional service lots; and potential new providers to apply for admission to the flexible framework. The services covered by the framework are: Lot 1: Care at Home Services Sub Lot 1A: Care at Home Sub Lot 1B: Enhanced Responder Service Sub Lot 1C: Specialist Overnight Service Lot 2: Residential and Nursing Care Home Placements Lot 3: Registered Day Care Services Lot 4: Supported Living Services Sub Lot 4A: Supported Living Sub Lot 4B: Housing Support Sub Lot 4C: Home-Based Respite Sub Lot 4D: Waking Night Responder Service New Contracts awarded under this existing flexible framework are expected to commence on 1 July 2027. Admission to the flexible framework does not guarantee the award of any contract, nor any minimum volume or value of business to providers.

Procedure: Procedure involving negotiations. Published 2 Oct 2026.

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