Open tenders / Health & social care
Open tender · Notice 093968-2026
Provision of Individual, bespoke Community Packages of Care for Children and Young People aged 0 - 18 years with Continuing Care Needs to enable Children and Young People to be cared for in their home
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust
- Value
- £2.4m
- Closes
- 16 Nov 2026 (7 days)
- Where
- East of England
- Lots
- 5
- 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
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is setting up a 5-year framework of approved providers to deliver bespoke, in-home care packages for children and young people aged 0-18 with continuing care needs, worth an estimated £2,400,000. A place on the framework is the entry ticket to future work, not guaranteed work, with the list set to reopen to new suppliers four times during its term (2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030).
Good fit for: Home care providers registered with CQC who specialise in complex paediatric or children's nursing care.
- Must be CQC registered, including for Treatment of Disease, Disorder and Injury
All Framework Providers must be registered with the Care Quality Commission to deliver care in the home, including registration for the Treatment of Disease, Disorder and Injury.
- Must provide and coordinate specific staff training
care staff will require specific training to meet individual needs; this will be coordinated and delivered by the Framework Provider
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (EEC) is establishing a framework agreement for the delivery of individual, bespoke community packages of care for children and young People aged 0 - 18 years with continuing care needs to enable children and young people to be cared for in their home. The framework will be established under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Packages of care provided for children and young people in the home will be carried out by registered and non-registered healthcare professionals ("Care Workers") and will involve the provision of some or all the following: 1. Assistance with personal or social care, which may be defined as undertaking any activity which requires a degree of personal and physical contact with the child or young person to assist them to undertake such bodily functions such as dressing, washing, bathing, toileting, getting in or out of bed, eating, drinking, and communicating. This is not an exhaustive list. 2. Supporting individuals who may display behaviours that challenge related to their learning disability, mental health or emotional wellbeing. 3. Play activities appropriate to the child's developmental milestones. 4. Under specified and documented circumstances, assistance with medication and other complex interventions. 5. Waking care support at night-time. 6. Specified clinical interventions. 7. Specified behaviour management strategies 8. Specified clinical interventions that may need to be provided by a Registered nurse. All Framework Providers must be registered with the Care Quality Commission to deliver care in the home, including registration for the Treatment of Disease, Disorder and Injury. Framework Providers will be commissioned to provide care to children and young people with a wide range of he…
Getting the documents
health-family.force.com/s/Welcome (linked from the notice).
Procedure: Open procedure (Open: anyone can bid, in one stage). Published 5 Oct 2026.
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