✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 15 Oct 2026, 12:51.
Opportunity overview
London Borough of Harrow is conducting preliminary market engagement for a new Home Care Framework. This covers three service categories: long-term home care for adults 18+, adult reablement and children's home care services. This engagement aims to inform the market of the Authority's commissioning intentions and the upcoming procurement opportunity.
Classification
CPV85000000 — Health and social work services
Lots
Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Published notice details
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An online Teams webinar market engagement event will be held on Thursday 29 October 2026. Interested providers can register to attend using the following link: .
https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/6e4aaa07-3d5a-4193-afb8-ea83dd3d5a74@d2c39953-a8db-4c3c-97f2-d2dc76fb3e2c
The webinar will provide an overview of the commissioning approach ahead of tender publication, including the service requirements, framework structure, lot arrangements, procurement process and timescales. Providers will also have the opportunity to ask questions and seek any clarifications.
Attendance at the webinar is limited to one person per organisation and is aimed at owners, directors, and registered managers.
All information shared at this stage is indicative and subject to change pending final approval prior to the formal invitation to tender.
Due
29 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Documents
Entry 1
Id
097366-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
2 VERSIONS
1
ocds-h6vhtk-050eb6-2025-11-18T14:53:58ZPreliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
2
097366-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
London Borough of Harrow is undertaking preliminary market engagement for a planned Home Care Framework covering long-term home care for adults aged 18+, adult reablement, and children’s home care. This is an early-stage procurement engagement, not an open bidding opportunity.
Who this may suit
Potentially relevant to providers of domiciliary care, adult reablement and children’s home care services. Supplier eligibility, quality requirements, credentials and submission requirements are unknown at this stage.
Key points identified
Service categoriesLong-term home care for adults 18+, adult reablement, and children’s home care servicesEvidence: "This covers three service categories: long-term home care for adults 18+, adult reablement and children's home care services."
FrameworkPlanned new Home Care FrameworkEvidence: "conducting preliminary market engagement for a new Home Care Framework"
Supplier requirementsUnknownEvidence: The supplied notice description does not state supplier selection, quality, safeguarding, workforce, insurance, certification or submission requirements.
93% approved-analysis confidence6 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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London Borough of Harrow is undertaking preliminary market engagement for a planned Home Care Framework covering long-term home care for adults aged 18+, adult reablement, and children’s home care. This is an early-stage procurement engagement, not an open bidding opportunity.
Who this may suit
Potentially relevant to providers of domiciliary care, adult reablement and children’s home care services. Supplier eligibility, quality requirements, credentials and submission requirements are unknown at this stage.
Key deliverables
Long-term home care for adults aged 18+
Adult reablement services
Children’s home care services
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
6 criteria identified
Service categories
99% confidence
Long-term home care for adults 18+, adult reablement, and children’s home care services
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"This covers three service categories: long-term home care for adults 18+, adult reablement and children's home care services."
Framework
97% confidence
Planned new Home Care Framework
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"conducting preliminary market engagement for a new Home Care Framework"
Supplier requirements
98% confidence
Unknown
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The supplied notice description does not state supplier selection, quality, safeguarding, workforce, insurance, certification or submission requirements.
Eligibility criteria
99% confidence
Unknown
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No eligibility criteria are stated in the supplied opportunity data.
Not stated; this is preliminary market engagement rather than an open tender
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"conducting preliminary market engagement" and "upcoming procurement opportunity"
Submission deadline
99% confidence
Unknown
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"submission_deadline": null
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Early-stage market engagement
99% confidence
The notice is planned preliminary market engagement; final scope, timetable, commercial terms, supplier requirements and tender submission arrangements are unknown.
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"conducting preliminary market engagement"; "upcoming procurement opportunity"; tender and contract dates are null.
Publication-date inconsistency
99% confidence
The process publication timestamp is 18 November 2025, while the document publication timestamp and source update timestamp are 15 October 2026. The supplied source does not resolve this discrepancy.
A planned Lot 1 is present but has no title, description, value or deadline, so no lot-specific scope can be confirmed.
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Lot "1" has "title": null, "description": null, "value_amount": null and "submission_deadline": null.
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