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Outsourced Care Act and Occupational Therapy Assessements

Hampshire County Council · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 06:41.

Opportunity overview

Hampshire County Council is seeking to appoint a qualified provider to deliver 300 occupational therapy (OT) assessments and 200 Care Act Assessments and/or Care Act Reviews the purpose of the service is to: - Reduce assessment backlog/waiting lists - Support timely decision-making for care planning - Promote independence, safety, and wellbeing - Enable access to appropriate equipment, adaptations, or services The scope of the service will be to: -Provide Care Act assessment and support planning services to a predefined number of service users as set out in chapter 6 of the Care Act Guidance -Provide Care Act reviews of support plans to a predefined number of service users as set out in chapter 13 of the Care Act Guidance -Provide Mental Capacity Act (MCA) assessments where required as part of the complete piece of work - Provide Carers Assessments where required as part of as part of the complete piece of work - Support with Continuing Health Care (CHC) Decision Support Tool processes where required as part of the above work with different social care needs - frailty, learning disabilities, physical disabilities, mental health - as required under the duration of the contract - Provide Occupational Therapy Assessments to a predefined number of service users and include: Initial OT assessments Functional assessments Moving and handling assessments including single handed care Equipment and minor adaptations assessments Complete identified actions The supplier will be expected to complete all Care Act Assessments by the 31st December 2026 and Occupational Therapy Assessments by the 31st March 2027 The extension period is to allow for any additional work the Council may commission up to a total of 200 assessments. This is not guaranteed.

Awarded to

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Published award value
£350k
Awarded
1 Jul 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 15279574
Location
Reading, UKJ11, RG1 4PS, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
AS29246
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Hampshire County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PBHM-7586-PWLP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBHM-7586-PWLP

Address

Street Address
The Castle, High Street
Locality
Winchester
Postal Code
SO238UJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ36

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
CENTRAL SOUTH SERVICES LTD
Id
GB-COH-15279574

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
15279574

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-NHS
Id
V7G8A

Address

Street Address
61 London Street
Locality
Reading
Postal Code
RG1 4PS
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ11

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Date
2 Jul 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
350,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-15279574
Name
CENTRAL SOUTH SERVICES LTD

Contract period

Starts
31 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Jun 2027, 23:59

Renewal

Description
One extension period of 3 months may be permitted if the 500 assessments have not been completed by the advertised contract end date.

Options

Description
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The Council has the option to purchase up to an additional 200 assessments at the tendered price

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
063272-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
6 Jul 2026, 15:20
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
23 Jul 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Winchester · UKJ36 · SO238UJ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 047175-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 063272-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·