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Vertical Agreement for Lead Provider (East) for Care at Home

Southend-on-Sea City Council · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 04:26.

Opportunity overview

Southend-on-Sea City Council are looking to establish a vertical agreement with Southend Care Limited. Background: Southend-on-Sea City Council recently established the Care at Home Framework via a competitive tendering procedure. This established 2 lead providers across 3 areas as well as 14 locality providers across 4 areas. In addition to this, Southend-on-Sea intend to direct award via vertical agreement an additional lead provider area (East) to Southend Care Limited. Please note this is in accordance with market engagement and Care at Home tender documentation. The contract comprises the following: Southend City Council defines "Care at Home" as comprising three essential services: 1. Homecare: Personalised assistance provided to individuals in their own homes, including help with daily tasks, personal hygiene, and medication management. 2. Reablement Service: A short-term intervention aimed at helping people regain independence after illness, injury, or hospitalisation. 3. Southend Enhanced Discharge: A seamless transition from hospital to home, ensuring continuity of care and support. Justification: Southend Care are wholly owned by Southend-on-Sea City Council and more than 80% of its activities are on behalf of Southend-on-Sea City Council, therefore meeting the criteria for the vertical agreement. The vertical agreement is an exempted contract and therefore is not subject to the rules of a covered procurement under Procurement Act 2023, however in the interests of transparency this direct award has been publicly communicated via this notice.

Awarded to

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Southend Care Ltd

Matched by exact name
Published award value
£11.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 10138652
Location
Southend on Sea, UKH31, SS26ER, 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
ocds-h6vhtk-06ad2d
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Justification: Southend Care are wholly owned by Southend-on-Sea City Council and more than 80% of its activities are on behalf of Southend-on-Sea City Council, therefore meeting the criteria for the vertical agreement. The vertical agreement is an exempted contract and therefore is not subject to the rules of a covered procurement under Procurement Act 2023, however in the interests of transparency this direct award has been publicly communicated via this notice.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Southend-on-Sea City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PJDT-6566-GZNX

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJDT-6566-GZNX

Address

Street Address
Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend On Sea, Essex
Locality
Southend-on-Sea
Postal Code
SS2 6FA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH31

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Southend Care Ltd
Id
GB-COH-10138652

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
10138652

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PTJB-4721-VNJP

Address

Street Address
Civic Offices, Southend Care Ltd,Victoria Avenue
Locality
Southend on Sea
Postal Code
SS26ER
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH31

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Vertical Agreement: Southend Care Limited
Status
pending
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
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
UKH31
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
11,500,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-10138652
Name
Southend Care Ltd

Contract period

Starts
1 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Extension in 2 12 month increments subject to internal approval, performance and business need/demand

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
052659-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
4 Jun 2026, 10:48
Format
text/html

Milestones

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Southend-on-Sea · UKH31 · SS2 6FA · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 052659-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·