Opportunity overview
1. Introduction The London Borough of Waltham Forest ("the Council") is undertaking this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise to inform the future commissioning of Home-Based Support and Reablement Services. The purpose of this engagement is to: • Seek provider and stakeholder feedback • Inform the future service model and procurement approach • Understand market capacity, capability, and innovation • Support delivery of high-quality, sustainable, and outcome-focused services 2. Background and Context The Council currently commissions Home-Based Support through a framework arrangement with multiple providers, delivering approximately 1,000-1,100 care packages annually. Home-based care and support is critical to: • Enabling residents to live independently at home • Supporting hospital discharge and system flow • Preventing or delaying the need for long-term residential care • Meeting statutory duties under the Care Act 2014 Demand has increased significantly in recent years, alongside: • Increased complexity of need • Workforce pressures • Growing reliance on spot purchasing The Council is therefore reviewing its commissioning approach to ensure a more flexible, sustainable, and outcome-focused model. 3. Market Engagement Event Details We have arranged an engagement event, details as follows: Date: Friday 10th July 2026 Time: 3.30pm to 4.30pm Via: Microsoft TEAMS There is no limit to the number of attendees, we would be grateful if you could register your interest so we can share the invite with you. To register your interest in this event, please send a message via the messaging function on ProContract. The message must include the company name, attendee name and email address. The deadline for registration to this event is 10am Friday 10th July 2026
Classification
- CPV85100000 — Health services
- CPV85300000 — Social work and related services
Lots
- Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗