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, an NHS community health and care provider, is establishing a framework for individual, bespoke home-based community care packages for children and young people aged 0 to 18 with continuing care needs. Services may include personal and social care, support for behaviours that challenge, developmental play, medication assistance, complex and clinical interventions, waking night care, behaviour management, and registered nursing care, delivered through Standard, Enhanced, Registered Nurse, Domiciliary, and School Support lots. Framework providers will be responsible for coordinating and delivering training so care workers can meet each child’s specified needs, with packages commissioned across a wide range of health conditions. The estimated framework value is £2.4 million over a five-year term, with anticipated reopenings in August 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030. Delivery will take place in the UK, primarily in children’s homes and associated school-support settings. The critical eligibility requirement is Care Quality Commission registration for care delivered in the home, including registration for Treatment of Disease, Disorder and Injury.
Buyer: East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust. Source: Find a Tender. Updated 5 Oct 2026.
Key facts
- Estimated value: £2.4m
- Bids close: 16 Nov 2026
- Location: East of England, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Procedure: Open procedure
- Category: Health services (85100000)
From the official notice
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 Registe...
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Questions about this tender
When is the deadline?
Bids close on 16 Nov 2026.
What is it worth?
The estimated value is £2.4m.
Who can apply?
Any supplier that meets the buyer's requirements can apply. Check the official notice for conditions.
How do I bid?
Open the official notice, register on the buyer's portal and submit your bid before the deadline.
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