Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bd6-26c1-7371-9743-240ebccdc7e9/care-at-home-service pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Care At Home Service [Blackburn with Darwen](https://tendernation.io/buyers/blackburn-with-darwen) Often single bidder Estimated value £80,000,000 Published 19 Feb 2026 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender CARE AT HOME - PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT ADVERT Neighbourhood Care at Home Service (Lot 1) Crisis Response – Borough Wide (Lot 2) Planned Nights – Borough Wide (Lot 3) Adult Services – Approved framework Children Services – Approved Framework Complex Care at Home – Borough Wide Overview Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is looking to procure for Care at Home Service and is holding a pre-market engagement event. This event aims to develop a clearer understanding of the market and gather insight into supplier capabilities, innovations, and delivery models for the provision of Care at Home Services in Blackburn with Darwen. The session will also support providers in understanding procurement requirements and will help inform the development of value-driven service specifications. The engagement event will cover the following separate service areas: 1) Neighbourhood Care at Home Service (Lot 1) 2) Crisis Response – Borough Wide (Lot 2) 3) Planned Nights – Borough Wide (Lot 3) 4) Adult Services – Approved framework 5) Children Services – Approved Framework 6) Complex Care at Home – Borough Wide Background The intended aims of the proposed services would be to provide statutory assessed care and support to individuals in the community to enable them to continue to live independently in their own homes. The aims of the Service are to ensure people can: • Live as independently as possible in comfort in their own home, maintaining safety and unnecessary admission to longer term support, paying particular attention to ethnic and cultural issues. • Be supported with a range of practical and social tasks that maintain and improve their quality of life, dignity, wellbeing and sense of belonging as specified in their individual Support Plan. • Retain as high a level of self-care as possible and maintain/re-engage with local support Meeting Information The pre-market engagement event will be held in person on Tuesday 3 March 2026 from 9:30 am until 12:00 The event will take place at St Lukes Church Blackburn, BB2 1TA. If you would like to attend the event, please complete the relevant form to register yourself for the event – Care At Home Service – Fill in form Due to the anticipated demand of this event, the maximum number of attendees per provider will be restricted to 2 people. Each attendee who wishes to attend should register individually. Registration closes at 12:00 noon on Monday 2 March 2026. Form link: [forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx](https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=4z_73MnpOkKh2hSKSzouYF72KMOht99IshGkiGvNMpNUN0cwN1c3NjhIMFVKMkdEV0wzRkhRUVYzTy4u) Read full description ## CPV classification Social work services without accommodation Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-06581f-2026-02-19T13:22:00Z [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-06581f-2026-02-19T13:22:00Z) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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