Name of County: Portsmouth City Council
Name of Contract:Home Based Care Services – Open Framework
Total value including VAT£206,000,000
Lot values including VAT£150,000,000; £57,025,626; £5,431,012
Contract locationsUKJ31 – Portsmouth; UKJ35 – South Hampshire
Deadline: 08 Dec 2025 12:00
Link: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/ProjectManage/5162

The framework agreement will be split into 3 Lots as follows:

• Lot 1 – Standard Home-Based Care
• Lot 2 – Complex Home-Based Care
• Lot 3 – Take a Break (formerly Sitting Service)
Requirments
Have a Registered Office within the following postcodes: PO1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,16
OR
• Must be in the process of setting up a new Registered Office with CQC within those postcodes and be able to evidence this via a copy of their response from CQC confirming receipt of their application
At stage 2 PAMMS assessment suppliers must be able to evidence that they are delivering care to at least three individuals from their local nominated Registered Office.

Insurance:
1. Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = £5,000,000 each & every claim without limitation to number of claims
2. Public Liability Insurance = £10,000,000 each & every claim without limitation to number of claims
3. Professional Indemnity Insurance or Medical Malpractice Insurance or a Combination of both = £2,000,000 each & every claim without limitation to number of claims
In respect of financial standing requirements specifically suppliers will be required to demonstrate any of the following in order to pass:
1. Financial assessment via the Creditsafe system and will be required to score 30 or above.
OR
2. If below / score unavailable, satisfactory review of available financial information (ideally audited accounts if available) against profit/loss, liquidity, acid test, etc.

OR
3. Provision of a guarantee from a parent company or other legally bound guarantor with a business risk score of 30 or above or if score unavailable satisfactory review of available financial information (ideally audited accounts if available) against profit/loss, liquidity, acid test, etc.