HH108-27-HB Adult Social Care Commissioning Flexible Framework

NHS Highland, acting as the Lead Agency for Integrated Health and Social Care for Adults on behalf of the Highland Health and Social Care Partnership (HHSCP), is reopening its established Flexible Framework Agreement for the provision of Adult Social Care Services across the Highland Council area.

This framework reopening will allow:

existing framework providers to apply for admission to additional service lots; and potential new providers to apply for admission to the flexible framework.

The services covered by the framework are:

Lot 1: Care at Home Services

Sub Lot 1A: Care at Home

Sub Lot 1B: Enhanced Responder Service

Sub Lot 1C: Specialist Overnight Service

Lot 2: Residential and Nursing Care Home Placements

Lot 3: Registered Day Care Services

Lot 4: Supported Living Services

Sub Lot 4A: Supported Living

Sub Lot 4B: Housing Support

Sub Lot 4C: Home-Based Respite

Sub Lot 4D: Waking Night Responder Service

New Contracts awarded under this existing flexible framework are expected to commence on 1 July 2027.

Admission to the flexible framework does not guarantee the award of any contract, nor any minimum volume or value of business to providers.