How to win: 25076 Homecare framework

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Cambridgeshire County Council is due to recommission its Homecare Delivery service (currently a Dynamic Purchasing System - DPS) in November 2027. Provision of homecare for adults with an assessed care and support need is a statutory duty for local authorities. The service currently costs Cambridgeshire in the region of £54m each year and has a reputational impact for the local authority. The council has committed to improving the homecare offer available to local people as a key aim of its Care Together programme. Working with local people and communities, our intention is to reshape homecare to become more personalised, outcome focused, place-based and locally delivered. This ensures alignment with corporate ambitions (Strategic Ambition 4 and Our Future Council and departmental priorities (ASPIRE and Prevention Strategy). To deliver against these ambitions, the Homecare model we put in place in 2027 must:  • be more person-centred and locally delivered  • improve existing service and encourage innovation in support of local people, offering more choice, flexibility, and personalisation  • ensure that the council has access to quality and sustainable homecare provision  • explore

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