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Norway - Home-help services - Invitation to market dialogue - Free user choice in practical assistance in Kristiansand municipality

Original Norway - Home-help services - Invitation to market dialogue - Free user choice in practical assistance in Kristiansand municipality.

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Kristiansand municipality in Norway is holding a market dialogue ahead of an upcoming competition for practical assistance (home-help) services under its free user choice scheme, which has operated since 2010 with around 17 percent of users choosing private providers. Existing service concession agreements expire in 2026, and the city council decided on 28 January 2026 that a separate procurement of practical assistance shall be carried out in 2026, coordinated with the planned free user choice for district nursing from 1 January 2027. New contracts are expected to start after summer 2026.

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Market dialogue - For free user choices in practical assistance. The city council in Kristiansand decided on 24 September 2025 that the municipality shall introduce free user choice in district nursing, with the aim of implementation from 1 January 2027. In this connection, it was also decided that the scheme for free user choice of home nursing care should be coordinated with the scheme free user choice of practical assistance. However, as the existing service concession agreements on practical assistance expire in 2026, it was decided by the city council on 28 January 2026 that a separate procurement of the service practical assistance shall be carried out in 2026. Kristiansand municipality has had free user choice of practical assistance since 2010. Approx. 17 percent choose private tenderers. Kristiansand municipality plans to announce a competition shortly to continue the scheme for free choice of user when it comes to practical assistance. A market dialogue will be held in connection with the preparation of this competition. Kristiansand municipality suggests that new contracts will start after the summer 2026.Se annex for more information.

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NOR TEKSTIL AS 3 €266,217 Jun 2026
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