How to Evidence Outcomes in Domiciliary Care Tenders

August 4, 2025

📈 Blog 5 of 7 in our Domiciliary Care Bid Writing Series

This blog explores a common gap in domiciliary care tenders — evidencing outcomes. Providers often describe what they do, but not the difference it makes. If you need help framing strong, outcome-focused responses, our domiciliary care bid writer service ensures your tenders demonstrate measurable impact in line with commissioner priorities.

🔍 Why Outcomes Matter

Commissioners are under pressure to deliver measurable improvements in people’s lives. That’s what they’re looking for in your bid — not just how many hours of care you deliver, but how that support enables independence, safety, health, wellbeing, and inclusion.

🚫 What Doesn’t Count as Evidence

“We provide person-centred care.” (Statement, not evidence)
“Our staff are trained and caring.” (Not outcome-focused)
“We help people live independently.” (How?)

You must move from assertions to proof — using data, stories, testimonials, and feedback loops. This is an area where working with a domiciliary care bid writer can make a big difference — making sure every statement is backed by evidence.

✅ What Counts as Strong Evidence

Quantitative data: e.g. “92% of people reported feeling safer at home within 3 months of our support starting.”
Qualitative feedback: e.g. quotes from people supported or family members
Case studies: showing progress, changes over time, improved outcomes
Tracking methods: e.g. wellbeing scales, outcomes stars, review tools

Always close the loop: what was the need, what did you do, what changed, how do you know?

💬 Language That Helps You Score

Use words like:

“As a result of…”
“This led to…”
“Following this intervention…”
“Measured by…”
“Outcomes included…”

This helps the evaluator see that you are measuring, analysing, and learning from what works — not just delivering a service and hoping for the best.

📁 Tip: Align with Commissioning Outcomes

Read the specification carefully and look for the outcome statements the commissioner is targeting (e.g. fewer hospital admissions, increased independence, community engagement). Link your answers to these.

Example: “In line with the specification’s focus on prevention, 86% of our service users experienced no unplanned hospital admissions over a 12-month period.”

Before submission, it’s worth investing in a specialist proofreading and tender review to make sure your outcome evidence is expressed clearly and persuasively.

Read the full 7-part series here: