Official UK procurement notice
AC2228 - Community Based Services
Authority: Wiltshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Council is seeking to establish a Community Based Services Framework enabling the purchasing of services for Adults and Children in Wiltshire.
The strategic direction to recommission all homecare in Wiltshire with the preferred option via a single joint framework, covering adults and children. The framework would offer a range of lots to cover all the Community Based service areas required
CPV: Social work services without accommodation
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 1 Apr 2026
- Scheme runs until
- 31 Mar 2034
Published description of the framework
Opening Number 1 will commence in 2028 for the Successive Framework to be awarded with the service commencement date of 1st April 2029.
Opening Number 2 will commence in 2030 for the Successive Framework to be awarded with the service commencement date of 1st April 2031.
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 1 and win at most 1 of them · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 4 lots carries the same published figure, £13,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #11AwardedRenewalceiling above
AC2359 - Home Care (Children and Adults)
- Economic & financial standing
Conditions of Participation
- Technical & professional ability
Conditions of Participation
Lot #22AwardedRenewalceiling above
AC2360 - Live in Care
- Economic & financial standing
Conditions of Participation
- Technical & professional ability
Conditions of Participation
Lot #33AwardedRenewalceiling above
AC2361 - Individual Service Fund
- Economic & financial standing
Conditions of Participation
- Technical & professional ability
Conditions of Participation
Lot #44AwardedRenewalceiling above
AC2362 - Supported Living
- Economic & financial standing
Conditions of Participation
- Technical & professional ability
Conditions of Participation
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (1)
- Tender Assessment: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Tender Assessment: Tender Assessment to be completed for each Lot
- Economic & financial standing
Conditions of Participation
- Technical & professional ability
Conditions of Participation
- “AC2228 - Community Based Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 May 2025, 11:50 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Dec 2025, 16:25 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 21 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
AC2228- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-064978- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0516bbFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 12 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
19 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published19 May 2025, 11:50 BST
- Market engagement15 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
Engagement Process Description:
This Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) Notice is being published to inform the wider supply chain, including both existing providers currently contracted with Wiltshire Council and new or prospective providers, that Wiltshire Council will be hosting a series of online and in-person market engagement events in preparation for an upcoming tender opportunity.
Wiltshire Council invites all interested providers, including both existing contract holders and new market entrants with experience or interest in delivering community-based services to children and adults, to take part in this engagement. We are particularly interested in hearing from providers who have an active presence in Wiltshire or who are based in neighbouring local authority areas - such as Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Swindon, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, or Berkshire and who are able to deliver services locally.
Providers with a CQC-registered office in Wiltshire or a neighbouring authority area will be especially well-placed to contribute to the development of a sustainable and responsive local service model. Attendance is limited to two persons per provider.
The market engagement events will take place from May to July 2025. Full location and joining details will be provided upon receipt of a provider’s expression of interest.
Please register your interest by emailing Joanna.denham@wiltshire.gov.uk with the subject line “AC2228 PME Registration”, ensuring your email is sent before the stated registration deadlines.
Please note: This is a market engagement exercise only and may not necessarily lead to a future procurement process. Should a tender opportunity proceed, the route has not yet been determined. The information gathered during this engagement will help inform the development of any future procurement.
Deadlines to Register Interest:
- Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 12:00 PM (noon) – for 21st May Engagement
- Friday 13th June 2025, 12:00 PM (noon) – for 17th June Engagement
- Monday 14th July 2025, 12:00 PM (noon) – for 16th July Engagement
Market Engagement Event Dates:
- 21 May 2025 – 15:00 PM – 16:00 PM
- 17 June 2025 – 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
- 16 July 2025 – 15:30 PM – 16:30 PM
Location:
Online – Microsoft Teams (link provided following registration) – 21st May 2025 & 16th July 2025
- Tender notice published380 days ago13 Oct 2025, 18:48 BST
- Clarification questions by365 days ago28 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends350 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown12 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Latest notice published331 days ago1 Dec 2025, 16:25 GMT
- Award decision expected by280 days ago21 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts211 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 May 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published19 May 2025, 11:50 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published13 Oct 2025, 18:48 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active13 Oct 2025, 18:48 BST
- Procurement method changed13 Oct 2025, 18:48 BST
- Deadline published: 11 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT13 Oct 2025, 18:48 BST
- Tender notice published14 Oct 2025, 13:20 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 12 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT14 Oct 2025, 13:20 BST+1 days · was 11 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Procurement termination notice published1 Dec 2025, 16:25 GMTUK12
- Status changed to complete1 Dec 2025, 16:25 GMT
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-05: 1 release · 19 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| supplier not published | — | 1 Dec 2025 | CancelledAfter reviewing the tender and considering the requirements under the Procurement Act 2023 the decision was taken on the 01st December 2025 to terminate this procurement and reissue the opportunity to the market at a later date. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender