Official UK procurement notice
Active Recovery Beds · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Lincolnshire County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF3)
Published estimate£1,502,952total for 3 lots · £1,502,952 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Feb 2026awarded 17 Mar 2026
Awarded to GLENHOLME SENIOR LIVING (SPALDING) LIMITED +2 more3 awards
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionActive Recovery Beds will support individuals who require a period of bed-based reablement to enable them to focus on returning to their home. This will be achieved in partnership between the Council and the Provider.
The service will provide assessment, support and care planning for the Individual and will work with the Individual and the Care Home staff to help achieve their identified goals and outcomes.
- No preliminary market engagement: UK1 Pipeline Notice was published on the Procontract tender portal notice reference number 2025/S 000-026794 UK2 Preliminary Market Engagement Notice was published on the Procontract tender portal notice reference number 2025/S 000-072992
CPV: Health and social work services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£1,252,461 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Active Recovery Beds in the East area of LincolnshireAwardedRenewalPublished value£417,487
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Active Recovery Beds in the West area of LincolnshireAwardedRenewalPublished value£417,487
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #3Active Recovery Beds in the South area of LincolnshireAwardedRenewalPublished value£417,487
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 3 lots
Published sub-criteria (9)
- Contract Suspensions, Breaches and Defaults: 8%
- Proposed Working Methods - Compliance With the Specification: 20%
- Proposed Working Methods - Challenges and Risks: 15%
- Proposed Working Methods - Service Delivery: 15%
- Location of the Setting (Distance by road to the nearest acute hospital): 5%
- Location of the Setting (Is the Setting within 2 miles of a bus stop or train station): 3%
- Care Quality Commission: 6%
- Activities within the Active Recovery Centre: 8%
- Statement agreed with the Registered Home Manager or Nominated Individual: 20%
Published award criteria (9)
- Contract Suspensions, Breaches and Defaults
- Proposed Working Methods - Compliance With the Specification
- Proposed Working Methods - Challenges and Risks
- Proposed Working Methods - Service Delivery
- Location of the Setting (Distance by road to the nearest acute hospital)
- Location of the Setting (Is the Setting within 2 miles of a bus stop or train station)
- Care Quality Commission
- Activities within the Active Recovery Centre
- Statement agreed with the Registered Home Manager or Nominated Individual
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Jan 2026, 14:02 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Mar 2026, 15:15 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
DN796755- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-003120- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0605b8Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Panacea
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
14 Jan 2026 → 1 Apr 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published286 days ago14 Jan 2026, 14:02 GMT
- Clarification questions by263 days ago6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline256 days ago13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent225 days ago17 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published224 days ago17 Mar 2026, 15:15 GMT
- Award decision expected by224 days ago17 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts210 days ago1 Apr 2026
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Jan 2026- Tender notice published14 Jan 2026, 14:02 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published17 Mar 2026, 15:15 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Mar 2026, 15:15 GMT
- Contract signature expected27 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 3
Awarded value Not summedeach provider’s award repeats the list or panel total
Bids received 1814 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Active Recovery Beds in the East area of Lincolnshire1 award | |||
| GLENHOLME SENIOR LIVING (SPALDING) LIMITEDSMELot 1 Active Recovery Beds in the East Area of Lincolnshire1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: There are 2 extensions of up to 12 months each available, so a total of 24 months in total | £417,487 | 17 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Active Recovery Beds in the West area of Lincolnshire1 award | |||
| Homer Lodge Care CentreLot 2 Active Recovery Beds in the West Area of Lincolnshire1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: There are 2 extensions of up to 12 months each available, so a total of 24 months in total | £417,487 | 17 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Active Recovery Beds in the South area of Lincolnshire1 award | |||
| The Orders of St John Care TrustLot 3 Active Recovery Beds in the South of Lincolnshire1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: There are 2 extensions of up to 12 months each available, so a total of 24 months in total | £417,487 | 17 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Active Recovery Beds in the East area of Lincolnshire | 6final-stage tenders · 11 at stage one | 5 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Active Recovery Beds in the West area of Lincolnshire | 7final-stage tenders · 12 at stage one | 6 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Active Recovery Beds in the South area of Lincolnshire | 5final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- Glenholme Senior Living (Spalding)Awarded supplier
- PREMIERBELL LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- THE ORDERS OF ST. JOHN CARE TRUSTAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender