Official UK procurement notice
Actual Cost of Care Exercise for Adult Social Care
Authority: The North Yorkshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth Yorkshire Council (The Authority) is committed to delivering high-quality care. To ensure that future fee structures are fair, sustainable, and reflective of actual service costs, the Council has awarded a contract for completion of a comprehensive Cost of Care exercise. This analysis will provide valuable insights into the true costs of delivering care and support, helping to inform evidence-based fee setting for future commissioning of care and support services.
CPV: Business and management consultancy services · Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Apr 2026, 10:25 BST
- Authority reference
651-NYC-HA- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-035484- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05eaf5Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- —
Timeline
28 Nov 2025 → 20 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Planning notice published335 days ago28 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Market engagement313 days ago19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Next notice expected296 days ago5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts270 days ago1 Feb 2026
- Latest notice published192 days ago20 Apr 2026, 10:25 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Nov 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMTUK2
- Contract details notice published20 Apr 2026, 10:25 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete20 Apr 2026, 10:25 BST
- Procurement method changed20 Apr 2026, 10:25 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLP | £89,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Actual Cost of Care Exercise for Adult Social Care · GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLP
- Signed
- 8 Apr 2026
- Value
- £89,000
- Period
- 8 Apr 2026 – 31 Jul 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender