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Published 25 Feb 2026, 11:25 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Adult Social Care Community Wellbeing & Prevention Services

Official notice

Authority: Wokingham Borough Council (Local council)

21 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regime
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£8,109,000total for 21 lots · £8,109,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 13 Jul 2026
Lots 21see the lot list below
Contract term Varies by lotfirst lot 3 yrs from 1 Apr 2027 · see each lot

What is being bought21 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Adult Social Care commission the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) to deliver our Community Wellbeing & Prevention Services. The Care Act (2014) emphasises wellbeing, prevention, and person centred care, utilising the VCS supports Wokingham to meet these statutory duties within Wokingham. The Care Act formally recognises the voluntary sector as a key partner in delivering adult social care, especially in prevention, wellbeing, and community support. The commissioned services are key to the delivery of the ASC strategy, to prevent, reduce, or delay the need for care and support.

CPV: Health and social work services

Lots and requirements (21)Procurement structure

21 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Voluntary Sector Advocacy & Community OutreachRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£0

Provision of Voluntary Sector Advocacy & Community Outreach

Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2032 with extensions
Extensions: Extension options published
85000000 Health and social work services
Lot #2Volunteer Brokerage & Development 3 yrsPublished value£0

Provision of Volunteer Brokerage & Development

Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs)
Lot #3General Information advice and Support Service 3 yrsPublished value£0

Provision of General Information advice and Support Service

Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs)
Lot #4Community Navigators 3 yrsPublished value£0

Provision of Community Navigators

Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs)
Lot #5VCS Community Transport Service 3 yrsPublished value£0

Provision of VCS Community Transport Service

Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs)
Lot #6Wellbeing and Mental Health Support Service 3 yrsPublished value£0

Provision of Wellbeing and Mental Health Support Service

Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs)
Lot #7mental Health supported living 3 yrsPublished value£0

Provision of mental Health supported living

Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs)
Lot #8Block contract for provision of Housing Related Support Service 3 yrsPublished value£0

Provision of Block contract for provision of Housing Related Support Service

Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs)
Lot #9Learning Disability Self-Advocacy, Independence Support and Learning Disability Partnership Board (LDPB) 3 yrsPublished value£0

Provision of Learning Disability Self-Advocacy, Independence Support and Learning Disability Partnership Board (LDPB)

Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs)
Lot #10Carers Information, Advice and Support 3 yrsPublished value£0

Provision of Carers Information, Advice and Support

Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs)
Lot #11Keeping In Touch service 3 yrsPublished value£0

Provision of Keeping In Touch service

Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs)
Lot #12Charity & Community Hub (Waterford House) Hub management 3 yrsPublished value£0

Provision of Charity & Community Hub (Waterford House) Hub management

Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs)
Lot #13Dementia Partnership 3 yrsPublished value£0

Provision of Dementia Partnership

Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs)
Lot #14Handy Person Service 3 yrsPublished value£0

Provision of Handy Person Service

Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs)
Lot #15Gardening Service 3 yrsPublished value£0

Provision of Gardening Service

Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs)
Lot #16Home From Hospital Service 3 yrsPublished value£0

Provision of Home From Hospital Service

Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs)
Lot #17Service for visually impaired people 3 yrsPublished value£0

Provision of Service for visually impaired people

Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs)
Lot #18support for Neurodivergent people 3 yrsPublished value£0

Provision of support for Neurodivergent people

Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs)
Lot #19LD and Autism Spectrum information and advice service 3 yrsPublished value£0

Provision of LD and Autism Spectrum information and advice service

Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs)
Lot #20Friendship Alliance 3 yrsPublished value£0

Provision of Friendship Alliance

Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs)
Lot #21Befriending Service 3 yrsPublished value£0

Provision of Befriending Service

Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs)

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored · same split on all 21 lots
Quality: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • Quality

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
Closed
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
25 Feb 2026, 11:25 GMT
Last source update
18 May 2026, 15:55 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 30 Dec 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-045445
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065bca Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
13 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com ↗

Timeline

25 Feb 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 6 dates
  1. Planning notice published245 days ago
    25 Feb 2026, 11:25 GMT
  2. Market engagement217 days ago
    25 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT

    Recommissioning of the Community Wellbeing & Prevention Services provided by Voluntary & Community Sector (VCS) organisations in the Wokingham Borough.

    Suite of contracts (currently 25) delivering a wide range of community services to Wokingham Borough residents (Adults 18 years +) that lead to improved social connectivity, better community cohesion and resilience and improved wellbeing so residents can thrive, living the lives they want to lead. The commissioned services are key to preventing, reducing and delaying the need for formal care and support form Adult Social Care.

    We will be hosting a virtual market engagement event on 25 March 2026 from 9:00am to 10:30am.

    If you would like to attend, please express your interest via the messaging function on the Proactis portal.

    Please note that we will not be monitoring emails regarding this event. Only those who register their interest through the Proactis portal will be included.

  3. Tender notice published163 days ago
    18 May 2026, 15:55 BST
  4. Submission deadline107 days ago
    13 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST
  5. Today
    29 Oct 2026
  6. Award decision expected byin 62 days
    30 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
  7. Contract startsin 153 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Feb 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    25 Feb 2026, 11:25 GMT
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    18 May 2026, 15:55 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value updated
    18 May 2026, 15:55 BST
  4. Status changed to active
    18 May 2026, 15:55 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    18 May 2026, 15:55 BST
  6. Deadline published: 13 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST
    18 May 2026, 15:55 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Wokingham Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNTM-6852-HGRP Civic Offices, Shute End, Wokingham, South East, RG40 1BNContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure