Official UK procurement notice
Block Residential, Nursing and Extra Care Services in Buckinghamshire
Authority: Buckinghamshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBuckinghamshire Council is seeking a single provider to deliver care and support into four
residential establishments in Buckinghamshire through a block contract
- The Croft Care Home is a 60-bed residential Establishment. Included within the block
contract are 25 residential and 27 Residential Dementia beds. The remaining 8 beds are
available for the Provider to use at their discretion.
- The Chestnuts Care Home is a 64-bed residential Establishment. Included within the
block are 16 residential and 27 residential dementia beds and 12 Extra care beds.
Willowmead Court is a 12-unit extra care facility attached to the Care Home. The remaining
21 beds are available for the Provider to use at their discretion.
- Hazlemere Lodge care home is a 64-bed residential Establishment with nursing. Included
within the block Agreement are 32 Nursing beds, 16 residential beds and 12 Extra Care beds.
St James Court is a 12 unit extra care facility attached to the care home. The remaining 16
beds are available for the Provider to use at their discretion.
- Swan House care home is a 32-bed residential Establishment. Included within the block
are 10 residential and 8 residential dementia beds and 12 extra care beds. Swan Court is the
12-unit Extra Care facility attached to the Care Home. The remaining 14 beds are available for
the Provider to use at their discretion
CPV: Residential health facilities services · Residential nursing care services · Welfare services for the elderly
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Buckinghamshire Council is seeking a single provider to deliver care and support into…RenewalPublished value£117,000,000
Buckinghamshire Council is seeking a single provider to deliver care and support into four residential establishments in Buckinghamshire through a block contract
- The Croft Care Home is a 60-bed residential Establishment. Included within the block contract are 25 residential and 27 Residential Dementia beds. The remaining 8 beds are available for the Provider to use at their discretion.
- The Chestnuts Care Home is a 64-bed residential Establishment. Included within the block are 16 residential and 27 residential dementia beds and 12 Extra care beds. Willowmead Court is a 12-unit extra care facility attached to the Care Home. The remaining 21 beds are available for the Provider to use at their discretion.
- Hazlemere Lodge care home is a 64-bed residential Establishment with nursing. Included within the block Agreement are 32 Nursing beds, 16 residential beds and 12 Extra Care beds. St James Court is a 12 unit extra care facility attached to the care home. The remaining 16 beds are available for the Provider to use at their discretion.
- Swan House care home is a 32-bed residential Establishment. Included within the block are 10 residential and 8 residential dementia beds and 12 extra care beds. Swan Court is the 12-unit Extra Care facility attached to the Care Home. The remaining 14 beds are available for the Provider to use at their discretion.
Providers must be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The Provider must have a good track record and be rated by CQC as ‘Good’ or above in 50% of their registered service portfolio or be registered as ‘Good’ or above if they only have one other service.
There will be a lease between the Registered Landlord and the successful Provider.
The Council is of the opinion that TUPE may apply.
The Contract will start on 8th December 2025 for a period of 10 years. There is an option to extend the contract for a further period of up to three years (36 months). Additional information: The contract period is for 10 years commencing on 8th December 2025. The contract has an option to extend for a period of up to a further 3 years.
The total Contract value has been estimated at £117,000,000 i.e. for the initial term and the potential 3 years extension. The estimated annual value is 9M p.a.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Feb 2025, 11:36 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Mar 2025, 11:03 GMT
- Authority reference
DN745588- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009600- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e624Find a Tender
Publisher note: The Council is conducting the procurement under Section 7 Regulations 74-76 Social and other Specific Services under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015). A restricted procedure is being used. This tender aim is to provide the full tender documentation suite for the week commencing 10th March 2025 on www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk Please note that this will allow bidders 4 weeks to review, ask clarification questions and submit their Selection Questionnaire submission by 7th April 2025. If there are any further delays in making the full tender documentation available we will, in due course, delay the SQ submission deadline accordingly to ensure that bidders have sufficient time to allow them to review, ask clarifications and submit their SQs.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Apr 2025, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
Timeline
17 Mar 2025 → 21 Apr 2025 · 3 dates- Notice published17 Mar 2025, 11:03 GMT
- Submission deadline7 Apr 2025, 10:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected21 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
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| — | TextVI.3 | The Council is conducting the procurement under Section 7 Regulations 74-76 Social and other Specific Services under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015). A restricted procedure is being used. This tender aim is to provide the full tender documentation suite for the week commencing 10th March 2025 on www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk Please note that this will allow bidders 4 weeks to rev… | This process has now been cancelled. The Council's intention is to issue an Open Tender under PA23 during April 2025. A new Tender Notice and accompanying Invitation to Tender will therefore be issued in April. |
This process has now been cancelled. The Council's intention is to issue an Open Tender under PA23 during April 2025. A new PA23 Tender Notice and accompanying Invitation to Tender will therefore be issued in April.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.