Official UK procurement notice
Call-off Contract for Empty GM Empty Homes Leasing Programme
Authority: Rochdale Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Real estate services (70) Delivery: UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)
Published estimate£3,500,000≈ £875k / year · £3,500,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 18 Aug 2026awarded 23 Sept 2026
Awarded to CarePoint HC Ltd, VSPG HOUSING LTD2 awards
Contract term 4 yrsends 7 Sept 2030 · starts 8 Sept 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCall off relates to 32 properties. The delivery partner will deliver minimum 20 to a maximum of 32 properties. The value of the award is the maximum and is not guaranteed.
CALL OFF UNDER GM EMPTY HOMES TA LEASING PROGRAMME SERVICES FRAMEWORK CONTRACT NOTICE 2026/S 000-071249
CPV: Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis · Residential property renting or leasing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£3,500,000
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
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- 19 May 2026, 17:18 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Oct 2026, 17:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 28 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
021122- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-071249- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069c48Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 18 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Please register your interest, raise clarifications, and submit your tender bids via our e-tendering system:
Timeline
19 May 2026 → 8 Oct 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published160 days ago19 May 2026, 17:18 BST
- Market engagement146 days ago2 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published90 days ago28 Jul 2026, 14:08 BST
- Clarification questions by76 days ago11 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline69 days ago18 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by59 days ago28 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts49 days ago8 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent34 days ago23 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published18 days ago8 Oct 2026, 17:57 BST
Notice history
11 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 May 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published19 May 2026, 17:18 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published28 Jul 2026, 14:08 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £3,500,00028 Jul 2026, 14:08 BST
- Status changed to active28 Jul 2026, 14:08 BST
- Procurement method changed28 Jul 2026, 14:08 BST
- Deadline published: 18 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST28 Jul 2026, 14:08 BST
- Contract award notice published23 Sept 2026, 11:24 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Sept 2026, 11:24 BST
- Contract signature expected28 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published8 Oct 2026, 17:57 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected8 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-05: 1 release · 19 May 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £4,216,8332 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CarePoint HC LtdSMECall-off Contract 1 for GM Empty Homes TA leasing Programme8 Oct 2026 – 4 Oct 2031 | £716,833 | 23 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
| CarePoint HC LtdSME, VSPG HOUSING LTDjoint awardFramework GM Empty Homes TA Leasing Programme (the Services)5 Oct 2026 – 4 Oct 2030 | £3,500,000 | 22 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- CAREPOINT HC LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- VSPG HOUSING LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- 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
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender