Official UK procurement notice
Cognitive Stimulation Therapy Service for people with mild to moderate Dementia
Authority: NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (Central government)·On behalf of: Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement will identify a Bidder who will provide a Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) service - a structured, evidence-based group therapy to support people living with mild to moderate stages of dementia in Southampton and Hampshire.
- No preliminary market engagement: A preliminary market engagement was published. F16978 Dementia Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) F01: Prior information notice (prior information only) Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-050823 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-058cc1 Published 22 August 2025, 11:35am
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 70%
- Commercial: 20%
- Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical
- Commercial
- Social value
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Nov 2025, 13:01 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Mar 2026, 10:13 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 4 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
C392267- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-074750- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e343Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Dec 2025, 10:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
Timeline
18 Nov 2025 → 1 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published342 days ago18 Nov 2025, 13:01 GMT
- Clarification questions by321 days ago9 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline309 days ago22 Dec 2025, 10:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by236 days ago4 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent214 days ago27 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published214 days ago27 Mar 2026, 10:13 GMT
- Standstill ends200 days ago9 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts118 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Nov 2025- Tender notice published18 Nov 2025, 13:01 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published27 Mar 2026, 10:13 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete27 Mar 2026, 10:13 GMT
- Contract signature expected10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solent MindSME1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2028 · up to 30 Apr 2029Extensions: 1 period of 12 months | £490,303 | 24 Mar 2026standstill to 9 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS TrustBeneficiary authority
- NHS South of England Procurement ServicesProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement Services (Hosted by Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust)
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SOLENT MINDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender