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Published 2 Apr 2026, 16:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DHC DH1389 Recovery Houses and Step-Down Bed Provision

Official notice

Authority: Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£3,860,000≈ £1.5m / year · £3,860,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Oct 2026
Next notice expected 10 Aug 2026
Contract term 2 yrs 7 moends 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Mar 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The requirement is for the provision of community based short-term residential stays, providing care for those in a mental health crisis, as an alternative to hospital admission and to provide care following hospital discharge.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 2 yrs 7 moSMEVCSEPublished value£3,860,000
Contract period: 1 Mar 2027 – 30 Sept 2029 (2 yrs 7 mo) · up to 30 Sept 2031 with extensionsValue: £3,860,000 exc. VAT · £3,860,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions available · 2 x 12 month periods
85000000 Health and social work services

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
Quality: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Economic & Financial Standing: 10%
  • Information Governance: 10%
  • Organisation, Ethos & Experience: 15%
  • Service Delivery: 25%
  • Mobilisation: 10%
  • Commercial: 20%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (7)
  • Economic & Financial Standing
  • Information Governance
  • Organisation, Ethos & Experience
  • Service Delivery
  • Mobilisation
  • Social Value
  • Commercial
What this means for your bid
  • 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
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
2 Apr 2026, 16:42 BST
Last source update
13 Aug 2026, 18:18 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 11 Jan 2027
Authority reference
DH1389
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-077439
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067c51 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
Submission deadline
1 Oct 2026, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
14 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

2 Apr 2026 → 1 Mar 2027 · 8 dates
  1. Planning notice published209 days ago
    2 Apr 2026, 16:42 BST
  2. Market engagement85 days ago
    3 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST

    Requests for any information should be forwarded to Perry Spender - p.spender@nhs.net and Dercia Pestana - dercia.pestana@nhs.net

  3. Next notice expected78 days ago
    10 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Tender notice published76 days ago
    13 Aug 2026, 18:18 BST
  5. Clarification questions by44 days ago
    14 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
  6. Submission deadline27 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 13:00 BST
  7. Today
    28 Oct 2026
  8. Award decision expected byin 75 days
    11 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
  9. Contract startsin 123 days
    1 Mar 2027

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Apr 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    2 Apr 2026, 16:42 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    23 Jul 2026, 16:08 BST
    UK2
  3. Tender notice published
    13 Aug 2026, 18:18 BST
    UK4
  4. Status changed to active
    13 Aug 2026, 18:18 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    13 Aug 2026, 18:18 BST
  6. Deadline published: 1 Oct 2026, 13:00 BST
    13 Aug 2026, 18:18 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNYJ-1818-YVWW 2 Nuffield Road, Poole, South West, BH17 0RBContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure