Official UK procurement notice
Domiciliary Care and Wellbeing Service - Locality 2
Authority: Thurrock Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThurrock Council delivers domiciliary care and wellbeing services through a locality-based model. As part of this approach, the Council is seeking a provider to deliver Domiciliary Care and Wellbeing Services in Locality 2, covering Aveley, South Ockendon and Purfleet (ASOP). The successful provider will support adults eligible under the Care Act 2014 to live independently at home through flexible, high-quality services.
Further information can be found in the tender documentation.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Apr 2034, 23:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: This procurement will be conducted using the Competitive Flexible procedure with two stages: a Stage 1 Invitation to Participate, where suppliers submit a PSQ for shortlisting, followed by a Stage 2 Invitation to Tender for shortlisted suppliers, evaluated against published award criteria.
CPV: Other community, social and personal services · Social services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£20,756,250
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 (8)
- Mobilisation: 15%
- Working with Change: 10%
- Geography: 10%
- Workforce Recruitment and Retention: 10%
- Flexibility of Care Delivery: 10%
- Presentation: 15%
- Service User Visits: 20%
- Social Value Commitments: 10%
Published award criteria (8)
- Mobilisation
- Working with Change
- Geography
- Workforce Recruitment and Retention
- Social Value Commitments
- Flexibility of Care Delivery
- Presentation
- Service User Visits
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible 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
- Yes · next expected 1 Apr 2034
- First published
- 16 Apr 2026, 10:58 BST
- Last source update
- 11 May 2026, 15:41 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
PS/2025/222- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-043120- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0683dfFind a Tender
- How it runs
This procurement will be conducted using the Competitive Flexible procedure with two stages: a Stage 1 Invitation to Participate, where suppliers submit a PSQ for shortlisting, followed by a Stage 2 Invitation to Tender for shortlisted suppliers, evaluated against published award criteria.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 5 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 5 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 26 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
16 Apr 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published195 days ago16 Apr 2026, 10:58 BST
- Market engagement183 days ago27 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Further information, including how to register your attendance, is available at the following link. Requests to participate must be received by 12 noon on 27 April.
- Next notice expected175 days ago5 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published169 days ago11 May 2026, 15:41 BST
- Clarification questions by155 days ago26 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline145 days ago5 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by40 days ago17 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 3 days1 Nov 2026
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Apr 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published16 Apr 2026, 10:58 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published11 May 2026, 15:41 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £20,756,25011 May 2026, 15:41 BSTwas £21,171,375
- Status changed to active11 May 2026, 15:41 BST
- Procurement method changed11 May 2026, 15:41 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender