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Published 23 May 2025, 10:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Framework for Day Opportunities

Official notice

Authority: Essex County Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East of England (UKH3)
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Mar 2026from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 4 yrsends 31 May 2030 · starts 1 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Framework to deliver day opportunity services for adults with disabilities and older people.

CPV: Daycare services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
4 yrs from 1 Jun 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 4 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2030 (4 yrs)
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
85312100 Daycare 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
What this means for your bid
  • “Framework for Day Opportunities” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 May 2025, 10:45 BST
Last source update
23 May 2025, 10:45 BST
Authority reference
A004PA
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-025892
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Daycare services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052131 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

23 May 2025 → 1 Jun 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    23 May 2025, 10:45 BST
  2. Tender notice expected247 days ago
    1 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  3. Contract starts157 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    23 May 2025, 10:45 BST
    UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Essex County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWVM-4844-NRQH County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, East of England, CM1 1QHContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender