Official UK procurement notice
Framework for Residential Care for individuals with a Learning Disability and/or Autism who are aged over 18 and require personal care
Authority: Stockton on Tees Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis tender is applicable to Residential Care Homes located within the boundaries of the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees. The Care Home will be registered with the Care Quality Commission for the regulated service - Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care, with the specialism of learning disabilities.
It is not applicable to Personal Care Providers who provide domiciliary services in people's homes (This is covered by the Council's existing Care at Home Framework).
Tenders may be submitted by Providers who have CQC registered Residential Care Homes located outside of the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, who would be interested in developing new Residential Provision for people with Learning Disabilities, at a future date.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jul 2030, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Social work services with accommodation
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Framework period
- 3 yrs 6 mo · up to 5 yrs 6 mo from 1 Oct 2025
- Scheme runs until
- 31 Mar 2031
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- Not applicable
Published description of the framework
Prices will be negotiated, based on the care needs of individual placements, using information from the Care & Support Plan of individuals and information provided by the Care Home Provider.
The choice of Care Home will be based on Service User/Service User Family/Advocate choice, based on the suitability and location which best suits the individual's residential care needs, based on the knowledge of a multi-disciplinary team who have involvement with this cohort of prople.
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published value · same conditions of participation on every lotEvery one of these 5 lots carries the same published figure, £28,600,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Residential Care (permanent, short stay, respite) for both people with moderate and complex LD and / or Autism needs (mixed provision).Renewalceiling above
Residential service can support people with both moderate and complex needs, with identified models of care and support to ensure services are safe and sustainable. The home can identify the number of beds for moderate and complex. The environment can support people with physical impairment.
Delivery as per the Service Specification
- Technical & professional ability
Care Quality Commission registration for the relevant regulated activity and specialism - Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care, with the specialism of learning disabilities.
Lot #2Nursing Care (permanent, short stay, respite) for both people with moderate and complex needs (mixed provision).Renewalceiling above
Residential service can support people with both moderate and complex needs, with identified models of care and support to ensure services are safe and sustainable. The home can identify the number of beds for moderate and complex. The environment can support people with physical impairment.
Services will be delivered in line with the Service Specification
- Technical & professional ability
Care Quality Commission registration for the relevant regulated activity and specialism - Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care, with the specialism of learning disabilities.
Lot #3Residential Care (permanent, short stay, respite) for young people with moderate and complex LD and / or Autism needs (mixed provision) transitioning from children's services into adulthood.Renewalceiling above
Residential service can support young people with both moderate and complex needs, with identified models of care and support to ensure services are safe and sustainable and support is time limited to support the young person to independent living. The home can identify the number of beds for moderate and complex. The environment can support people with physical impairment.
Services will be delivered in line with Service Specification
- Technical & professional ability
Care Quality Commission registration for the relevant regulated activity and specialism - Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care, with the specialism of learning disabilities.
Lot #4Residential Care (permanent, short stay, respite) for both older people with moderate and complex LD and / or Autism needs with associated age-related care & health needs (mixed provision).Renewalceiling above
Residential service can support older people with both moderate and complex learning disability needs plus age, related health and care needs (including dementia), with identified models of care and support to ensure services are safe and sustainable. The home can identify the number of beds for moderate and complex. The environment can support people with physical impairment.
Services will be delivered in line with Service Specification
- Technical & professional ability
Care Quality Commission registration for the relevant regulated activity and specialism - Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care, with the specialism of learning disabilities.
Lot #5Short Term Residential Beds (reserved for this use only).Renewalceiling above
Short term residential service can support people with both moderate and complex needs. The beds will be available only for the use on this framework for people assessed as requiring:
- Planned and/or emergency respite.
- Crisis respite beds; and / or
- Time to think provision.
Services will be delivered in line with Service Specification
- Technical & professional ability
Care Quality Commission registration for the relevant regulated activity and specialism - Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care, with the specialism of learning disabilities.
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).
- Technical & professional ability
Care Quality Commission registration for the relevant regulated activity and specialism - Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care, with the specialism of learning disabilities.
- “Framework for Residential Care for individuals with a Learning…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
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
- Open framework scheme
- 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
- Yes · next expected 1 Jul 2030
- First published
- 17 Jul 2025, 10:48 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Jul 2025, 10:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
OPEN20251275- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-040807- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0560f1Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
2 weeks in arrears and 2 weeks in advance (4-weekly payment cycle)
- Risks
Changes to CQC registration requirements
Changes to individual CQC rating of Care Homes, resulting in suspension or termination of settings.
Changes to Fee setting process
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 18 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- call-off levy · Not applicable
Timeline
17 Jul 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published17 Jul 2025, 10:48 BST
- Clarification questions by11 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown18 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by18 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts393 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published17 Jul 2025, 10:48 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender