Official UK procurement notice
Independent Living Scheme (ILS)
Authority: Rochdale Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe scheme provides temporary accommodation for assessment and rehabilitation for patients leaving hospital, thereby supporting stable housing arrangements and improved flow from hospital and reducing hospital readmission rates. The service consists of four flats borough-wide, offering up to six weeks' accommodation for those unable to return home directly from hospital.
This supports also offers comprehensive long-term needs assessment and helps address issues such as housing, debt, and health.
We are looking for a Provider to deliver this service.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£366,667
- Economic & financial standing
The information provided in response to Part 1 - Confirmation of Core Supplier Information will be used by the Council to assess the Economic & Financial Standing of Bidders. A Bidder that is unable to provide trading accounts for the previous 2 years shall provide evidence to support that it has bank accounts and shall provide a balance sheet and income statement to enable the Council to access its Economic & Financial Standing. In addition, the Council will obtain a Company Watch Credit Report.
- The Company Watch Credit Report, where available, together with the information provided by the Bidder in response to Part 1 - Confirmation of Core Supplier Information, will be used by the Council to undertake detailed financial due diligence. Where the Council concludes that there is insufficient information to assess the Bidder's Economic & Financial Standing, or the information leads to the Council to conclude that the information provided is not acceptable, the Bidder will be excluded.
- Technical & professional ability
Due diligence to be completed and technical ability will be evaluated in line with the criteria in documentation
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 (6)
- Quality Question 1: Service Delivery and Eligibility: 30%
- Quality Question 2: Safeguarding: 15%
- Quality Question 3: Implementation Plan: 15%
- Quality Question 4: VCFSE Role & Community Connections: 20%
- Social Value (Quantitative): 10%
- Social Value (Qualitative): 10%
Published award criteria (6)
- Quality Question 1: Service Delivery and Eligibility
- Quality Question 2: Safeguarding
- Quality Question 3: Implementation Plan
- Quality Question 4: VCFSE Role & Community Connections
- Social Value (Quantitative)
- Social Value (Qualitative)
- Economic & financial standing
The information provided in response to Part 1 - Confirmation of Core Supplier Information will be used by the Council to assess the Economic & Financial Standing of Bidders. A Bidder that is unable to provide trading accounts for the previous 2 years shall provide evidence to support that it has bank accounts and shall provide a balance sheet and income statement to enable the Council to access its Economic & Financial Standing. In addition, the Council will obtain a Company Watch Credit Report.
- The Company Watch Credit Report, where available, together with the information provided by the Bidder in response to Part 1 - Confirmation of Core Supplier Information, will be used by the Council to undertake detailed financial due diligence. Where the Council concludes that there is insufficient information to assess the Bidder's Economic & Financial Standing, or the information leads to the Council to conclude that the information provided is not acceptable, the Bidder will be excluded.
- Technical & professional ability
Due diligence to be completed and technical ability will be evaluated in line with the criteria in documentation
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
- 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
- 5 Feb 2026, 13:54 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Jun 2026, 11:51 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
DN805572- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-010531- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0648fbFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All tender documents and associated documents to be submitted via the Chest e-tendering system.
Timeline
5 Feb 2026 → 5 Jun 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published264 days ago5 Feb 2026, 13:54 GMT
- Tender notice published264 days ago5 Feb 2026, 14:23 GMT
- Next notice expected263 days ago6 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by246 days ago23 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline239 days ago2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by224 days ago17 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent210 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts175 days ago6 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published144 days ago5 Jun 2026, 11:51 BST
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Feb 2026- Planned procurement notice published5 Feb 2026, 13:54 GMTUK3
- Tender notice published5 Feb 2026, 14:23 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active5 Feb 2026, 14:23 GMT
- Contract award notice published1 Apr 2026, 18:29 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 Apr 2026, 18:29 BST
- Contract signature expected4 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published5 Jun 2026, 11:51 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-02: 1 release · 5 Feb 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE SANCTUARY TRUST LIMITEDSMEVCSE5 May 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 | £366,667 | 1 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Independent Living Scheme (ILS) · THE SANCTUARY TRUST LIMITEDSMEVCSE
- Signed
- 5 Jun 2026
- Value
- £366,667
- Period
- 5 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 1 | 4 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- THE SANCTUARY TRUST LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender