Official UK procurement notice
Independent Market Assessment · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Lincolnshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLincolnshire County Council is seeking an independent organisation to undertake a comprehensive, evidence‑based Market Assessment of the Residential and Nursing Care sector and the Community Supported Living (CSL) market within Lincolnshire. The assessment will provide the Council with a clear and robust understanding of current market conditions, cost drivers, sustainability challenges, future demand, and provider capacity.
The findings from this Independent Market Assessment will directly inform the Council’s decisions on both current and future fee‑setting for these services, as well as support the design, development, and implementation of future commissioning and contractual arrangements.
CPV: Health and social work services · Market and economic research; polling and statistics
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£100,000
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).
Lot awarding rule: Price 30% Quality 70%
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Apr 2026, 15:23 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Apr 2026, 15:23 BST
- Authority reference
DN781676- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-034325- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068348Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
15 Apr 2026 → 26 May 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published195 days ago15 Apr 2026, 15:23 BST
- Clarification questions by186 days ago24 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline181 days ago29 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
- Contract starts155 days ago26 May 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published15 Apr 2026, 15:23 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