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Published 14 May 2025, 11:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Oak Tree Rise Supported Living procurement

Official notice

Authority: West Northamptonshire Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesAbove thresholdLight touch regime
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF24)
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 15 Sept 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 4 yrsends 31 Mar 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2033 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

West Northamptonshire Council is preparing to open its Supported Living Framework to procure a provider for its Transforming Care Scheme. This scheme comprises eight self-contained bungalows designed to support autistic individuals with complex needs many of whom also have learning disabilities. Providers must be able to evidence successful outcomes, including facilitating hospital discharge and preventing admissions into long-stay hospital settings. Please note that we are working to a tight procurement timeline, with the new provider required to be in place by 1st April 2026.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

West Northants Transforming Care supported living opportunity

West Northamptonshire Council is preparing to open its Supported Living Framework to procure a provider for its Transforming Care Scheme.

This scheme comprises eight self-contained bungalows designed to support autistic individuals with complex needs many of whom also have learning disabilities. We are seeking to engage with providers who have a strong and demonstrable track record in delivering specialist support and managing the complexities associated with this type of service.

Providers must be able to evidence successful outcomes, including facilitating hospital discharge and preventing admissions into long-stay hospital settings.

Please note that we are working to a tight procurement timeline, with the new provider required to be in place by 1st April 2026.

We encourage experienced and suitably qualified providers to attend our virtual Market Engagement Event via MS Teams on 15th October and 22nd October, 2:00-3:00pm. We intend to go live with the opportunity shortly after the market engagement event.

To request a link for this event, please contact the WNC Commissioning inbox at: WNCCommissioning@westnorthants.gov.uk

CPV: Health and social work services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
4 yrs · up to 7 yrs from 1 Apr 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 4 yrs
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 (4 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2033 with extensions
Delivery: East Midlands
Extensions: Extension options published
85000000 Health and social work 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
  • “Oak Tree Rise Supported Living procurement” 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
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
14 May 2025, 11:46 BST
Last source update
15 Oct 2025, 08:02 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-065400
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF24)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0512dd Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

14 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    14 May 2025, 11:46 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    15 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Latest notice published382 days ago
    15 Oct 2025, 08:02 BST
  4. Market engagement375 days ago
    22 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST

    West Northants Transforming Care supported living opportunity

    West Northamptonshire Council is preparing to open its Supported Living Framework to procure a provider for its Transforming Care Scheme.

    This scheme comprises eight self-contained bungalows designed to support autistic individuals with complex needs many of whom also have learning disabilities. We are seeking to engage with providers who have a strong and demonstrable track record in delivering specialist support and managing the complexities associated with this type of service.

    Providers must be able to evidence successful outcomes, including facilitating hospital discharge and preventing admissions into long-stay hospital settings.

    Please note that we are working to a tight procurement timeline, with the new provider required to be in place by 1st April 2026.

    We encourage experienced and suitably qualified providers to attend our virtual Market Engagement Event via MS Teams on 15th October and 22nd October, 2:00-3:00pm. We intend to go live with the opportunity shortly after the market engagement event.

    To request a link for this event, please contact the WNC Commissioning inbox at: WNCCommissioning@westnorthants.gov.uk'

  5. Contract starts215 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 May 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    14 May 2025, 11:46 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    10 Oct 2025, 15:45 BST
    UK2
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    15 Oct 2025, 08:02 BST
    UK2
Published amendments (1)

We have added an additional Market engagement session Wednesday 22nd October via MS Teams. To request a link for this event, please contact the WNC Commissioning inbox at: WNCCommissioning@westnorthants.gov.uk

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

West Northamptonshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGDV-8944-CMBP Angel Street, Northampton, East Midlands, NN1 1EDContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure