Official UK procurement notice
Pathway 2 Beds in Gloucester Care Homes (Nursing Care)
Authority: Gloucestershire County Council- (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGloucestershire County Council is seeking to procure up to 20 Pathway 2 Beds within CQC registered nursing care homes located in Gloucester. These beds will support people who no longer require acute hospital care but need short term, outcome focused nursing support before returning home.
The Council is seeking high quality nursing care provision delivered within established care homes that can demonstrate strong clinical oversight, safe staffing levels, and effective multidisciplinary working to support timely discharge pathways, along with their own or commissioned therapy (OT and/or Physio) and a dedicated GP to support the beds.
Providers will be able to submit tenders for:
Tenderers must submit all the requirements and documents stated in section 7 of the invitation to tender document.
- A minimum of 5 beds
- Up to a maximum of 20 beds.
- Contract start date (estimated) estimated - 1st July 2026
- Contract end date without any extension - 30th June 2028
- The total estimated value of a block contract for five beds is £619,500 for the initial two-year term, rising to £1,241,000 over four years if the optional two year extension is taken, subject to demand and available funding.
Initial contract length is 2 years, plus a further two years subject to demand and available funding.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,600,000
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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Price
- Social Value
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- 28 Jan 2026, 10:06 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Jun 2026, 11:30 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Apr 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-014301- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06107fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗
Ref - Tender for Pathway 2 Beds in Gloucester Care Homes (Nursing Care) - DN805412
Timeline
28 Jan 2026 → 24 Jun 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published274 days ago28 Jan 2026, 10:06 GMT
- Market engagement264 days ago6 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
We are seeking feedback specifically from CQC registered nursing care homes located within Gloucester.
The purpose of this engagement is to:
- Understand why providers did not bid during the previous tender.
- Gather more detailed insights on market appetite, capacity, risks, barriers, and potential commercial considerations.
- Inform the design and specification of the upcoming re tender to ensure it is realistic, achievable, and aligned with provider views and local market conditions.
The engagement is being delivered through a Microsoft Forms questionnaire, circulated directly to relevant providers via email and published on ProContract for visibility.
The questionnaire includes a mixture of multiple-choice and free text questions and is designed to take no more than 10 minutes to complete.
There are no in person or virtual engagement events planned for this exercise due to the targeted and exploratory nature of the engagement.
- Tender notice published254 days ago17 Feb 2026, 13:08 GMT
- Submission deadline226 days ago17 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by191 days ago20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts150 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent127 days ago24 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published127 days ago24 Jun 2026, 11:30 BST
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jan 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 Jan 2026, 10:06 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published17 Feb 2026, 13:08 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £2,600,00017 Feb 2026, 13:08 GMT
- Status changed to active17 Feb 2026, 13:08 GMT
- Procurement method changed17 Feb 2026, 13:08 GMT
- Deadline published: 17 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT17 Feb 2026, 13:08 GMT
- Contract award notice published24 Jun 2026, 11:30 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Jun 2026, 11:30 BST
- Contract signature expected7 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUCKLAND CARE LIMITED8 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2028 · up to 30 Jun 2030Extensions: Extension for up to two periods of one year each, subject to approvals | £1,241,000 | 24 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BUCKLAND CARE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender