Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Care and Support in Extra Care Schemes
Authority: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBarnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (the Council) is seeking to appoint a single Provider to deliver person-centred care, support, wellbeing and emergency response services within two Extra Care Housing schemes located at Fitzwilliam Court, Hoyland and Westmeads, Royston. The Service is designed to support people aged 55 and over to maintain their independence, health and wellbeing whilst remaining within their own homes for as long as possible. The Service will operate across both schemes and will support residents through the delivery of planned care and support, wellbeing activities, safeguarding arrangements, risk management and partnership working with housing, health and social care services. The Provider will be expected to work collaboratively with residents, families, carers and partner organisations to ensure the delivery of coordinated, high-quality and outcomes-focused support. The Contract will commence on 1 April 2027 for an initial period of 36 months (3 years), with the option to extend for two further periods of 12 months. The services being procured fall within the above threshold Light Touch Regime as defined in the Procurement Act 2023 and associated regulations. This regime applies to certain social, health and related services and offers flexibility in the design of the procurement process. This procurement process will be conducted using the Open Procedure, a single-stage process under the Procurement Act 2023. All interested suppliers are invited to submit a full tender response. For further information, please download the tender documents pack. The deadline for submissions is at 12noon on 02/10/2026.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Apr 2032, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£4,104,657
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 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Closed
- 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
- Yes · next expected 1 Apr 2032
- First published
- 17 Jul 2026, 15:01 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Sept 2026, 11:17 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 23 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
P680- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-084774- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ce14Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
17 Jul 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 9 dates- Planning notice published101 days ago17 Jul 2026, 15:01 BST
- Market engagement81 days ago6 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Next notice expected66 days ago21 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published52 days ago4 Sept 2026, 14:02 BST
- Latest notice published49 days ago8 Sept 2026, 11:17 BST
- Clarification questions by25 days ago2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline18 days ago9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 28 days23 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 156 days1 Apr 2027
Notice history
7 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jul 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published17 Jul 2026, 15:01 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published4 Sept 2026, 14:02 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published8 Sept 2026, 11:17 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £4,104,6578 Sept 2026, 11:17 BST
- Status changed to active8 Sept 2026, 11:17 BST
- Procurement method changed8 Sept 2026, 11:17 BST
- Deadline published: 9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST8 Sept 2026, 11:17 BST
Published amendments (1)
Amendments have been made to the enquiry deadline and submission deadline to reflect the ITT documentation as follows: Enquiry Deadline - 02/10/2026 at 12noon Submission Deadline - 09/10/2026 at 12noon
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender 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