Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice

Published 5 Feb 2026, 14:13 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Care Services at Mill Point, St Helens

Official notice

Authority: St Helens Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Published estimate£2,450,000≈ £490k / year · £2,450,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 9 Mar 2026awarded 13 Apr 2026

Award (standstill) to Community Integrated Care

Contract term 5 yrsends 29 Aug 2031 · up to 29 Aug 2033 with extensions · starts 30 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provider shall provide a comprehensive 24-hour, 7-days-a-week care service at the specified location. This service is intended to deliver specialist supported living for individuals with a learning disability and/or autism.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£2,450,000

Contract period: 30 Aug 2026 – 29 Aug 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 29 Aug 2033 with extensionsValue: £2,450,000 exc. VAT · £2,450,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions

85000000 Health and social work services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
Due diligence to be completed and financial and legal capacity will be evaluated
Technical & professional ability
Due diligence to be completed, technical ability will be evaluated in line with the criteria in documentation

What it takes to win
i
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

How bids were scored

Quality: 80%Price: 20%

Published award criteria (2)

Price
Quality

Conditions of participation2

Economic & financial standing
Due diligence to be completed and financial and legal capacity will be evaluated
Technical & professional ability
Due diligence to be completed, technical ability will be evaluated in line with the criteria in documentation

What this means for your bid

Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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: 5 Feb 2026, 14:13 GMT
Last source update: 9 Jun 2026, 11:14 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 4 Jun 2026
Authority reference: DN805856
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-010522
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Health and social work services
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-064909 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Submission deadline: 9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders to be submitted electronically via The Chest Only

www.the-chest.org.uk ↗

Timeline

5 Feb 2026 → 30 Aug 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published265 days ago
5 Feb 2026, 14:13 GMT
Clarification questions by233 days ago
9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline233 days ago
9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Award decision expected by145 days ago
4 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent141 days ago
9 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published141 days ago
9 Jun 2026, 11:14 BST
Standstill ends130 days ago
19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Contract starts59 days ago
30 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Feb 2026

Tender notice published
5 Feb 2026, 14:13 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
9 Jun 2026, 11:14 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
9 Jun 2026, 11:14 BST
Contract signature expected
23 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,450,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 44 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Community Integrated Care30 Aug 2026 – 29 Aug 2031 · up to 29 Aug 2033Extensions: 2x 12 month until 29 August 2033	£2,450,000	13 Apr 2026standstill to 19 Jun 2026	Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4final-stage tenders · 21 at stage one	4	4	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

St Helens Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPYM-6238-VHLR Town Hall, St Helens, North West, WA10 1HPContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

COMMUNITY INTEGRATED CAREAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02225727GB-PPON: PPNP-8326-VVBP 2 Old Market Court, Widnes, North West, WA8 7SPContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsDocumentation can be found under Provision of Care Services at Mill Point, St Helens - DN805856

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender9 Jun 2026, 11:14 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender5 Feb 2026, 14:13 GMT