Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Reflective Practice
Authority: Manchester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement is for the provision of psychological support through reflective practice sessions to frontline staff in Manchester City Council's Homelessness Service.
CPV: Community health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£165,000
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 sub-criteria (4)
- Quality: 40%
- Price: 30%
- Social Value: 20%
- Zero Carbon and Environment: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Quality
- Price
- Social Value
- Zero Carbon and Environment
- 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 24 Feb 2026, 09:51 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Oct 2026, 15:38 BST
- Authority reference
P-1257- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-064139- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065ab7Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including procurement specific questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on 22nd July 2026 as referred to in the tender documentation. Any clarification queries must also be submitted via the Chest website by the date referred to in the tender documentation.
Timeline
24 Feb 2026 → 8 Oct 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published245 days ago24 Feb 2026, 09:51 GMT
- Market engagement227 days ago13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Manchester City Council invites prospective providers of psychological support services to submit a brief outlining their capacity to deliver the specified provision.
Submissions should be sent to Alice Porter at commissioning.consultation@manchester.gov.uk by 13/03/26.
In the brief, Manchester City Council seeks to understand the market's capacity to deliver the following services and requests providers to include indicative financial costs for the 12-month period.
- Tender notice published111 days ago8 Jul 2026, 12:06 BST
- Clarification questions by102 days ago17 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
- Submission deadline97 days ago22 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
- Contract starts50 days ago7 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published19 days ago8 Oct 2026, 15:38 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Feb 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published24 Feb 2026, 09:51 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published11 Mar 2026, 09:08 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published8 Jul 2026, 12:06 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £165,0008 Jul 2026, 12:06 BSTwas £50,000
- Status changed to active8 Jul 2026, 12:06 BST
- Procurement method changed8 Jul 2026, 12:06 BST
- Deadline published: 22 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST8 Jul 2026, 12:06 BST
- Contract award notice published8 Oct 2026, 15:38 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete8 Oct 2026, 15:38 BST
- Contract signature expected22 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Extension to deadline
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-02: 1 release · 24 Feb 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Red Cross SocietyVCSE1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2027 · up to 31 Oct 2029Extensions: the contract will be for 1 year with the option to extend for up to an additional 2 years. | £163,740 | 29 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15final-stage tenders · 19 at stage one | 12 | 5 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETYAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical specifications
- Bidding documents and specificationsThe Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation r…
Notices 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
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender