Official UK procurement notice
Re-opening of the Community Based Supported Living Framework 2026
Authority: Swindon Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSwindon Borough Council is seeking to commission a supported living framework for adults with needs aged 18 and over. This is the annual re-opening of the contract initially commissioned in September 2025 for a term of 2 years with this being the 2nd year of the 2year term.
Contract Notice: 2025/S 000-002974 refers. If the supplier have been awarded onto the framework last year then they do not need to reapply.
This annual re-opening is for a 1year period only from 1st September 2026 to 31st August 2027. The contract has two potential 2year extensions which the Authority may decide to invoke during this last year of the initial term. Please see ITT documents for details.
This 1year contract value is £21m.
The Framework will be under one lot but with three categories
- General Needs
- Complex Needs
- Complex Plus
The Framework will be advertised and all applicants must pass the minimum criteria to be awarded a place on the Framework.
There will be a core requirement for any bidding providers to apply for category one (General Needs). Bidders can then decide if they wish to also apply for category 2 and 3 (Complex and Complex PLUS), bidders cannot apply for categories 2 or 3 without bidding and being awarded a place for Category one (General Needs) as users often need to move between category one and the other categories
To participate, Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the tender documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com
Tender clarifications to be submitted in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal by 2nd March 2026, 1200 hrs UK Local time. The Council’s responses to these clarification questions will be issued periodically on the ProContract tender portal.
Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 9th March 2026, 1200 hrs (midday) UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗
CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services · Social work and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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).
- “Re-opening of the Community Based Supported Living Framework 2026” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 5 Feb 2026, 15:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Feb 2026, 15:16 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 9 Mar 2026 – …
- Authority reference
DN805851- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-010588- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06492dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
5 Feb 2026 → 9 Mar 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published267 days ago5 Feb 2026, 15:16 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends235 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened235 days ago9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- www.swindon.gov.ukReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.