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Published 28 Oct 2025, 14:47 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Reducing Loneliness and Isolation through Shared Activities for Older Adults

Official notice

Authority: Stockton on Tees Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow thresholdLight touch regimeVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC11)
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 19 Nov 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council is seeking expressions of interest from suitably experienced and innovative providers to deliver a community-based service aimed at reducing loneliness and isolation among people aged 50yrs plus. The service will use shared activities and collaborative experiences e.g. playing sport, reminiscence, board games etc. as tools to create social connections, improve mental wellbeing and promote independence.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 1 yrVCSE
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 (1 yr) · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions
Delivery: North EastEligibility: VCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published
85000000 Health and social work services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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 Oct 2025, 14:47 GMT
Last source update
28 Oct 2025, 14:47 GMT
Authority reference
OPEN20251724
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-069018
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
North East (UKC11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d561 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

28 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published370 days ago
    28 Oct 2025, 14:47 GMT
  2. Market engagement352 days ago
    14 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT

    Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council is seeking expressions of interest from suitably experienced and innovative providers to deliver a community-based service aimed at reducing loneliness and isolation among people aged 50yrs plus. The service will use shared activities and collaborative experiences e.g. playing sport, reminiscence, board games etc. as tools to create social connections, improve mental wellbeing and promote independence.

    The opportunity is being advertised on the OPEN procurement portal that can be accessed by the following link:

    www.open-uk.org/opportunities/overvi… ↗

    Interested providers are to review the advertisement on OPEN and complete and return the Expression of Interest document within the specified deadline.

    If there any problems accessing this opportunity, please contact jacob.headlam@stockton.gov.uk

  3. Tender notice expected347 days ago
    19 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts215 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    28 Oct 2025, 14:47 GMT
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Stockton on Tees Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCVQ-6435-GNMW Dunedin House, Columbia Drive, Thornaby, Stockton on Tees, North East, TS17 6BJContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure