Official UK procurement notice
Regulation 44 Independent Visitor
Authority: Cornwall Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: UK
Final published estimate£150,000initial estimate £50,000 · 1 value update
Submissions closed 11 Aug 2025
Contract term 1 yrends 30 Sept 2026 · up to 30 Sept 2028 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRegulation 44 Independent Visits for Children Homes in Cornwall
CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£150,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Criteria (2000) words: 80%
- Commerical / Pricing: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Criteria (2000) words : Criteria Fully vetted, knowledgeable professionals, trained in conducting thorough, supportive and rigorous monthly visits. 20% Professional expertise in either the management and delivery of short breaks and residential care for disabled children, or experience of working in a quality assurance in relation to children’s residential services. 20% Experience or demonstrable ability to write comprehensive reports that provide clear analysis and recommendations on areas for improvement. Considerable skill in auditing and inspection, communication and analysis. 15% Have knowledge of Cornwall and IoS Safeguarding policy and procedures and can confirm ability to work to these. 5% Excellent understanding of children’s home legislation, national minimum standards, guidance and regulations. 10% Mobilisation - Provide a detailed plan including mobilization period with timelines, milestones, risks and mitigations with expectation that the service will be fully mobilized from 1st October 2025. 10%
- Commerical / Pricing : Include all capital and revenue costs, broken down into sufficient detail, and including but not restricted to, staffing costs (number of posts, hours, etc), venue costs, travel costs, equipment, management oncosts etc. Also any in-kind funding received – or any added value.
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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 22 Jul 2025, 09:39 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Jul 2025, 09:56 BST
- Authority reference
Reg 44- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-041836- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056370Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 11 Aug 2025, 11:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Proactis - Please see attached documents before submitting
Timeline
22 Jul 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published22 Jul 2025, 09:39 BST
- Clarification questions by6 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline11 Aug 2025, 11:59 BST
- Contract starts394 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jul 2025- Tender notice published22 Jul 2025, 09:39 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published22 Jul 2025, 09:56 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £150,00022 Jul 2025, 09:56 BSTwas £50,000
Published amendments (1)
Value was set to £50,000. This should be £150,000
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications We are looking for an experienced organisation to provide Independent Regulation 44 Monitoring Visits to our residential Children’s Homes across Cornwall. This is a joint contract between Cornwall Council and Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust (CPFT). The Independent Monitor…
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender