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Published 24 Sept 2025, 13:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Resilience, Inclusion, Strengths and Enablement (RISE)

Official notice

Authority: Cornwall Council (Local council)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£16,529,000≈ £5.5m / year · £16,529,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 16 Oct 2026
Next notice expected 3 Jul 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Resilience, Inclusion, Strengths and Enablement (RISE) model will commission short term, trauma informed prevention and enablement services for adults with support needs related to homelessness, mental health, drug or alcohol use, neurodivergence or learning disabilities. The services will help people to find and sustain a home, build practical life skills, improve wellbeing, develop emotional resilience and feel connected within their community.

  • How the procedure runs: The procurement will involve 2 submissions stages. Stage 1: Compliance, PSQ and Financial Standing Pass or Fail Providers receiving a Pass will be invited to Stage 2. Stage 2: Evaluation and Selection Providers will be evaluated for Price, Quality and Social Value. The MAT will be awarded.

CPV: Social work services without accommodation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£16,529,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2032 with extensionsValue: £16,529,000 exc. VAT · £16,529,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Option to extend by 2 years at the end of the initial 3 years.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Technical & professional ability

    CQC accreditation

    Evidence of relevant contracts.

What it takes to win
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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: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: Method Statements
  • Price: Pricing Doc
  • Social Value: Social Value Spreadsheet
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    CQC accreditation

    Evidence of relevant contracts.

What this means for your bid
  • 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
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
24 Sept 2025, 13:53 BST
Last source update
23 Jul 2026, 06:41 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 28 Dec 2026
Authority reference
DN791836
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-069391
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Social work services without accommodation
Delivery area
South West (UKK3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a116 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Refer to ITT documents

How it runs

The procurement will involve 2 submissions stages.

Stage 1: Compliance, PSQ and Financial Standing

Pass or Fail

Providers receiving a Pass will be invited to Stage 2.

Stage 2: Evaluation and Selection

Providers will be evaluated for Price, Quality and Social Value.

The MAT will be awarded.

Review and risk notes
Risks

Refer to ITT documents

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
16 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
9 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

24 Sept 2025 → 1 Apr 2027 · 8 dates
  1. Planning notice published397 days ago
    24 Sept 2025, 13:53 BST
  2. Next notice expected115 days ago
    3 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Market engagement115 days ago
    3 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST

    Provider communications

    Provider workshops - teams calls and in person

    Maintaining content / outcomes in the Market Engagement Advert n Supplying the Southwest portal.

  4. Tender notice published96 days ago
    23 Jul 2026, 06:41 BST
  5. Clarification questions by17 days ago
    9 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
  6. Submission deadline10 days ago
    16 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
  7. Today
    26 Oct 2026
  8. Award decision expected byin 63 days
    28 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
  9. Contract startsin 156 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Sept 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    24 Sept 2025, 13:53 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    23 Jul 2026, 06:41 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value updated to £16,529,000
    23 Jul 2026, 06:41 BST
    was £9,500,000
  4. Status changed to active
    23 Jul 2026, 06:41 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    23 Jul 2026, 06:41 BST
  6. Deadline published: 16 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
    23 Jul 2026, 06:41 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cornwall Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYRH-9827-DWLP County Hall, Truro, South West, TR1 3AYContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specificationstenderBidding documents and specificationsAccess: Attachments to the published ITT.

Notices published for this procedure