Official UK procurement notice
Rochdale Borough Specialist Health Improvement Service - Invitation To Tender
Authority: Rochdale Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement is being conducted under the Competitive Process of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
Title: Rochdale Borough Specialist Health Improvement Service - Invitation To Tender (ITT).
Ref. Star Ref. PID021165.
The Chest Ref. DN822511.
Contract duration and Budget:
Initial Period: 1st Apr 2027 to 31st Mar 2030.
Option to extend: Two 12-month extensions.
Estimated annual gross value: £1,200,000.
This tender opportunity can be found under Current Opportunities for Rochdale Council on the Chest website at www.the-chest.gov.uk ↗ All information in relation to this opportunity is available via the Chest only. (Chest Ref DN822511).
All questions and/or requests for information/clarification must be submitted on the 'Messages' section of The Chest portal. All responses will be communicated using the same method. Please do not contact Star Procurement or the commissioners directly.
Deadline for questions: 12noon on the 17th of Aug 2026.
Deadline for bid submissions: 12noon on the 14th of Sept 2026.
Social Value Quantitative offers (TOMS) must be submitted on the Social Value Portal. Deadline for submission: 12noon on the 14th of Sept 2026.
Any changes to the submission dates/times will be communicated via the Chest portal.
- No preliminary market engagement: To test the market.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£4,800,000
- Economic & financial standing
As detailed in Invitation To Tender documentation
- Technical & professional ability
As detailed in Invitation To Tender documentation
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).
- See above breakdown
- Economic & financial standing
As detailed in Invitation To Tender documentation
- Technical & professional ability
As detailed in Invitation To Tender documentation
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open 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
- 21 May 2026, 10:04 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jul 2026, 10:27 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
PID021165 / DN822511- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-069522- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069e86Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Please note the following:
Tender submissions must be uploaded onto The Chest portal:
Social Value submissions (TOMS) must be uploaded onto The Social Value Portal:
Timeline
21 May 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 7 dates- Planning notice published161 days ago21 May 2026, 10:04 BST
- Tender notice published98 days ago23 Jul 2026, 10:27 BST
- Clarification questions by73 days ago17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Next notice expected57 days ago1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline45 days ago14 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 22 days20 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 153 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2026- Pipeline notice published21 May 2026, 10:04 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published23 Jul 2026, 10:27 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £4,800,00023 Jul 2026, 10:27 BST
- Status changed to active23 Jul 2026, 10:27 BST
- Deadline published: 14 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST23 Jul 2026, 10:27 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender