Official UK procurement notice
Short Breaks Services for children with disabilities
Authority: Knowsley Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Star Procurement
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: North West (UKD7)
Published estimate£2,544,000total for 3 lots · £3,052,800 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 23 Jun 2026awarded 15 Sept 2026
Awarded to LEARNACTIVE NW LTD3 awards
Contract term 4 yrsends 1 Nov 2030 · up to 1 Nov 2032 with extensions · starts 2 Nov 2026
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionShort Breaks Services for children with disabilities for Knowsley
CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£2,544,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Centre Based ActivitiesAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,080,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Physical Development Based ActivitiesAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,140,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #3Community Based ActivitiesAwardedRenewalPublished value£324,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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 · same split on all 3 lots
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Evaluation criteria and associated weightings on Quality Questions: 80%
- Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Evaluation criteria and associated weightings on Quality Questions: All Tenders will be evaluated in terms of understanding and meeting the requirements as set out in the Specification (Document 2). The evaluation will be carried out against the pre-determined evaluation criteria and associated weightings as provided below. The evaluation panel will be formed from a number of relevant and appropriately knowledgeable staff. The panel may also include stakeholders. Final scores will be determined following a moderation meeting, at which a consensus single score per question will be determined.
- Price
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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 4 Feb 2026, 13:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Sept 2026, 14:27 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
DN805564- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-049252- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0646f7Find 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
- 23 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
DN: 805564 Short Breaks Services for children with disabilities
Timeline
4 Feb 2026 → 2 Nov 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published265 days ago4 Feb 2026, 13:30 GMT
- Market engagement224 days ago16 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Please refer to advert on The Chest Portal DN805564
- Next notice expected180 days ago30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published154 days ago26 May 2026, 18:01 BST
- Clarification questions by133 days ago16 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline126 days ago23 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by75 days ago13 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent40 days ago18 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published36 days ago21 Sept 2026, 14:27 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 5 days2 Nov 2026
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Feb 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published4 Feb 2026, 13:30 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published26 May 2026, 18:01 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £2,544,00026 May 2026, 18:01 BSTwas £2,150,000
- Status changed to active26 May 2026, 18:01 BST
- Procurement method changed26 May 2026, 18:01 BST
- Deadline published: 23 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST26 May 2026, 18:01 BST
- Contract award notice published21 Sept 2026, 14:27 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 Sept 2026, 14:27 BST
- Contract signature expected31 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 3
Awarded value £2,349,4043 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 1313 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Centre Based Activities1 award | |||
| LEARNACTIVE NW LTD2 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2030 · up to 31 Oct 2032Extensions: A further period of 24 months | £976,562 | 15 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Physical Development Based Activities1 award | |||
| LEARNACTIVE NW LTD2 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2030 · up to 31 Oct 2032Extensions: A further period of 24 months | £1,044,796 | 15 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Community Based Activities1 award | |||
| LEARNACTIVE NW LTD2 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2030 · up to 31 Oct 2032Extensions: A further period of 24 months | £328,046 | 15 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Centre Based Activities | 4final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Physical Development Based Activities | 5final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 5 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Community Based Activities | 4final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Star ProcurementProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement Support
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- LEARNACTIVE NW LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications DN805564 Short Breaks Services for children with disabilities
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender