Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 20 May 2026, 15:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

St Thomas' Centre For Living Well

Official notice

Authority: Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£6,774,000≈ £1.4m / year · £6,774,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 20 Jul 2026
Next notice expected 19 Jun 2026
Contract term 4 yrs 9 moends 9 Aug 2031 · up to 10 Aug 2033 with extensions · starts 13 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

We are procuring a care provider to operate bed-based intermediate care services at St Thomas', delivering short-term recovery, reablement and rehabilitation for adults with complex needs. The provider will deliver regulated residential and nursing care within a

purpose-built facility and work as part of an integrated model alongside health and social care partners.

This is required to improve hospital flow, reduce avoidable admissions, and support people to regain independence and return home. It responds to growing demand linked to frailty and ageing and replaces fragmented provision with a modern, integrated and financially sustainable model.

  • No preliminary market engagement: Market engagement was carried of by the council.

CPV: Health services · Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 4 yrs 9 moSMEVCSEPublished value£6,774,000
Contract period: 13 Nov 2026 – 9 Aug 2031 (4 yrs 9 mo) · up to 10 Aug 2033 with extensionsValue: £6,774,000 exc. VAT · £6,774,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Option for additional 2 years
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    See specification and ITT Invite and Instructions document

  • Technical & professional ability

    See specification and ITT Invite and Instructions document

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: 46%Price: 30%Social value: 20%Environmental: 4%
Published sub-criteria (10)
  • Quality Question 1: Service Delivery Model: 16%
  • Quality Question 2: Workforce Model: 12%
  • Quality Question 4: Innovation and Continuous Improvement: 4%
  • Quality Question 5: Mobilisation: 2%
  • Quality Question 6: Quality and Governance: 2%
  • Presentation & Interview: 10%
  • Price: 30%
  • Social Value (Quantitative): 10%
  • Social Value (Qualitative): 10%
  • Quality Question 3: Financial Sustainability: 4%
Published award criteria (10)
  • Quality Question 1: Service Delivery Model
  • Quality Question 2: Workforce Model
  • Quality Question 3: Financial Sustainability
  • Quality Question 4: Innovation and Continuous Improvement
  • Quality Question 5: Mobilisation
  • Quality Question 6: Quality and Governance
  • Presentation & Interview
  • Social Value (Quantitative)
  • Social Value (Qualitative)
  • Price
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    See specification and ITT Invite and Instructions document

  • Technical & professional ability

    See specification and ITT Invite and Instructions document

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
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
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
20 May 2026, 15:41 BST
Last source update
17 Sept 2026, 12:39 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 22 Sept 2026
Authority reference
DN816275
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-056344
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Health servicesSocial work and related services
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069dd6 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
20 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
13 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.the-chest.org.uk ↗

Project information - DN816275

Timeline

20 May 2026 → 13 Nov 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Planning notice published160 days ago
    20 May 2026, 15:41 BST
  2. Tender notice published134 days ago
    15 Jun 2026, 16:43 BST
  3. Next notice expected129 days ago
    19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Clarification questions by106 days ago
    13 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  5. Submission deadline99 days ago
    20 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published40 days ago
    17 Sept 2026, 12:39 BST
  7. Award decision expected by34 days ago
    22 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Today
    27 Oct 2026
  9. Contract startsin 16 days
    13 Nov 2026

Notice history

9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 May 2026
  1. Planned procurement notice published
    20 May 2026, 15:41 BST
    UK3
  2. Planned procurement notice published
    27 May 2026, 14:58 BST
    UK3
  3. Deadline moved to 14 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
    27 May 2026, 14:58 BST
    +21 days · was 23 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Tender notice published
    15 Jun 2026, 16:43 BST
    UK4
  5. Published value updated to £6,774,000
    15 Jun 2026, 16:43 BST
    was £1,000,000
  6. Status changed to active
    15 Jun 2026, 16:43 BST
  7. Deadline moved to 20 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
    15 Jun 2026, 16:43 BST
    +6 days · was 14 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  8. Procurement termination notice published
    17 Sept 2026, 12:39 BST
    UK12
  9. Status changed to complete
    17 Sept 2026, 12:39 BST
Published amendments (1)

Due to some technical delay, the tender publish date has now been moved mid June 2026. The tender will be going out on CHEST portal once the tender documents are ready.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-05: 1 release · 20 May 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—17 Sept 2026CancelledFollowing the completion of the evaluation and moderation process, the Contracting Authority concluded that none of the tenders submitted provided sufficient assurance that the services could be delivered to the required standard and in full accordance with the Authority's requirements. As a result, the Authority has decided not to award a contract under this procurement exercise. Accordingly, the Authority is exercising its right not to make an award and has taken the decision to discontinue the current procurement process. The Authority will now undertake a review of the service requirements, procurement strategy, market conditions, affordability assumptions, and proposed delivery model before recommencing the procurement. A revised procurement timetable will be published in due course, and the opportunity is expected to be re-tendered shortly.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZGW-7196-LCHL Stopford House, Piccadilly, Stockport, North West, SK1 3XEContact email

Official documents & specifications (7)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure