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Published 19 May 2025, 13:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supported Living Care Services

Official notice

Authority: Staffordshire County Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline value£425,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 30 Jun 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 5 yrsends 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2036 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Light Touch Framework Agreement for the provision of Support Living Care Services in Staffordshire.

CPV: Social work services without accommodation

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
5 yrs · up to 10 yrs from 1 Apr 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 5 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2036 with extensions
Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

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
What this means for your bid
  • “Supported Living Care Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
19 May 2025, 13:15 BST
Last source update
19 May 2025, 13:15 BST
Authority reference
IA3345
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-022598
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Social work services without accommodation
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0516d4 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

19 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    19 May 2025, 13:15 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    30 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts212 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    19 May 2025, 13:15 BST
    UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Staffordshire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZDG-2995-QQMD 1 Staffordshire Place, Tipping Street,, Stafford, West Midlands, ST16 2DHContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender