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Published 23 May 2025, 14:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supported Living Framework · Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (May 2025)

Official notice

Authority: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG36)

Planned pipeline value£257,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 1 Aug 2025from the planned procurement notice

Framework period 5 yrsends 1 Mar 2031 · up to 1 Mar 2033 with extensions · starts 2 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supported living is a person-centred approach to housing and support that enables people to live independently within

their communities. Unlike traditional residential care settings, supported living promotes autonomy, choice, and

inclusion by offering flexible support tailored to each person's preferences and needs in response to the Council's

strategic vision.

CPV: Social work services with accommodation

How this framework works

From the published notice

Framework period: 5 yrs · up to 7 yrs from 2 Mar 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1PlannedRenewal 5 yrsSMEVCSE

Contract period: 2 Mar 2026 – 1 Mar 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 1 Mar 2033 with extensions

Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: Extension options published

85311000 Social work services with accommodation

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 Framework” 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: 23 May 2025, 14:24 BST
Last source update: 23 May 2025, 14:24 BST
Authority reference: 24014
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-026501
Latest notice: Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV): Social work services with accommodation
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG36)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-052314 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Appointment period ends: —

Timeline

23 May 2025 → 2 Mar 2026 · 3 dates

Planning notice published
23 May 2025, 14:24 BST
Tender notice expected
1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts242 days ago
2 Mar 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Pipeline notice published
23 May 2025, 14:24 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

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWYJ-3537-GLBW Council House, Priory Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 1HFContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender23 May 2025, 14:24 BST