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Published 29 Jul 2024, 15:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

TC031 - Home and Community Based Support

Official notice

Authority: Bolton Council (Local council)

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: UKNorth West (UKD3)
Framework ceiling (notional)£114,870,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 30 Sept 2024awarded 28 Jan 2025
Lots 2see the lot list below

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Borough Council of Bolton (The Authority) received tenders for TC031 - Home and Community Base Support (Light Touch Framework) that consisted of 2 Procurement Lots.

The Authority has the aspiration that the people of Bolton will be involved in their own health and wellbeing with the aim of staying well for longer and in their own homes as part of a strong, connected and engaged community.

The Authority will work with Providers who share the aspiration set out in our vision, in accordance with our principles, and who will help to jointly achieve our required outcomes. The Services is divided into two Lots:

Lot 1 – shall comprise delivery of the Services to Adults with support needs whose primary needs may include one or more of the following: - a physical disability - organic mental health issues not requiring specific mental health provision, including dementia, anxiety, and depression - sensory impairment, or - acquired brain injury.

Lot 2 – shall comprise delivery of the Services to Adults with support needs whose primary needs may include one or more of the following: - a functional mental illness - learning disabilities - neurodiversity.

The term of the Framework will be for four (4) years, with the option to extend for up to an additional two (2) year.

CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
108 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 48 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Framework Provider - supporting people with: a physical disability, organic mental health issues not requiring specific mental health provision (including dementia, anxiety, and depression), sensory impairment, acquired brain injuryAwardedRenewal

Lot 1 – shall comprise delivery of the Services to Adults with support needs whose primary needs may include one or more of the following: - a physical disability - organic mental health issues not requiring specific mental health provision, including dementia, anxiety, and depression - sensory impairment, or - acquired brain injury.

Delivery: UK, North West
Extensions: 24 month extension available under Light Touch regime.Variant bids: not allowed
85000000 Health and social work services
Lot #2supporting people with: a functional mental illness, learning disabilities, neurodiversityAwardedRenewal

Lot 2 – shall comprise delivery of the Services to Adults with support needs whose primary needs may include one or more of the following: - a functional mental illness - learning disabilities - neurodiversity.

Delivery: UK, North West
Extensions: 24 month extension available under Light Touch Regime.Variant bids: not allowed
85000000 Health and social work services

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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 80%Social value: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 80
  • Social value: 20
  • Price: 0
What this means for your bid
  • “TC031 - Home and Community Based Support” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
29 Jul 2024, 15:50 BST
Last source update
27 Jun 2025, 16:13 BST
Award evaluation window
30 Sept 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN740847
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035896
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesOther community, social and personal services
Delivery area
UKNorth West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-048599 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Appointment period ends
30 Sept 2024, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
30 Sept 2024, 16:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.the-chest.org.uk ↗

Timeline

30 Sept 2024 → 27 Jun 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    30 Sept 2024, 16:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    30 Sept 2024, 16:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    27 Jun 2025, 16:13 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Aug 2024
  1. Deadline moved to 30 Sept 2024, 16:00 BST
    29 Aug 2024, 16:04 BST
    +26 days · was 4 Sept 2024, 16:00 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    27 Jun 2025, 16:13 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 48admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 108busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 2latest 28 Jan 2025

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £114,870,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Contract 035896-2025-TC031 - Home and Community Based Support-1

    Signed
    28 Jan 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 035896-2025-TC031 - Home and Community Based Support-2

    Signed
    28 Jan 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Framework Provider - supporting people with: a physical disability, organic mental health issues not requiring specific mental health provision (including dementia, anxiety, and depression), sensory impairment, acquired brain injury108bids———
2 · supporting people with: a functional mental illness, learning disabilities, neurodiversity108bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bolton Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityHome and Community Based Support 3rd Floor Bolton Town Hall, Victoria Square, Bolton, North West, BL1 1RUContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court LondonReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

50 commercial parties on the notice
Show 40 more suppliers

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.