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Published 19 May 2023, 14:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

TC052 - Social Inclusion Services

Official notice

Authority: Bolton Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,443,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Jun 2023awarded 21 Aug 2023
Awarded to BACKUP North West

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The tender is for Bolton Council to commission a Young Person’s Accommodation Based Support Service to provide emergency, as well as supported accommodation to homeless and vulnerable young persons, aged 16 to 25.

The young people are recognised and assessed by appropriate agencies (e.g., Housing Options, Leaving Care and young people released from Custody), before being referred to the service provider.

CPV: Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,443,000
Delivery: North West
Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions availableVariant bids: not allowed

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: 55%Price: 25%Social value: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 55
  • Social Value: 20
  • Price: 25
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
19 May 2023, 14:34 BST
Last source update
23 Dec 2025, 11:34 GMT
Award evaluation window
19 Jun 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN671093
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-085758
Classification (CPV)
Social work and related services
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03cde7 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
Submission deadline
19 Jun 2023, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
19 Jun 2023, 16:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Jun 2023 → 23 Dec 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Jun 2023, 16:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    19 Jun 2023, 16:00 BST
  3. Notice published308 days ago
    23 Dec 2025, 11:34 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Dec 2025, 11:34 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,443,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1111 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Aug 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
BACKUP North WestSME£1,443,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • TC052 - Social Inclusion Services · BACKUP North WestSME

    Signed
    21 Aug 2023
    Value
    £1,443,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
11bids · 11 electronic11——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bolton Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 3rd Floor Bolton Town Hall, Victoria Square, Bolton, North West, BL1 1RUContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • BACKUP North WestAwarded supplier Bridgeman House, 77 Bridgeman Street, BL3 6BY, Bolton, North West, BL3 6BY

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.