Official UK procurement notice
Contract Award for the Provision of Extra Care Services for Older People - Contract 1
Authority: London Borough of Hounslow (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLBH is seeking to commission care and support services for two Extra Care scheme contracts - Contract 1: older adults (mainly aged 55+) with a range of needs, who reside in the Bridgewater House and Park Lodge Extra Care Schemes.
The purpose of the Services are to provide high quality care and support which enables and encourages Residents to live as independently as possible within the Schemes for as long as possible.
The Services must be able to meet a diverse range of needs, including people with a physical disability, frailty, dementia, learning disability, autism and mental health conditions.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 31 Mar 2031, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£8,400,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (1)
- Quality: Quality - 90% Price - 10%
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
- Awarded
- 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
- Yes · next expected 31 Mar 2031
- First published
- 2 Apr 2026, 16:54 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Oct 2026, 18:42 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Apr 2027
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-056858- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067c54Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
2 Apr 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 11 dates- Planning notice published209 days ago2 Apr 2026, 16:54 BST
- Market engagement187 days ago23 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
The Council is holding an online providers engagement event on 23rd April at 2pm.
For the invite link to join the event please email procurement@hounslow.gov.uk
It should be noted that this engagement is not a formal tendering process. The information we gain through our market engagement will help to inform our commissioning intentions and refine our specification for this service.
- Next notice expected137 days ago12 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published133 days ago16 Jun 2026, 21:06 BST
- Clarification questions by109 days ago10 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline93 days ago27 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent39h ago27 Oct 2026
- Latest notice published21h ago27 Oct 2026, 18:42 GMT
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 9 days6 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 154 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected byin 155 days1 Apr 2027, 23:59 BST
Notice history
11 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Apr 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published2 Apr 2026, 16:54 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published16 Jun 2026, 21:06 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £8,400,00016 Jun 2026, 21:06 BST
- Status changed to active16 Jun 2026, 21:06 BST
- Procurement method changed16 Jun 2026, 21:06 BST
- Deadline published: 24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST16 Jun 2026, 21:06 BST
- Tender notice published17 Jun 2026, 11:28 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 27 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST17 Jun 2026, 11:28 BST+3 days · was 24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract award notice published27 Oct 2026, 18:42 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete27 Oct 2026, 18:42 GMT
- Contract signature expected1 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-04: 1 release · 2 Apr 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chosen Care Group LimitedContract Award for the Provision of Extra Care Services1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2032 · up to 30 Mar 2035Extensions: 5 years +3 ( 1+1+1) | £12,337,742 | 22 Oct 2026standstill to 6 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders · 15 at stage one | 3 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonCHOSEN CARE GROUP LIMITED · Greater London
- did not winCARE-AWAY LIMITED · Greater London
- did not winCAREPOINT SERVICES LIMITED · South East England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- CARE-AWAY LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- CAREPOINT SERVICES LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- CHOSEN CARE GROUP LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender