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Published 30 May 2025, 16:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Transitional Care and Nursing Beds in Lincolnshire

Official notice

Authority: Lincolnshire County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitableAccelerated
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF3)
Published estimate£1,035,081≈ £1.0m / year · £1,035,081 inc. VAT19.5% below final estimate
Submissions closed 30 Jun 2025awarded 11 Aug 2025
Awarded to BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE HOMES LIMITED +5 more
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Jul 2026 · starts 8 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This procurement seeks to enter into additional block purchasing agreements that will offer additional and fixed capacity for Older Persons transitional and nursing care. By securing such capacity the Council will be in a stronger position to be able to manage increasing demand within existing financial and market-based constraints.

Transitional and Nursing Beds will provide various levels of support to Older Persons who require a period of further assessment to determine their longer-term needs with the focus being on returning home. This will be achieved in partnership between Council and the Provider.

The service will provide early intervention, assessment, support and care planning for the Individual and will work with the Individual and the Care Home staff to help achieve their identified goals and outcomes.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£1,035,081
Contract period: 8 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2026 (1 yr)Value: £1,035,081 exc. VAT · £1,035,081 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
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
Quality: 100%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Stage 2 - Setting Location: 20%
  • Stage 3 - Understanding of Requirement and Implementation: 50%
  • Stage 4 - Flexibility of Provision including Acceptability and Availability: 10%
  • Stage 5 - Provider Bed Offer: 10%
  • Stage 1 - Quality Threshold Questions: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Stage 2 - Setting Location
  • Stage 3 - Understanding of Requirement and Implementation
  • Stage 4 - Flexibility of Provision including Acceptability and Availability
  • Stage 5 - Provider Bed Offer
  • Stage 1 - Quality Threshold Questions

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
Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
30 May 2025, 16:05 BST
Last source update
24 Sept 2025, 10:16 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 28 Jul 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-031692
Accelerated
Light touch contract
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052a0a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
30 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Transitional and Nursing Beds in Lincolnshire - DN775295

The procurement will be run on ProContract.

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Timeline

30 May 2025 → 24 Sept 2025 · 9 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    30 May 2025, 16:05 BST
  2. Next notice expected
    5 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
  3. Tender notice published
    11 Jun 2025, 17:26 BST
  4. Submission deadline
    30 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by
    28 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
  6. Contract starts
    8 Aug 2025
  7. Assessment summaries sent
    11 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  8. Standstill ends
    22 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  9. Latest notice published399 days ago
    24 Sept 2025, 10:16 BST

Notice history

9 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 May 2025
  1. Planned procurement notice published
    30 May 2025, 16:05 BST
    UK3
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    30 May 2025, 16:24 BST
    UK2
  3. Tender notice published
    11 Jun 2025, 17:26 BST
    UK4
  4. Status changed to active
    11 Jun 2025, 17:26 BST
  5. Deadline moved to 30 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
    11 Jun 2025, 17:26 BST
    +10 days · was 20 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  6. Contract award notice published
    13 Aug 2025, 16:34 BST
    UK6
  7. Status changed to complete
    13 Aug 2025, 16:34 BST
  8. Contract signature expected
    25 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  9. Contract details notice published
    24 Sept 2025, 10:16 BST
    UK7
Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2025-05: 2 releases · 30 May 2025, 30 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £833,3331 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2922 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE HOMES LIMITED, Care For Your life LtdSME, HC-ONE NO.3 LIMITED, Holbeach and East Elloe Hospital TrustSMEVCSE, ORCHARD HOUSE NURSING HOME LIMITED, White Gables Care HomeSMEjoint award26 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2026£833,33311 Aug 2025Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
29final-stage tenders221—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Lincolnshire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGRB-3736-CHZN County Offices, Lincoln, East Midlands, LN1 1YLContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

7 commercial parties on the notice
  • BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE HOMES LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PCPW-5966-GNXW 3rd Floor, The Aspect, 12 Finsbury Square, London, London, EC2A 1ASContact email, phone
  • CARE FOR YOUR LIFE LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07921374 74-75 South Park, Lincoln, East Midlands, LN5 8ESContact email
  • Care For Your Life LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PPJY-9955-WXYG 74-75 South Park, Lincoln, East Midlands, LN5 8ESContact email
  • HC-ONE NO.3 LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PJLH-3725-GCJT Southgate House, Archer Street, Durham, North East, DL3 6AHContact email
  • Holbeach and East Elloe Hospital TrustAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PWYP-7464-BPWP Boston Road North, Spalding, East Midlands, PE12 8AQContact email
  • ORCHARD HOUSE NURSING HOME LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PMVN-3444-PBXV Grosvenor Rd, Mablethorpe, East Midlands, LN12 1ELContact email
  • WHITE GABLES CARE HOME LTDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PQCX-7826-ZGMD Lincoln Road, Lincoln, East Midlands, LN65SAContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure