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Published 15 Jul 2025, 10:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

WP4051 ICS Pathway 1 Services and a Community Reablement Service

Official notice

Authority: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£65,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 23 Oct 2026
Next notice expected 15 Dec 2026
Framework period 5 yrsends 31 Jan 2032 · up to 31 Jan 2037 with extensions · starts 1 Feb 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

"Reablement is a strengths-based, person-centred approach that promotes and maximises independence and wellbeing. It aims to ensure positive change using user-defined goals and is designed to enable people to gain, or regain, their confidence, ability, and necessary skills to live as independently as possible, especially after an illness, deterioration in health or injury. Reablement focuses on enabling people to do things for themselves rather than having things done for them.

Reablement will be achieved by working in partnership with individuals to support them to undertake tasks themselves, promoting choice, control, and functional ability rather than providing task-based care.

Reablement in the Borough will be aided by technology to deliver positive outcomes for each Service User, ensuring their support is effective, innovative, and tailored to their individual needs.

There are two types of Reablement Pathways.

  1. ICS Pathway 1 Services

All Referrals to Pathway 1 Reablement service will be made by appropriate ICS staff. Individuals may be residing in acute hospitals, both inside and outside the borough, or in their own homes. (but only for the purposes of permitting the Referral of Adults who are ordinarily resident in the Borough).

Pathway 1 Reablement provides short-term, intensive, therapy-led support following hospital discharge or admission avoidance. Delivered through an integrated multidisciplinary approach, it focuses on helping people regain skills, achieve personal goals, and undertake daily activities independently wherever possible.

Pathway 1 Social provides short-term interim support for individuals who do not require Reablement, have reached their Reablement potential, or are awaiting longer-term care arrangements or other appropriate services. It ensures continuity of care while longer-term solutions are put in place, and service users may move between the Reablement and Social pathways as their needs change.

  1. Community Reablement Pathway

Referrals into the Community Reablement Service will be made via the Council's customer experience centre/operational teams in Adult Social Care.

Community Reablement provides preventative, short-term support for people living in the community who are experiencing a decline in their functional ability. Delivered through a partnership between the Council's therapy team and the Provider, it aims to restore independence, improve wellbeing, and reduce the need for ongoing care and support.

This is a cost and volume contract therefore the value of the total contract value may change, dependant on client need. "

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Aug 2036, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Health and social work services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Closed framework
Call-offs
call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
Places
up to 4 suppliers
Framework period
5 yrs · up to 10 yrs from 1 Feb 2027
Published description of the framework

The call off procedure is detailed in the tender documentation.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 5 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£65,000,000
Contract period: 1 Feb 2027 – 31 Jan 2032 (5 yrs) · up to 31 Jan 2037 with extensionsValue: £65,000,000 exc. VAT · £78,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Two extension facilities of 3 years and 2 years (36 months and 24 months)

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: 90%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • “WP4051 ICS Pathway 1 Services and a Community Reablement Service” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 4 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.

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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
Yes · next expected 1 Aug 2036
First published
15 Jul 2025, 10:41 BST
Last source update
1 Oct 2026, 16:45 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 16 Nov 2026
Authority reference
WP4051
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078122
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG38)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055f1c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Appointment period ends
23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
4 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Jul 2025 → 1 Feb 2027 · 9 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    15 Jul 2025, 10:41 BST
  2. Market engagement321 days ago
    10 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT

    ''This market sounding questionnaire is being undertaken by Walsall Council to obtain the views from potential bidders on the procurement process and possible future strategy for the following services:

    • Community Reablement
    • ICS Pathway 1 Reablement

    Please find questionnaire to be completed at the link above".

  3. Tender notice published71 days ago
    17 Aug 2026, 13:12 BST
  4. Clarification questions by53 days ago
    4 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Latest notice published26 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 16:45 BST
  6. Admission / appointment period ends5 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
    23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  7. Today
    28 Oct 2026
  8. Award decision expected byin 19 days
    16 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  9. Next notice expectedin 48 days
    15 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
  10. Contract startsin 95 days
    1 Feb 2027

Notice history

12 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jul 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    15 Jul 2025, 10:41 BST
    UK1
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    26 Nov 2025, 11:13 GMT
    UK2
  3. Pipeline notice published
    2 Jul 2026, 11:44 BST
    UK1
  4. Tender notice published
    17 Aug 2026, 13:12 BST
    UK4
  5. Status changed to active
    17 Aug 2026, 13:12 BST
  6. Procurement method changed
    17 Aug 2026, 13:12 BST
  7. Deadline published: 18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
    17 Aug 2026, 13:12 BST
  8. Tender notice published
    27 Aug 2026, 13:19 BST
    UK4
  9. Tender notice published
    14 Sept 2026, 16:06 BST
    UK4
  10. Deadline moved to 2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
    14 Sept 2026, 16:06 BST
    +14 days · was 18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  11. Tender notice published
    1 Oct 2026, 16:45 BST
    UK4
  12. Deadline moved to 23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
    1 Oct 2026, 16:45 BST
    +21 days · was 2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Published amendments (2)

The notice has been changed to reflect that up to four suppliers will be appointed.

Tender submission deadline amended.

Routine re-releases (7)
  • 2026-08: 1 release · 17 Aug 2026
  • 2026-07: 1 release · 2 Jul 2026
  • 2025-11: 1 release · 26 Nov 2025
  • 2025-07: 1 release · 15 Jul 2025

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Walsall Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHGR-7481-DHXR Civic Centre, Darwall Street, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 1TPContact email

Official documents & specifications (7)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
  • Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender