Official UK procurement notice
25019 Cambridgeshire County Council Supported Lodgings
Authority: Cambridgeshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCambridgeshire County Council is commissioning a service to provide high-quality accommodation-based support for Looked After Children aged 16 and 17 and Care Leavers. The service aims to help young people acquire skills for independent living and adulthood responsibilities through a supported lodgings model.
Supported lodgings services provide a young person with a room of their own in a private home. The householder, or host, provides a safe and supportive environment, working alongside professional services to help and support the young person in gaining skills for independent adult life. The role of the provider includes recruiting, assessing, supervising, and supporting hosts.
CPV: Social work services with accommodation
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£358,280
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).
Lot awarding rule: The following weightings are applied to this procurement: • Quality: 50% • Price: 50% Considering the weightings applied, bidders must also obtain a minimum overall quality score of 40% out of 100 to progress to be evaluated on Price. Full details of the award criteria and evaluation methodology are set out in the Invitation to Tender document.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Apr 2025, 17:18 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Feb 2026, 09:23 GMT
- Authority reference
25019- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-013794- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ff2dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
8 Apr 2025 → 2 Feb 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published8 Apr 2025, 17:18 BST
- Clarification questions by30 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline8 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts9 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published265 days ago2 Feb 2026, 09:23 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Apr 2025- Tender notice published8 Apr 2025, 17:18 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published2 Feb 2026, 09:23 GMTUK7
- Status changed to complete2 Feb 2026, 09:23 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEERCARE SUPPORTED SERVICES LTD, CONCRETE ROSE COLLECTIVE CICVCSE, Linfranc Services LtdSMEjoint award | £358,280 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
25019 Cambridgeshire County Council Supported Lodgings · CHEERCARE SUPPORTED SERVICES LTD, CONCRETE ROSE COLLECTIVE CICVCSE, Linfranc Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 7 Aug 2025
- Value
- £358,280
- Period
- 1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2026 · up to 31 Oct 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1 x 12 month extensions available. The Council at it's sole discretion may extend the contract with 3 month's notice. If the council does not wish to extend the agreement beyond its initial term then it will expire.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- CHEERCARE SUPPORTED SERVICES LTDAwarded supplier
- CONCRETE ROSE COLLECTIVE CICAwarded supplier
- LINFRANC SERVICES LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender