Official UK procurement notice
A006PA - Extra Care Care Tender - Honeytree Court and Helen Court
Authority: Essex County Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis tender is for the provision of the onsite Care and Support Service within Extra Care schemes. Extra care schemes are for older people and people with disabilities who want to live in their own home with access to on-site care and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, if they need it. It means living in a safe property, with self-contained apartments in a well-maintained extra care scheme in the heart of the community that is purpose built and tailored to the needs of older people and people with disabilities.
- How the procedure runs: Stage one Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) includes the following questions which will be scored using scoring methodology table A. The following score questions are: • Technical Experience • Safeguarding Responsibility • Safe Recruitment • Mobilisation Experience Only the top 5 scoring PSQ bids will be brought forward to the second stage and invited to submit an Invitation to Tender (ITT) response. In the event of a tie for the 5th place all bids with that score will be invited to the ITT At the second stage, bidders who are successful at the PSQ stage will be invited to complete the scored ITT questions which includes Social Value. Bidders will also be asked to complete a pricing matrix
CPV: Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£3,275,000 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Honeytree CourtAwardedPublished value£1,750,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Technical & professional ability
Must be registered with the Care Quality Commission to undertake Personal Care.
Lot #2Helen CourtAwardedPublished value£1,525,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Technical & professional ability
Must be registered with the Care Quality Commission to undertake Personal Care.
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 (3)
- Price: The price element will be based on the care rate (price per hour) for planned personal care. The care rate per hour selected will then be used to calculate the block price for the 24/7 on-site support based on 84 hours per week. This guaranteed funding will ensure the 24/7 on-site support can be provided with at least one member of staff awake on-site and with one member of staff local to the scheme on call. A pricing matrix be issued for hourly care rates and any bids outside the range will be disregarded. This matrix is consistent with previous extra care tenders.
- Quality: The quality criteria will be based on technical questions, which focus on bidders proposed service model for the delivery of the on-site care and support service within the scheme, including ability to meet a range of care and support needs and providing enablement-focused care and support, mobilisation of the contract, the promotion of social inclusion, innovative practice and use of technology. For all bids submitted, minimum quality criteria must be met. Bids below these will fail and be discounted
- Social Value: The social value will be based on what social value providers can offer and how this will be achieved and measured as part of this contract.
- Technical & professional ability
Must be registered with the Care Quality Commission to undertake Personal Care.
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Jan 2026, 16:06 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Jun 2026, 15:52 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
A006PA- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-012616- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060cabFind a Tender
- How it runs
Stage one Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) includes the following questions which will be scored using scoring methodology table A. The following score questions are:
- Technical Experience
- Safeguarding Responsibility
- Safe Recruitment
- Mobilisation Experience
Only the top 5 scoring PSQ bids will be brought forward to the second stage and invited to submit an Invitation to Tender (ITT) response. In the event of a tie for the 5th place all bids with that score will be invited to the ITT
At the second stage, bidders who are successful at the PSQ stage will be invited to complete the scored ITT questions which includes Social Value. Bidders will also be asked to complete a pricing matrix
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 11 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 11 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Submissions to be submitted via Procontract: procontract.due-north.com ↗
Timeline
22 Jan 2026 → 18 Sept 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published279 days ago22 Jan 2026, 16:06 GMT
- Next notice expected266 days ago4 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published259 days ago11 Feb 2026, 17:19 GMT
- Clarification questions by240 days ago3 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline232 days ago11 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent142 days ago9 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published142 days ago9 Jun 2026, 15:52 BST
- Standstill ends131 days ago19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by124 days ago26 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts41 days ago18 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jan 2026- Planned procurement notice published22 Jan 2026, 16:06 GMTUK3
- Tender notice published11 Feb 2026, 17:19 GMTUK4
- Published value updated11 Feb 2026, 17:19 GMT
- Status changed to active11 Feb 2026, 17:19 GMT
- Contract award notice published9 Jun 2026, 15:52 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete9 Jun 2026, 15:52 BST
- Contract signature expected22 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Honeytree Court1 award | |||
| Hales Group Ltd18 Sept 2026 – 22 Sept 2031 | £1,750,000 | 9 Jun 2026standstill to 19 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 2 · Helen Court1 award | |||
| Hales Group Ltd18 Sept 2026 – 22 Sept 2031 | £1,525,000 | 9 Jun 2026standstill to 19 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Honeytree Court | 5final-stage tenders · 27 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Helen Court | 5final-stage tenders · 27 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- HALES 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
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender