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Published 14 Jan 2026, 16:36 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

All-age Carers Support Service

Official notice

Authority: Buckinghamshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South East (UKJ13)
Published estimate£4,041,370≈ £1.3m / year · £4,849,644 inc. VAT · 2 value updates
Submissions closed 9 Apr 2026awarded 6 May 2026
Awarded to Mobilise Care Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The tender is required to ensure the Council continues to meet its statutory duties under the Care Act 2014 and the Children and Families Act 2014, while aligning delivery with the All-Age Carers Strategy 2025-2030. The recommissioned service will provide a whole-life, preventative model of support, strengthen early identification of carers, improve transitions between children's and adult services, and incorporate a sustainable digital offer following the cessation of Accelerated Reform Fund (ARF)

funding.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 10 Feb 2031, 23:59 GMT.

CPV: Guidance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£4,041,370
Contract period: 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Jun 2031 with extensionsValue: £4,041,370 exc. VAT · £4,849,644 inc. VAT
Delivery: South East
Extensions: One year plus one year.
85312310 Guidance 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%
  • Price per Quality Point (PPQP)

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)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 10 Feb 2031
First published
14 Jan 2026, 16:36 GMT
Last source update
28 Sept 2026, 08:53 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 5 May 2026
Authority reference
25_26 754
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-016869
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Guidance services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060607 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
Submission deadline
9 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/buckinghamshire-coun… ↗

Timeline

14 Jan 2026 → 28 Sept 2026 · 10 dates
  1. Planning notice published282 days ago
    14 Jan 2026, 16:36 GMT
  2. Next notice expected269 days ago
    27 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  3. Tender notice published240 days ago
    25 Feb 2026, 12:45 GMT
  4. Clarification questions by219 days ago
    18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Submission deadline197 days ago
    9 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
  6. Award decision expected by171 days ago
    5 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Assessment summaries sent171 days ago
    6 May 2026, 00:00 BST
  8. Standstill ends161 days ago
    15 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  9. Contract starts115 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  10. Latest notice published25 days ago
    28 Sept 2026, 08:53 BST

Notice history

15 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Jan 2026
  1. Pipeline notice published
    14 Jan 2026, 16:36 GMT
    UK1
  2. Planned procurement notice published
    15 Jan 2026, 12:02 GMT
    UK3
  3. Published value updated to £3,850,000
    15 Jan 2026, 12:02 GMT
    was £385,000
  4. Deadline published: 27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    15 Jan 2026, 12:02 GMT
  5. Planned procurement notice published
    20 Jan 2026, 14:35 GMT
    UK3
  6. Deadline moved to 27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    20 Jan 2026, 14:35 GMT
    +0 days · was 27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  7. Pipeline notice published
    20 Jan 2026, 14:36 GMT
    UK1
  8. Tender notice published
    25 Feb 2026, 12:45 GMT
    UK4
  9. Published value updated to £4,041,370
    25 Feb 2026, 12:45 GMT
    was £3,850,000
  10. Status changed to active
    25 Feb 2026, 12:45 GMT
  11. Deadline moved to 9 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
    25 Feb 2026, 12:45 GMT
    +40 days · was 27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  12. Contract award notice published
    6 May 2026, 14:15 BST
    UK6
  13. Contract signature expected
    30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  14. Contract details notice published
    28 Sept 2026, 08:53 BST
    UK7
  15. Status changed to complete
    28 Sept 2026, 08:53 BST
Routine re-releases (6)
  • 2026-01: 3 releases · 14 Jan 2026, 20 Jan 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £808,2741 award exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jun 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Mobilise Care LimitedSME1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2031Extensions: one year plus one year£808,2746 May 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • All-age Carers Support Service · Mobilise Care LimitedSME

    Signed
    30 Jun 2026
    Value
    £808,274
    Period
    1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2031 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    1 year + 1 year

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one32—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Buckinghamshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCLJ-2677-YQXD The Gateway, Gatehouse Road, Aylesbury, South East, HP198FFContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • MOBILISE CARE LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 11896322GB-PPON: PRPR-1151-HGZG International House, London, London, N1 7SRContact email

Official documents & specifications (8)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
  • Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
  • Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender