Official UK procurement notice
ASC018/2024 Home Care for Adults Aged 18+
Authority: Middlesbrough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Council are committed to commissioning a home care service that will give Service Users a high quality; person centred social care service.
The aim of the Council's Adult Social Care department is to protect and empower the most vulnerable. This means improving outcomes for vulnerable people and ensuring that publicly funded care and support is provided where it is cost effective, strength-based and only when it is really needed. This Service is integral to the Council's aim to commission services that deliver quality and value for money, safeguard users from abuse and prevent, postpone and minimise unnecessary hospital admission / attendance.
CPV: Social work and related services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£130,719,132 together) · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Home Care FrameworkAwardedPublished value£130,000,000
Lot #2Pressure RoundAwardedPublished value£258,422
Lot #3Planned Night RoundAwardedPublished value£460,710
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Home Care Framework | 100% | — | |
| 2 · Pressure Round | 80% | 20% | |
| 3 · Planned Night Round | 80% | 20% |
- Price carries 20 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 2 points.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 20 Feb 2025, 13:18 GMT
- Last source update
- 31 Jul 2025, 11:43 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Apr 2025 – …
- Authority reference
ASC018/2024- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-044671- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e4efFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 3 Apr 2025, 12:05 BST
Timeline
3 Apr 2025 → 31 Jul 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline3 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened3 Apr 2025, 12:05 BST
- Notice published31 Jul 2025, 11:43 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Jul 2025- Status changed to complete31 Jul 2025, 11:43 BST
- Buyer details updated31 Jul 2025, 11:43 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Home Care Framework1 award | |||
| BJP Home Support Ltd, CEL Homecare LimitedSME, Comfort Call Ltd, FLOREBRIGHT CARE LTD, Hand2Hold LtdSME, Kensington Home Care Limited +5 morejoint award | £130,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Pressure Round1 award | |||
| Comfort Call Ltd | £258,422 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Planned Night Round1 award | |||
| Care Line Homecare Limited | £460,710 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Home Care Framework · BJP Home Support Ltd, CEL Homecare LimitedSME, Comfort Call Ltd, FLOREBRIGHT CARE LTD, Hand2Hold LtdSME, Kensington Home Care Limited +5 more
- Signed
- 14 Jul 2025
- Value
- £130,000,000
- Status
- active
Pressure Round · Comfort Call Ltd
- Signed
- 14 Jul 2025
- Value
- £258,422
- Status
- active
Planned Night Round · Care Line Homecare Limited
- Signed
- 14 Jul 2025
- Value
- £460,710
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Home Care Framework | 31bids · 31 electronic | 25 | — | — |
| 2 · Pressure Round | 18bids · 18 electronic | 12 | — | — |
| 3 · Planned Night Round | 18bids · 18 electronic | 12 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
11 commercial parties on the notice- BJP Home Support LtdAwarded supplier
- CEL Homecare LimitedAwarded supplier
- Care Line Homecare LimitedAwarded supplier
- Comfort Call LimitedAwarded supplier
- Dale Care LimitedAwarded supplier
- Florebright Care LtdAwarded supplier
- Hand2Hold LtdAwarded supplier
- Kensington Home Care LimitedAwarded supplier
- MOON RISE 24 HR RECRUITMENT LTDAwarded supplier
- Support Health Care LtdAwarded supplier
- Vestra Homecare LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.