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title: "Background support, Orchid House Thirsk"
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# Background support, Orchid House Thirsk

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/background-support-orchid-house-thirsk-ocds-h6vhtk-02f59b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Thirteen Housing Group Limited: "Background support, Orchid House Thirsk". Published status: complete. Published Value: £830,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Thirteen Housing Group Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/thirteen-housing-group-limited-rsh-l4522)
- **Published Value:** £830,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 December 2021 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social services, Social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKE
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £971,965 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02f59b`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/background-support-orchid-house-thirsk-ocds-h6vhtk-02f59b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fthirteengroup)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/background-support-orchid-house-thirsk-ocds-h6vhtk-02f59b#participate

## Description
Extra Care provides a safe and secure self-contained accommodation for vulnerable adults who require varying levels of care and support to enable them to live independently in a home environment.  Thirteen have been delivering Extra Care schemes for 14 years.  Orchid House is one of the ten Extra Care schemes we have developed and is based in Sowerby, Thirsk, YO7 1JP.  The scheme consists of ninety units and is a mix of apartments and bungalows.  We are contractually required by North Yorkshire County Council to commission a care provider who will be based on site. We require the new provider to be in place and operational by February 2022.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85310000, 85320000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Estimated Value:** £830,000
- **Description:** This contract consists of 168 guaranteed hours per week. Background support includes the following activities:•	Responding to queries about rent, service charges and background charge.•	Assistance and support with housing benefit claims.•	Reporting r...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Background support for Orchid House, Thirsk (active)
  - Award id: `032179-2021-THIR 21 459-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Agincare UK Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-97121`
  - Value: £971,965 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Background support for Orchid House, Thirsk (active)
  - Signed Value: £971,965
  - Signed Date: 23/12/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F032179-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-12-23T10:34:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T21:24:57.308Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02f59b