Official UK procurement notice
Bedford Borough Council Supported Living and Community Based Support Services
Authority: Bedford Borough Council (Local council)
Bedford Borough Council (‘the Council’) is inviting tenders from organisations wishing to enter into a muti-provider Framework Agreement for the provision of Supported Living and community based services to the following groups: Published lot titles: Individual Supported Living Placements; Targeted Whole or Multiple Supported Living Services.
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionBedford Borough Council (‘the Council’) is inviting tenders from organisations wishing to enter into a muti-provider Framework Agreement for the provision of Supported Living and community based services to the following groups:
- Working age adults (18 -65 years) and older people (65 years +)
- People with disabilities (learning disabilities, physical disabilities, sensory disabilities, Autistic Spectrum Disorder) and people with Mental Health difficulties
- People with complex needs, including health conditions, behaviours that challenge or that put the person, or others, at risk of harmThe Council’s Supported Living Services have been split into those two (2) Lots:
- Lot 1 – Individual Supported Living Placements
- Lot 2 – Targeted Whole or Multiple Supported Living Services and three (3) support level Categories, which are described in terms of complexity for the Person’s individual needs. It is anticipated that the Framework Agreement shall commence in August 2025.
CPV: Health and social work services · Social work and related services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 2 and win at most 2 of themLot #1Individual Supported Living PlacementsRenewal
Lot 1 - Individual Supported Living PlacementsThe Lot is split in the three (3) support level Categories, which are described in terms of complexity for the Person’s individual needs. The Categories are as follows:
- Standard
- Complex
- Bespoke
Lot #2Targeted Whole or Multiple Supported Living ServicesRenewal
Lot 2 – Targeted Whole or Multiple Supported Living Services The Lot is split in the three (3) support level Categories, which are described in terms of complexity for the Person’s individual needs. The Categories are as follows:
- Standard
- Complex
- Bespoke
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).
- “Bedford Borough Council Supported Living and Community Based Support…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 28 Jan 2025, 16:31 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Jan 2025, 16:31 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
BBC AD 03786- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-002884- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d6ddFind a Tender
- Review procedure
Contact the Strategic and Commissioning Procurement Team, Bedford Borough Council
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/bedford/aspx/Home ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 3 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 3 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
28 Jan 2025 → 3 Mar 2025 · 3 dates- Notice published28 Jan 2025, 16:31 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown3 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened3 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.