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Published 30 Oct 2025, 14:23 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Better Care Fund 26/27 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£5,000,000≈ £5.0m / year · £6,000,000 inc. VAT50% below final estimate

Submissions closed 5 Mar 2026awarded 11 Mar 2026

Awarded to Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government2 awards

Contract term 1 yrends 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Support to a comprehensive Better Care Fund programme of Health, Housing and Social Care integration support that provides support to social care local systems. To help systems deliver person centred integrated services.

How the procedure runs: One stage Competitive Flexible Procedure.

CPV: Administrative healthcare services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£5,000,000

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 (1 yr) · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensionsValue: £5,000,000 exc. VAT · £6,000,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: Optional 1-year extension subject to approval.

75122000 Administrative healthcare 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: 90%Social value: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

Quality: 90%
Social Value: 10%
Price: Price per Quality point methodology being used.

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: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 30 Oct 2025, 14:23 GMT
Last source update: 8 Apr 2026, 16:04 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 23 Mar 2026
Authority reference: C421078
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-010091
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Administrative healthcare services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d72e Find a Tender
Contract terms summary: as set out in the Tender documents

How it runs: One stage Competitive Flexible Procedure.

Review and risk notes

Risks: as set out in the Tender documents

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)

Submission deadline: 5 Mar 2026, 18:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 5 Mar 2026, 18:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Submissions will be conducted electronically through the Authority's e-procurement system Atamis: atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

30 Oct 2025 → 8 Apr 2026 · 11 dates

Planning notice published357 days ago
30 Oct 2025, 14:23 GMT
Market engagement342 days ago
13 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
DHSC would like to invite organisations within the health and social care sector to be involved in a Request for Information exercise for the upcoming tender opportunity for the Better Care Fund 26/27.
To access this RFI opportunity, organisations will need to access the opportunity on the e-portal (Atamis). Suppliers can register for Atamis here (atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗).
You can find the opportunity here (atamis-1928.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_Contrac… ↗)
Once suppliers have accessed the opportunity, they will be able to view the two accompanying documents, one will be background to the authority and requirements and the second a market consultation questionnaire. Please submit the completed questionnaire via the RFI opportunity via Atamis.
This is a unique opportunity to help shape the tender and ensure the opportunity is attractive to the market.
We look forward to your completed responses, Thank you.
Next notice expected275 days ago
19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Tender notice published260 days ago
4 Feb 2026, 15:22 GMT
Clarification questions by231 days ago
5 Mar 2026, 18:00 GMT
Submission deadline231 days ago
5 Mar 2026, 18:00 GMT
Assessment summaries sent223 days ago
13 Mar 2026
Award decision expected by212 days ago
23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Standstill ends209 days ago
26 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts204 days ago
1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published197 days ago
8 Apr 2026, 16:04 BST

Notice history

14 events · 8 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Oct 2025

Preliminary market engagement notice published
30 Oct 2025, 14:23 GMT
UK2
Preliminary market engagement notice published
30 Oct 2025, 14:54 GMT
UK2
Tender notice published
4 Feb 2026, 15:22 GMT
UK4
Status changed to active
4 Feb 2026, 15:22 GMT
Procurement method changed
4 Feb 2026, 15:22 GMT
Deadline published: 4 Mar 2026, 18:00 GMT
4 Feb 2026, 15:22 GMT
Tender notice published
4 Feb 2026, 16:31 GMT
UK4
Tender notice published
5 Feb 2026, 11:27 GMT
UK4
Deadline moved to 5 Mar 2026, 18:00 GMT
5 Feb 2026, 11:27 GMT
+1 days · was 4 Mar 2026, 18:00 GMT
Contract award notice published
16 Mar 2026, 09:14 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
16 Mar 2026, 09:14 GMT
Contract award notice published
24 Mar 2026, 12:24 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
8 Apr 2026, 16:04 BST
UK7

Published amendments (3)

amend contract title

Modify Procurement Go Live Date

Modify procurement deadline date.

Routine re-releases (8)

2026-02: 3 releases · 4 Feb 2026, 5 Feb 2026
2025-10: 2 releases · 30 Oct 2025, 30 Oct 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £2,500,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 21 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Improvement and Development Agency for Local GovernmentVCSEDHSC: ASC: Better Care Fund (BCF) Support Programme 2026/271 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028Extensions: Further extension option: 1 year until 31st March 2028, subject to funding approval. · Amended: Modify extension options.	£2,500,000same award published again · counted once	11 Mar 2026standstill to 26 Mar 2026	Standstill
Improvement and Development Agency for Local GovernmentVCSE	£2,500,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

DHSC: ASC: Better Care Fund (BCF) Support Programme 2026/27 · Improvement and Development Agency for Local GovernmentVCSE
Signed
30 Mar 2026
Value
£2,500,000
Period
1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Further extension option: 1 year until 31st March 2028, subject to funding approval.
1 agreed KPI: Stakeholder Engagement
- Stakeholder Engagement, The contractor is required to offer a support definition conversation to all areas identified for targeted support

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2final-stage tenders	1	1	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department of Health & Social Care

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PMQG-9965-CHZR 39 Victoria Street, London, London, SW1H 0EUContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Improvement & Development Agency For Local GovernmentAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03675577 8 Smith Square, Westminster, London, London, London, SW1P 3HZContact email

Official documents & specifications (9)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Signed contract contractSigned contractPDF

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender8 Apr 2026, 16:04 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender24 Mar 2026, 12:24 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender16 Mar 2026, 09:14 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender5 Feb 2026, 11:27 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender4 Feb 2026, 16:31 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender4 Feb 2026, 15:22 GMT
Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender30 Oct 2025, 14:54 GMT
Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender30 Oct 2025, 14:23 GMT