Official UK procurement notice
Block Residential, Nursing and Extra Care Services for Adults in Buckinghamshire
Authority: Buckinghamshire Council (Local council)
Re-procurement plannedResidential, Nursing and Extra Care Services · tender expected
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBuckinghamshire Council has awarded a contract to a single provider to deliver care and support into four residential establishments in Buckinghamshire through a block contract.
- The Croft Care Home is a 60-bed residential Establishment. Included within the block contract are 25 residential and 27 Residential Dementia beds. The remaining 8 beds are available for the Provider to use at their discretion.
- The Chestnuts Care Home is a 64-bed residential Establishment. Included within the block are 16 residential and 27 residential dementia beds and 12 Extra care beds. Willowmead Court is a 12-unit extra care facility attached to the Care Home. The remaining 21 beds are available for the Provider to use at their discretion.
- Hazlemere Lodge care home is a 64-bed residential Establishment with nursing. Included within the block Agreement are 32 Nursing beds, 16 residential beds and 12 Extra Care beds. St James Court is a 12 unit extra care facility attached to the care home. The remaining 16 beds are available for the Provider to use at their discretion.
- Swan House care home is a 32-bed residential Establishment. Included within the block are 10 residential and 8 residential dementia beds and 12 extra care beds. Swan Court is the 12-unit Extra Care facility attached to the Care Home. The remaining 14 beds are available for the Provider to use at their discretion.
Providers were required to be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The Provider was required to have a good track record and to be rated by CQC as ‘Good’ or above in 50% of their registered service portfolio or be registered as ‘Good’ or above if they only have one other service.
A lease has been agreed between the Registered Landlord and the successful Provider.
The Contract commenced on 29th September 2025. The contract end date is 7th December 2035. There is an option to extend the contract for a further period of up to three years (36 months).
The system does not allow the input of the correct dates, please note that the actual contract signing date was 17th October 2025
CPV: Health and social work services · Residential health facilities services · Residential nursing care services · Welfare services for the elderly
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£115,700,000
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Apr 2025, 13:46 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Jan 2026, 16:15 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Aug 2025
- Authority reference
23_24 665- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017187- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0507a9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
25 Apr 2025 → 22 Jan 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published25 Apr 2025, 13:46 BST
- Tender notice published28 Apr 2025, 09:23 BST
- Next notice expected29 Apr 2025, 00:59 BST
- Clarification questions by28 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline6 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent28 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends13 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by19 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts318 days ago8 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published273 days ago22 Jan 2026, 16:15 GMT
Notice history
13 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Apr 2025- Pipeline notice published25 Apr 2025, 13:46 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published28 Apr 2025, 09:23 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active28 Apr 2025, 09:23 BST
- Procurement method changed28 Apr 2025, 09:23 BST
- Deadline published: 6 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST28 Apr 2025, 09:23 BST
- Tender notice published28 Apr 2025, 10:13 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 6 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST28 Apr 2025, 10:13 BST+0 days · was 6 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
- Contract award notice published28 Jul 2025, 17:29 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete28 Jul 2025, 17:29 BST
- Contract award notice published8 Aug 2025, 09:56 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected7 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published8 Dec 2025, 14:21 GMTUK7
- Contract details notice published22 Jan 2026, 16:15 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (7)
- 2025-07: 1 release · 28 Jul 2025
- 2025-04: 3 releases · 25 Apr 2025, 28 Apr 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agincare Homes Holdings Ltd8 Dec 2025 – 7 Dec 2035 · up to 7 Dec 2038Extensions: The Council may at its discretion extend this Agreement beyond the Initial Term up to a maximum period of 36 months. · Amended: Voluntary standstill period end date amended to midnight 13th August 2025 | £88,700,000 | 25 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Block Residential, Nursing and Extra Care Services for Adults in Buckinghamshire · Agincare Homes Holdings Ltd
- Signed
- 29 Sept 2025
- Value
- £88,709,211
- Period
- 29 Sept 2025 – 7 Dec 2035 · up to 7 Dec 2038 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Council may at its discretion extend this Agreement beyond the Initial Term up to a maximum period of 36 months.
- Change Redacted copy of signed contract attached
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonAgincare Homes Holding Ltd · South West England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Agincare Homes Holdings LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (9)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Signed contract Redacted copy of signed contract
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender