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Published 21 Feb 2025, 11:36 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Block Residential, Nursing and Extra Care Services in Buckinghamshire

Official notice

Authority: Buckinghamshire Council (Local council)

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£117,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Buckinghamshire Council is seeking a single provider to deliver care and support into four

residential establishments in Buckinghamshire through a block contract

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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

CPV: Residential health facilities services · Residential nursing care services · Welfare services for the elderly

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Buckinghamshire Council is seeking a single provider to deliver care and support into…RenewalPublished value£117,000,000

Buckinghamshire Council is seeking a single provider to deliver care and support into four residential establishments in Buckinghamshire through a block contract

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 must be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The Provider must have a good track record and 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.

There will be a lease between the Registered Landlord and the successful Provider.

The Council is of the opinion that TUPE may apply.

The Contract will start on 8th December 2025 for a period of 10 years. There is an option to extend the contract for a further period of up to three years (36 months). Additional information: The contract period is for 10 years commencing on 8th December 2025. The contract has an option to extend for a period of up to a further 3 years.

The total Contract value has been estimated at £117,000,000 i.e. for the initial term and the potential 3 years extension. The estimated annual value is 9M p.a.

Delivery: South East · Buckinghamshire
Extensions: There is an option to extend for a period of up to 36 months.Second stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted 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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
21 Feb 2025, 11:36 GMT
Last source update
17 Mar 2025, 11:03 GMT
Authority reference
DN745588
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009600
Classification (CPV)
Residential health facilities servicesResidential nursing care servicesWelfare services for the elderly
Delivery area
South East (UKJ13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e624 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The Council is conducting the procurement under Section 7 Regulations 74-76 Social and other Specific Services under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015). A restricted procedure is being used. This tender aim is to provide the full tender documentation suite for the week commencing 10th March 2025 on www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk Please note that this will allow bidders 4 weeks to review, ask clarification questions and submit their Selection Questionnaire submission by 7th April 2025. If there are any further delays in making the full tender documentation available we will, in due course, delay the SQ submission deadline accordingly to ensure that bidders have sufficient time to allow them to review, ask clarifications and submit their SQs.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
7 Apr 2025, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Mar 2025 → 21 Apr 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    17 Mar 2025, 11:03 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    7 Apr 2025, 10:00 BST
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    21 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
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—TextVI.3The Council is conducting the procurement under Section 7 Regulations 74-76 Social and other Specific Services under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015). A restricted procedure is being used. This tender aim is to provide the full tender documentation suite for the week commencing 10th March 2025 on www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk Please note that this will allow bidders 4 weeks to rev…This process has now been cancelled. The Council's intention is to issue an Open Tender under PA23 during April 2025. A new Tender Notice and accompanying Invitation to Tender will therefore be issued in April.

This process has now been cancelled. The Council's intention is to issue an Open Tender under PA23 during April 2025. A new PA23 Tender Notice and accompanying Invitation to Tender will therefore be issued in April.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Buckinghamshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Walton Street Offices, Aylesbury, South East, HP20 1UAContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.