Official UK procurement notice
Brookhead Lodge Extra Care Scheme - Care & Support Service
Authority: Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Published estimate£3,423,906≈ £1.1m / year · £3,423,906 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Jun 2025awarded 28 Jan 2026
Awarded to Valley Care Direct Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 14 Sept 2028 · up to 13 Sept 2031 with extensions · starts 14 Sept 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWe are looking to purchase a 24 hour care and support service for the newly purpose built
extra care scheme Brookhead Lodge in Cheadle. The scheme comprises of 49 flats and will
support individuals with medium and high care needs.
It is hoped that the scheme will support a reduction in the need for more formal care
placements and will support hospital discharge and the reduction of short term placements
through the inclusion of 2 assessment flat
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,423,906
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 May 2025, 16:24 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Feb 2026, 16:59 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 12 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
DN774745- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-021925- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0514eeFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 17 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
15 May 2025 → 1 Feb 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published15 May 2025, 16:24 BST
- Tender notice published15 May 2025, 16:38 BST
- Next notice expected16 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by9 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline17 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by12 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts14 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent269 days ago1 Feb 2026
- Latest notice published268 days ago1 Feb 2026, 16:59 GMT
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 May 2025- Planned procurement notice published15 May 2025, 16:24 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published15 May 2025, 16:38 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active15 May 2025, 16:38 BST
- Contract award notice published1 Feb 2026, 16:59 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 Feb 2026, 16:59 GMT
- Contract signature expected20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £3,423,9061 award exc. VAT
Bids received 64 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Care Direct Ltd1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2032Extensions: The contract will be 3 years plus 2 years plus 1 year subject to performance | £3,423,906 | 28 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders · 36 at stage one | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- VALLEY CARE DIRECT LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications ITT Invite and Instructions (To be read) v2.docx
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications ITT Invite and Instructions (To be read) v2.docx
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender