Official UK procurement notice
CALL-OFF: Community Supported Living - Adults - Open Select List
Authority: Lincolnshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Re-procurement plannedCommunity Supported Living - Adults · tender expected
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionCommunity Supported Living - Adults - Open Select List. Market Rasen Care and Support Provider
CPV: Health and social work services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Community Supported Living Services - Types A, B, & CAwardedRenewal
Lincolnshire County Council currently has an Open Select List in operation for the commissioning of Community Supported Living for Adults with a range of different needs including Learning Disabilities, Physical Disabilities and Mental Health. The purpose of the service is to enable vulnerable adults to develop existing skills or acquire new skills to increase their independence in daily living through appropriate risk taking, identify and enable opportunities for education and employment, and ultimately meet their desired outcomes as detailed within their Personal Plan. In addition services focus on keeping individuals healthy and safe.
Lot #2Community Supported Living Services - Type DAwardedRenewal
Lincolnshire County Council will be undertaking a procurement under the Light Touch
Regime, pursuant to Regulation 76(7) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR), for a
community supported living service in Lincolnshire.
The Council is seeking providers to join the ongoing Community Supported Living Open
Select List (framework).
Lot 2
D) Care and support in exceptional circumstances.
Current contractual arrangements are in operation for the commissioning of Community
Supported Living services as detailed for vulnerable adults who may have a range of different
needs including learning disabilities, physical disabilities, mental health and co-occurring
conditions, and this is an opportunity for non commissioned providers to join the framework.
The purpose of the service is to enable vulnerable adults to develop existing skills or acquire
new skills to increase their independence in daily living through appropriate risk taking,
identify and enable opportunities for education and employment, and ultimately meet their
desired outcomes as detailed within their Personal Plan. In addition services focus on
keeping individuals healthy and safe.
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Price | Quality | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Community Supported Living Services - Types A, B, & C | 30 | — | |
| 2 · Community Supported Living Services - Type D | — | 100 |
- Price carries 30 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 3 points.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 4 Oct 2023, 15:53 BST
- Last source update
- 6 May 2026, 14:32 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Nov 2023 – …
- Authority reference
CP00001- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-041536- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0407f9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 6 Nov 2023, 12:30 GMT
Timeline
6 Nov 2023 → 6 May 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline6 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened6 Nov 2023, 12:30 GMT
- Notice published175 days ago6 May 2026, 14:32 BST
Notice history
3 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jan 2025- Status changed to complete17 Jan 2025, 09:22 GMT
- Procurement method changed6 May 2026, 14:32 BST
- Buyer details updated6 May 2026, 14:32 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DateDate of Conclusion of Contract · V.2.1 | 12 Nov 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 | +230 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2023-10: 1 release · 4 Oct 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Community Supported Living Services - Types A, B, & C2 awards | |||
| Adults Supporting Adults (ASA Shared Lives)SME, Alderson LimitedSME, Alves iCare LtdSME, Amara Care LimitedSME, BC Sheffield Ltd T/A Bluebird Care Lincoln and South LincolnshireSME, HEATHCOTES CARE LIMITED +20 morejoint award | £26,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
| GP Homecare Ltd | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Community Supported Living Services - Type D1 award | |||
| Alves iCare LtdSME, Amara Care LimitedSME, Engage Care Services LimitedSME, HEATHCOTES CARE LIMITED, HFHC Healthcare Limited, Honeycomb Care LtdSME +2 morejoint award | £26,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 041536-2026-1 · GP Homecare Ltd
- Signed
- 24 Apr 2026
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 30 Jun 2025
- Status
- active
Community Supported Living Services - Types A, B, & C · Adults Supporting Adults (ASA Shared Lives)SME, Alderson LimitedSME, Alves iCare LtdSME, Amara Care LimitedSME, BC Sheffield Ltd T/A Bluebird Care Lincoln and South LincolnshireSME, HEATHCOTES CARE LIMITED +20 more
- Signed
- 12 Nov 2024
- Value
- £26,000,000
- Period
- … – 30 Jun 2025
- Status
- active
Contract 001606-2025-Community Supported Living Services - Type D-2 · Alves iCare LtdSME, Amara Care LimitedSME, Engage Care Services LimitedSME, HEATHCOTES CARE LIMITED, HFHC Healthcare Limited, Honeycomb Care LtdSME +2 more
- Signed
- 12 Nov 2024
- Value
- £26,000,000
- Period
- … – 30 Jun 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Community Supported Living Services - Types A, B, & C | 68bids | — | — | £1 – £540,960 |
| 2 · Community Supported Living Services - Type D | 66bids | — | — | — |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £1 – £540,960 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of Justice England and WalesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
28 commercial parties on the notice- Adults Supporting Adults (ASA Shared Lives)Awarded supplier
- Alderson LimitedAwarded supplier
- Alves iCare LtdAwarded supplier
- Amara Care LimitedAwarded supplier
- BC Sheffield Ltd T/A Bluebird Care Lincoln and South LincolnshireAwarded supplier
- Blue Swan Health Care LimitedAwarded supplier
- CCS Care LtdAwarded supplier
- Care Consult ID LimitedAwarded supplier
- Care Pilot LtdAwarded supplier
- Engage Care Services LimitedAwarded supplier
Show 18 more suppliers
- Fredas Care LtdAwarded supplier
- GP Homecare LimitedAwarded supplier
- HFHC Healthcare LimitedAwarded supplier
- Healthy Homecare Services LtdAwarded supplier
- Heathcotes Care Limited (Trading as Ivolve Care and Support)Awarded supplier
- Honeycomb Care LtdAwarded supplier
- Iconic Care LTDAwarded supplier
- Kay Healthcare LimitedAwarded supplier
- Kinder Home Care Services LtdAwarded supplier
- Manu Integrity Services LtdAwarded supplier
- Ravens Care LimitedAwarded supplier
- SML's Hope LtdAwarded supplier
- Stella Maris Healthcare LtdAwarded supplier
- Tempnur LtdAwarded supplier
- Training, Employment, Support Solutions CICAwarded supplier
- UK Care Staffing LtdAwarded supplier
- Unicorn Healthcare Services LtdAwarded supplier
- Witham Valley Care Group LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.