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Published 25 Sept 2026, 13:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CareCubed - National Care Costing Tool

Authority: Stockton on Tees Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North East (UKC)
Awarded value£51,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 10 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Title: CareCubed - National Care Costing Tool

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The CareCubed Adults Calculator is a widely used, evidence-based tool that supports fair and transparent care fee assessments and negotiations. The Strategic Procurement and Brokerage Team uses it to review care costs, achieve value for money, identify savings opportunities in high-cost placements, and ensure a consistent approach to setting care fees while maintaining positive relationships with care providers.

CPV: Information technology services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The procurement is for the continued provision of the CareCubed Adults Calculator, an evidence-based care costing and fee negotiation tool used by the Council's Strategic...Awarded
The procurement is for the continued provision of the CareCubed Adults Calculator, an evidence-based care costing and fee negotiation tool used by the Council's Strategic Procurement and Brokerage Team. The service supports the assessment and review of adult social care placement costs, facilitates transparent and consistent fee negotiations with care providers, and provides benchmarking and market intelligence to support value for money. The requirement comprises a software subscription, user access, system support, maintenance, and ongoing updates for use across adult social care commission…
Delivery: North East
72222300 Information technology services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award — no call for competition
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
25 Sept 2026, 13:41 BST
Last source update
25 Sept 2026, 13:41 BST
Authority reference
2026/S 000-083774
Classification (CPV)
Information technology services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077a9d
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification
The contract was awarded under the Crown Commercial Service G-Cloud 14 framework agreement (RM1557.14). The framework was established following a competitive procurement process and permits contracting authorities to award call-off contracts in accordance with the framework rules without publishing a separate contract notice. Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council completed a compliant direct award process through the more…G-Cloud 14 Digital Marketplace and awarded the contract to the supplier offering the most economically advantageous solution that met the Council's requirements.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £51,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Sept 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Title: CareCubed - National Care Costing ToolTitle: CareCubed - National Care Costing Tool——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Stockton on Tees Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Dunedin House, Columbia Drive, Thornaby, Stockton on Tees, North East, TS176BJ [email protected]

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court of JusticeReview body The Strand

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.