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Official UK procurement notice

Carers’ Support Service · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Sheffield City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE32)

Published estimate£8,085,000≈ £1.6m / year · £9,702,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update

Submissions closed 31 Jul 2026awarded 1 Oct 2026

Award (standstill) to Crossroad Care Rotherham

Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Dec 2031 · up to 31 Dec 2033 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A contract for a Carers’ Support Service is being procured by Sheffield City Council. The deadline for submission of tenders is 31st July 2026 at 12PM. This tender is being procured under the Open procedure where suppliers submit all requested tender information at once and with no opportunity to develop or improve their tender once it has been submitted.

CPV: Health and social work services · Social work services without accommodation · Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsSMEPublished value£8,085,000

Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 31 Dec 2033 with extensionsValue: £8,085,000 exc. VAT · £9,702,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: Yorkshire & HumberEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: Optional 2 year extension

85000000 Health and social work services 85312000 Social work services without accommodation 85312400 Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
Please see tender documentation
Technical & professional ability
Please see tender documentation

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (4)

Quality: 60%
Presentation: 10%
Price: 20%
Social Value: 10%

Published award criteria (4)

Quality: Please refer to the method statement questions within the ITT
Presentation: Please refer to the method statement questions within the ITT
Price: Please refer to the pricing schedule within the ITT
Social Value: Please refer to the documents within the ITT

Conditions of participation2

Economic & financial standing
Please see tender documentation
Technical & professional ability
Please see tender documentation

What this means for your bid

Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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: 18 Nov 2025, 18:00 GMT
Last source update: 1 Oct 2026, 15:08 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 15 Sept 2026
Authority reference: 0
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-059164
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Health and social work servicesSocial work services without accommodationWelfare services not delivered through residential institutions
Delivery area: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE32)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e3d3 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply

Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes

Submission deadline: 31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 20 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗

Timeline

18 Nov 2025 → 1 Jan 2027 · 11 dates

Planning notice published338 days ago
18 Nov 2025, 18:00 GMT
Market engagement311 days ago
15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗
Next notice expected153 days ago
23 May 2026, 00:59 BST
Tender notice published121 days ago
23 Jun 2026, 18:01 BST
Clarification questions by94 days ago
20 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission deadline84 days ago
31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Award decision expected by37 days ago
15 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent22 days ago
1 Oct 2026
Latest notice published21 days ago
1 Oct 2026, 15:08 BST
Standstill ends9 days ago
13 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Today
23 Oct 2026
Contract startsin 70 days
1 Jan 2027

Notice history

9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Nov 2025

Preliminary market engagement notice published
18 Nov 2025, 18:00 GMT
UK2
Tender notice published
23 Jun 2026, 18:01 BST
UK4
Published value updated to £8,085,000
23 Jun 2026, 18:01 BST
was £5,000,000
Status changed to active
23 Jun 2026, 18:01 BST
Procurement method changed
23 Jun 2026, 18:01 BST
Deadline published: 31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
23 Jun 2026, 18:01 BST
Contract award notice published
1 Oct 2026, 15:08 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
1 Oct 2026, 15:08 BST
Contract signature expected
1 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £5,500,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Named bidders 1published on the award notice

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Crossroad Care RotherhamSMEVCSE1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2031 · up to 31 Dec 2033Extensions: optional 24 month extension period.	£5,500,000	1 Oct 2026standstill to 13 Oct 2026	Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 9 at stage one	1	1	—

Who bid

wonCrossroad Care RotherhamSMEVCSE · Yorkshire and the Humber

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

Sheffield City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPQT-9425-JWVM Town Hall, Pinstone Street,, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S1 2HHContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Crossroad Care RotherhamAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PBJZ-2457-RZYW Unit H, The Point, Bradmarsh, Rotherham, S60 1BP, Rotherham, Yorkshire & Humber, S60 1BPContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender1 Oct 2026, 15:08 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender23 Jun 2026, 18:01 BST
Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender18 Nov 2025, 18:00 GMT