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Published 16 Apr 2025, 16:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Ceredigion - Generic Outreach Housing Support for Older Adults

Official notice

Authority: Ceredigion County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitableAccelerated
Published estimate£586,959≈ £147k / year · £586,959 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 May 2025
Contract term 4 yrsends 1 Jun 2029 · up to 2 Jun 2031 with extensions · starts 2 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A call for competition for Generic Outreach Housing Support for Older Adults across Ceredigion under the Light Touch Regime.

  • No preliminary market engagement: The Council is re-tendering a previously failed tendering exercise for which market engagement was undertaken prior to the new regulations coming into affect on the 24th of February 2025.

CPV: Other community, social and personal services · Social services · Welfare services for disabled people · Welfare services for the elderly

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 4 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£586,959
Contract period: 2 Jun 2025 – 1 Jun 2029 (4 yrs) · up to 2 Jun 2031 with extensionsValue: £586,959 exc. VAT · £586,959 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: There is an option to extend the contract for a further 2 years after the initial 5 year period.

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: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: As detailed in the tender.
  • Price: As detailed in the tender.
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Closed
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
Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 Apr 2025, 16:26 BST
Last source update
16 Apr 2025, 16:26 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 30 May 2025
Authority reference
itt_116853
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015663
Accelerated
Light touch contract
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Other community, social and personal servicesSocial servicesWelfare services for disabled peopleWelfare services for the elderly
Delivery area
Wales (UKL1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05044e Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Risks

Continuation of grant funding and the value of that.

Service modification and development to meet future needs.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
7 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
30 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en, cy
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 Apr 2025 → 2 Jun 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    16 Apr 2025, 16:26 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    30 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    7 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    30 May 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    2 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    16 Apr 2025, 16:26 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PRYH-5713-PHLR Neuadd y Cyngor, Penmorfa, Aberaeron, Wales, SA46 0PAContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender