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Published 7 Sept 2026, 15:42 BST
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Choice, Independence and Community Living Framework

Wirral Council
Local Council
services
SME eligible
VCSE eligible
Framework
Above threshold
Open procedure
Special Regime: {"lightTouch"}
Health and social work services
North West (UKD74)
Published value
£507,520,000
≈ £63,396,578 / year
Submission deadline
5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
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Clarification Cut-Off
25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Tender enquiry deadline · 4 lots
Contract duration
8 yrs
Starts 1 Feb 2027, 00:00 GMT
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Official notice
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Instructions: Contract title- Choice, Independence and Community Living Framework Reference- DN824956 Closing date/time- 12 Noon on Monday 5th October 2026 https://procontract.due-north.com/register If you experience any technical difficulties registering or using The Chest, please contact support: Email: [email protected] Telephone: 0330 005 0352

What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: Wirral Council: "Choice, Independence and Community Living Framework". Published status: active. Published value: £507,520,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

Official Requirement Description:

The purpose of the Choice, Independence and Community Living Framework is to commission a diverse, high-quality and sustainable range of services that enable adults in Wirral to live with choice, independence and strong connections to their local communities. The framework will secure provision across Supported Living (Care and accommodation-based support), Day Opportunities and Short Breaks. It is intended to ensure that support is flexible, inclusive and responsive to local need, reflecting the diverse communities of Wirral and the lived experiences of people who draw on care and support.

Lots and requirements (4)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Care and Accommodation
    active
    Published value£468,000,000
    Care and Accommodation focuses on the commissioning and delivery of high-quality, person-centered accommodation and support options that enable individuals to live safe, meaningful and fulfilling lives with choice, independence and dignity.
    Contract period:
    1 Feb 2027 — 31 Jan 2035 (8 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    SME eligible
    VCSE eligible
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Day Opportunities
    active
    Published value£34,400,000
    The services covered within this specification align to the Day Opportunities element of the Framework and will include a range of types of Day Opportunities which will include: Enablement and Skills Support: Short-term, outcome-focused interventions that build independence, confidence and life skills Personalised Community: Based Support: Flexible, strengths-based support delivered in community settings Specialist and Intensive Day Opportunities: Support for individuals with more complex needs, including where building-based or specialist environments are required
    Contract period:
    1 Feb 2027 — 31 Jan 2035 (8 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    Not published
  • Lot 3 · #3a
    Short Breaks- Bed Based
    active
    Published value£2,560,000
    Bed-Based Short Break Services are short-term breaks that include overnight accommodation and support provided away from an individual's usual place of residence. This includes residential respite, supported living overnight arrangements, specialist short break units, emergency respite and crisis placements
    Contract period:
    1 Feb 2027 — 31 Jan 2035 (8 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    Not published
  • Lot 4 · #3b
    Short Breaks- Non bed based
    active
    Published value£2,560,000
    Non-Bed-Based Short Break Services are flexible support arrangements that do not include overnight accommodation and are delivered in an individual's home, local community or other non-residential setting. This includes home-based support, community-based short breaks, activity-based support, Shared Days, evening and weekend support, community companion support and other personalised short break arrangements designed to provide a break for carers while promoting independence, well-being and community participation.
    Contract period:
    1 Feb 2027 — 31 Jan 2035 (8 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    Not published

Qualification snapshot & criteria

Go / No-Go Decision Box
Criteria & entry requirements
Evaluation weighting
Quality Assessment: 80
Social Value: 10
Price: 10
Quality Assessment: 60
Social Value: 10
Price: 30
Quality Assessment: 60
Social Value: 10
Price: 30
Quality assessment: 85
Social Value: 10
Price: 5
Published as relative weighting ratio, not percentage points.
Incumbent & Market Position
Top Retained Vendor (Authority Spend)CHANGE, GROW, LIVEHolds 43.8% of historical attributable spend
Moderate Concentration
Entry requirements & qualification
  • Turnover Benchmark
    Guideline requirement: ~£126,793,156 annual turnover.Per Cabinet Office EFS 2026 & Sourcing Playbook: general proportionality cap (~2× run-rate), not an automatic disqualifier.
  • Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
    Standard public thresholds: Employer Liability (£5m), Public Liability (£5m-£10m), Professional Indemnity (£1m-£5m).✓ Commitment required upon award only — no upfront policy purchase needed to bid
  • Accreditations & Security Vetting
    Check tender pack for Cyber Essentials Plus (PPN 014 risk-proportional), ISO 27001/9001, and BPSS / SC security clearance requirements for named delivery personnel.
  • Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 8 yrs
    • Source: Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook & EFS Guidance.

    Buyer track record & authority intelligence: Wirral Council

    Rolling 24 months
    Derived from OCDS data
    Published track record for Wirral Council. These figures describe a rolling 24-month window, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
    Avg price drop
    -1.8%Moderate
    Based on 3 comparable awards · moderate evidence
    Competition Density
    1Bids / Report (median)
    Single-bidder rate: 66.7% · Mean: 2.7 bids
    Supplier Concentration
    Moderate Concentration
    CHANGE, GROW, LIVETop vendor: 43.8% of attributable value
    Published spend
    £96,741,861Historical spend
    Cumulative GBP spend across 48 retained awards
    Typical award value
    £131,358Robust (n=40)
    Middle 50% of awards: £58,199 – £441,908 · 33% of the sector median for CPV 85
    Awarded spend by half-year
    2024-H2
    2025-H1
    2025-H2
    2026-H1
    2026-H2
    Methodology & coverage notes (48 active published awards)
    Coverage: 48 active published awards; 6 bid reports (which may be per lot); 40 valued awards. Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Every figure carries an evidence level: Robust (5+ observations), Moderate (3–4), Indicative (1–2). Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
    Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 85):
    Supplier Name
    Historic Awards
    Attributable Value
    Avg. Price Discount
    CHANGE, GROW, LIVE1 win£42,341,834No published budget
    WIRRAL COMMUNITY HEALTH AND CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST1 win£36,975,339No published budget
    Professional Carers (Wirral) Ltd1 win£7,700,000No published budget
    THE WHITECHAPEL CENTRE2 wins£1,397,0010% (at budget)
    The Riverside Group Ltd (Care & Support)2 wins£1,360,948No published budget

    Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar

    CPV 85 · UK Sector Analysis
    Observed CPV-sector evidence
    Suitable for SMEs
    Prepared 11 Sept 2026, 01:33 BST
    Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
    Median Winning Discount
    0%
    CPV sector evidence · 471 comparable price observations
    Typical Bids Received
    1reported bids
    CPV sector evidence · 24,213 published bid reports
    Decision Velocity
    ~54 days
    CPV sector evidence · median from 640 completed procedures
    Notice Stability
    Stable notice
    Published terms remained unchanged
    Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 85)
    Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
    Supplier
    Awards won
    Total awarded value
    Avg. winning discount
    ATOS IT SERVICES UK LIMITEDCRN: 01245534
    		13 contracts£12,096,084,526At ceiling / not disclosed
    Eville and Jones (GB) LimitedCRN: PHXH-2391-YMLX
    		59 contracts£9,613,913,059At ceiling / not disclosed
    West Suffolk NHS Foundation TrustCRN: RGR
    		13 contracts£5,537,708,775At ceiling / not disclosed
    Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
    		11 contracts£3,595,302,069At ceiling / not disclosed
    Barts Health NHS TrustCRN: N/A – NHS Trust
    		16 contracts£3,453,013,003At ceiling / not disclosed
    UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTCRN: RRV
    		16 contracts£2,933,363,592At ceiling / not disclosed
    MAXIMUS UK SERVICES LIMITEDCRN: 09072343
    		39 contracts£2,893,246,280At ceiling / not disclosed
    Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation TrustCRN: RJ128
    		6 contracts£2,711,962,948At ceiling / not disclosed
    Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustCRN: RBN
    		17 contracts£2,505,604,267At ceiling / not disclosed
    Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation TrustCRN: Y61
    		15 contracts£2,375,960,101At ceiling / not disclosed
    Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
    Ranked by multi-factor similarity score
    Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
    Published procedure
    Published value
    Matching evidence
    Choice, Independence and Community Living FrameworkWirral Council · 19 May 2026, 16:57 BST
    		Value not published
    same CPV family
    same authority
    same region
    matching published text
    Supported Living FrameworkDudley Metropolitan Borough Council · 23 May 2025, 14:24 BST
    		£257,000,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    matching published text
    Plymouth Supported Living Services Framework 2024Plymouth City Council · 6 Jun 2024, 12:05 BST
    		£105,600,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    matching published text
    467-NYC-HA Framework for Live in CareThe North Yorkshire Council · 8 May 2026, 11:01 BST
    		£50,687,522
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    matching published text
    Supported Living FrameworkLondon Borough of Waltham Forest · 29 May 2026, 15:52 BST
    		£50,000,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    matching published text
    Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.SME Friendly Qualification Criteria

    Procedure terms & legal framework

    Procedure methodOpen procedureLegal basis
    UKPGA · 2023/54
    Procurement Act 2023
    		Procurement categoryservices
    Notice statusactiveProcurement threshold
    Above threshold
    (FTS publication)
    		Regulatory regime{"lightTouch"}
    Commercial structureFramework agreementCompetition typeCompetitive procedureGPA WTO coveredUnspecified in notice
    Recurring procurementYes · Anticipated re-tenderFirst published7 Sept 2026, 15:42 BSTLast source update7 Sept 2026, 15:42 BST
    Award evaluation windowSubmission end — 1 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMTEstimated future notice3 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTClassification (CPV)Health and social work services
    Delivery area
    North West (UKD74)
    Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05d9d3

    How to participate & submission route

    Submit via ProContract (Due North)
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    Language: EN
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    Access & Registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
    Expression of interest (EOI)—Tender submission deadline
    5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
    		Clarification deadline
    25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
    Submission channelOfficial e-sourcing portalElectronic submissionAllowedAccepted languagesen
    Participation feeFree of charge (Open access)
    Detailed Submission Instructions & Authority Contacts
    From official release
    Contract title- Choice, Independence and Community Living Framework Reference- DN824956 Closing date/time- 12 Noon on Monday 5th October 2026 procontract.due-north.com/register If you experience any technical difficulties registering or using The Chest, please contact support: Email: [email protected] Telephone: 0330 005 0352
    Timeline
    1. Pipeline notice
      19 May 2026, 16:53 BST
    2. Pipeline notice
      4 Nov 2025, 12:50 GMT
    3. Pipeline notice
      4 Nov 2025, 12:32 GMT
    4. Procedure published
      7 Sept 2026, 15:42 BST
    5. engagement
      9 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduled
      Questionnaire to be completed on the Chest portal: https://procontract.due-north.com/register Title- Soft Marketing Questionnaire- Choice, Independence and Community Living Framework Project reference- DN816091 All questions to be raised via the Chest portal Closing date for responses 12 Noon on Tuesday 9th June 2026 If it is decided that a Follow Up Discussion would be beneficial, then the Council will invite Providers to either a meeting in person currently penciled in for 24th June 2026 or a virtual meeting which will be held via MS Teams (Date to be confirmed). More detailed information will follow should this stage be necessary. If you experience any technical difficulties registering or using The Chest, please contact support: Email: [email protected] Telephone: 0330 005 0352
    6. Clarification deadline
      25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
    7. Submission deadline
      5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST

    Commercial outcome and contract awards

    Awards (0)No award published
    Contracts (0)No contract published
    Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
    Notice history
    From official release and amendment events
    1. Official notice release published
      19 May 2026, 16:53 BST
    2. Official notice release published
      4 Nov 2025, 12:50 GMT
    3. Official notice release published
      4 Nov 2025, 12:32 GMT

    Buyer and organisations in this procedure

    Wirral Council

    Contracting authority
    Local Council
    GB-PPON-PBCP-8675-BHWT
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    Official Documents & Specifications (5)

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