Official UK procurement notice
Community Based acquired brain injury support services in Swindon
Authority: Swindon Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSwindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of Community Based Acquired Brain Injury Support in Swindon. The initial contract term will be for two years with an option to extend for a further three years (3 periods of 12 months) for a potential total contract term of 5 years.
CPV: Health and social work services · Membership organisation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,835,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (8)
- Service design and transition planing: 15%
- Model of Care and rehabilitation approach: 15%
- Integration and collaboration: 15%
- Meeting local needs and equity: 10%
- Outcomes: 10%
- Workforce quality: 10%
- Implementation: 15%
- Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (8)
- Service design and transition planing
- Model of Care and rehabilitation approach
- Integration and collaboration
- Meeting local needs and equity
- Outcomes
- Workforce quality
- Social value
- Implementation
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
- 10 Dec 2025, 15:29 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Feb 2026, 12:51 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
DN800205- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-081609- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 6 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 6 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
10 Dec 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published319 days ago10 Dec 2025, 15:29 GMT
- Submission deadline292 days ago6 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent244 days ago24 Feb 2026
- Latest notice published242 days ago25 Feb 2026, 12:51 GMT
- Award decision expected by240 days ago27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends233 days ago6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts208 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Dec 2025- Tender notice published10 Dec 2025, 15:29 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published25 Feb 2026, 12:51 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete25 Feb 2026, 12:51 GMT
- Contract signature expected16 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headway SwindonVCSECommunity support services for acquired brain injury in Swindon1 Apr 2026 – 25 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: Initial term of 2 years with option to extend for three periods of 12 months | £1,835,000 | 24 Feb 2026standstill to 6 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders · 14 at stage one | 0 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Headway SwindonAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender