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Published 3 Jul 2024, 09:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Community Based Day Opportunities

Official notice

Authority: Staffordshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Dynamic marketServicesRestricted procedure

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG24)

Dynamic market estimate£25,000,000market-wide estimate, not attributable revenue

Submission deadline 23 Feb 2029854d 19h left

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council invites Suppliers to join a Light Touch Regime Dynamic Purchasing System (LTR DPS) for Community Based Day Opportunities.

CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services

How this dynamic market works

From the published notice

Type: Dynamic market
Bids received: 16 bids received · 2 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1The Council invites suppliers to join a Light Touch Regime Dynamic Purchasing System…AwardedPublished value£25,000,000

The Council invites suppliers to join a Light Touch Regime Dynamic Purchasing System (LTR DPS) for the provision of Community Based Day Opportunities for Individuals with a Learning Disabilities, Autistic Spectrum Conditions, Mental Ill Health, Acquired Brain Injuries, Physical Disabilities, Sensory Impairments and/ or Behaviours that Challenge (aged 16+).

This LTR DPS is a two-stage process and is run as an electronic process using the Council's eSourcing solution Proactis. This process follows the 'Light Touch Regime' in accordance with Regulation 74 and the principles of the DPS procedures as set out in Regulation 34 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

The Council will utilise this LTR DPS for new Community Based Day Opportunities arrangements and may using its absolute discretion also undertake a competitive process to formally call for competition current spot purchased arrangements via the DPS.

The closing date to join the DPS is 8th March 2025 .

Interested suppliers should register on the Proactis e-tendering system:

supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ↗ and then register an interest in this opportunity (CPV code is 85000000 Health and social work services).

Delivery: West Midlands

Extensions: The initial period is 09/03/2020 to 08/03/2023 with 2 x 12 month options to extend - therefore options may be taken up for the period 09/03/2023 to 08/03/2024 and 09/03/2024 to 08/03/2025. The options will be exercised at the discretion of the County Council and the Council reserves the right to further extend the LTR DPS in line with Public Contract Regulations.Variant bids: not allowed

85000000 Health and social work services 98000000 Other community, social and personal services

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

Price

What this means for your bid

“Community Based Day Opportunities” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Restricted procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Dynamic market
Who may use this agreement: Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 3 Jul 2024, 09:51 BST
Last source update: 27 Aug 2026, 12:50 BST
Authority reference: IA933
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-081733
Classification (CPV): Health and social work servicesOther community, social and personal services
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG24)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-047a0a Find a Tender

Publisher note: Full details of this quarter's DPS awards can be found at https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Business/Procurement/Contract-award-notices/Community-Based-Day-Opportunities-Award-Notices.aspx

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Admission period ends: 23 Feb 2029
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ↗

Timeline

27 Aug 2026 → 23 Feb 2029 · 2 dates

Notice published56 days ago
27 Aug 2026, 12:50 BST
Today
22 Oct 2026
Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
23 Feb 2029

Notice history

4 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jul 2024

Status changed to complete
9 Jul 2024, 11:43 BST
Buyer details updated
9 Jul 2024, 11:43 BST
Buyer details updated
3 Oct 2024, 15:33 BST
Deadline moved to 23 Feb 2029
27 Aug 2026, 12:50 BST
+1448 days · was 8 Mar 2025

Published amendments (2 · 1 deadline change)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	TextDescription of options · II.2.11	The initial period is 09/03/2020 to 08/03/2023 with 2 x 12 month options to extend - therefore options may be taken up for the period 09/03/2023 to 08/03/2024 and 09/03/2024 to 08/03/2025. The options will be exercised at the discretion of the County Council and the Council reserves the right to further extend the LTR DPS in line with Public Contract Regulations.	The initial period is 09/03/2020 to 08/03/2023 with 2 x 12 month options to extend - therefore options may be taken up for the period 09/03/2023 to 08/03/2024 and 09/03/2024 to 08/03/2025. The Council has chosen to extend the contract period up to 23/02/29. The options will be exercised at the discretion of the County Council and the Council reserves the right to further extend the LTR DPS in li…
—	DeadlineIV.2.2	8 Mar 2025	23 Feb 2029	+1448 d

The initial period is 09/03/2020 to 08/03/2023 with 2 x 12 month options to extend - therefore options may be taken up for the period 09/03/2023 to 08/03/2024 and 09/03/2024 to 08/03/2025. The Council has chosen to extend the contract period up to 23/02/29. The options will be exercised at the discretion of the County Council and the Council reserves the right to further extend the LTR DPS in line…

1 amendment published without a description.

Routine re-releases (6)

2024-10: 1 release · 3 Oct 2024
2024-07: 2 releases · 3 Jul 2024, 9 Jul 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 2admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 16

Contracts signed 3latest 30 Sept 2024

3 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

Contract 000849-2025-1
Signed
30 Sept 2024
Value
£1,041
Status
active
Contract 031762-2024-1
Signed
30 Jun 2024
Value
£6,901
Status
active
Contract 020884-2024-1
Signed
31 Mar 2024
Value
£53,353
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
16bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Staffordshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Tipping Street, STAFFORD, West Midlands, ST162DHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market

2 commercial parties on the notice

1 Step Beyond Support LTDAdmitted to the marketGB-COH: 14102775 Cannock, West Midlands
Andrusida Care LimitedAdmitted to the marketGB-COH: 14107868 Coventry, West Midlands

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria