Official UK procurement notice
Community Care Inform Adults - Supported Partner Subscription
Authority: West Northamptonshire Council (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79)Education & Training (80)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Awarded value£54,222published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 8 May 2025
Awarded to MA Education and Music Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement is for a 3‑year subscription agreement between West Northamptonshire Council (Adults' Services) and Community Care Inform for the provision of Community Care Inform Adults at Supported Partner level.
The service provides access to specialist resources, guidance, and tools to support adult social care professionals in their practice.
The subscription will be invoiced annually as follows:
- May 2025 - £18,074
- May 2026 - £18,074
- May 2027 - £18,074
Total contract value: £54,222 (excluding VAT).
The supplier is MA Education & Music Ltd, part of the Mark Allen Group.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Sept 2025, 16:12 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Feb 2026, 13:03 GMT
- Authority reference
CCI-AP-May25-WestNorthHants-Adults- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-008947- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059a9aFind a Tender
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Sept 2025- Contract award notice published15 Sept 2025, 16:12 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected15 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published2 Feb 2026, 13:03 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £54,2221 award exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Sept 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MA Education and Music Ltd15 Sept 2025 – 9 May 2028 | £54,222 | 8 May 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · MA Education and Music Ltd
- Signed
- 15 Sept 2025
- Value
- £54,222
- Period
- 15 Sept 2025 – 9 May 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MA Education and Music LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender