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Official UK procurement notice

Community Home First · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£921,000≈ £368k / year · £921,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 22 Jun 2026awarded 3 Aug 2026
Awarded to CHESHIRE COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Contract term 2 yrs 6 moends 31 Mar 2029 · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Community Home First service is designed to help support this timely discharge of Pathway 0 and Pathway 1 patients from Hospital and into their usual place of residence within Cheshire West and Chester.

It will be delivered through the provision of Community Sector co-ordinators (Pathfinders) integrated within the hospital's discharge team, providing a triage and coordination service to the Community and Voluntary sector and volunteer support.

The role of the Pathfinders will be to essentially unblock routes out of hospital for and ensure people go home with a wider voluntary sector offer. They will then be integral to a community-based offer that will assist people in the first few weeks of their hospital discharge to ensure they are appropriately supported to recover at home.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 yrs 6 moSMEVCSEPublished value£921,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (2 yrs 6 mo)Value: £921,000 exc. VAT · £921,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

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: 90%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • quality
  • social value

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
28 May 2026, 08:40 BST
Last source update
3 Aug 2026, 14:47 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Sept 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-050013
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a6f6 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

standard payment is 30 days but providers can apply for the early payment scheme - details in the tender pack on the chest.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
22 Jun 2026, 10:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 May 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published153 days ago
    28 May 2026, 08:40 BST
  2. Submission deadline128 days ago
    22 Jun 2026, 10:00 BST
  3. Assessment summaries sent87 days ago
    3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published86 days ago
    3 Aug 2026, 14:47 BST
  5. Award decision expected by57 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Contract starts28 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 May 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    28 May 2026, 08:40 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    3 Aug 2026, 14:47 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    3 Aug 2026, 14:47 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    24 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £736,8001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CHESHIRE COMMUNITY COUNCIL1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2029£736,8003 Aug 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5final-stage tenders · 22 at stage one55—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cheshire West and Chester Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCJB-2814-BHZP The Portal, Wellington Road, Ellesmere Port, North West, CH65 0BAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CHESHIRE COMMUNITY COUNCILAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03555199GB-PPON: PMGP-4233-BRNT Suite A2, 1st Floor Linenhall House, Chester, North West, CH1 2LRContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender