Official UK procurement notice
Day Care Services for Adults with Learning Disabilities at Carlton & Smerdon Day Centres
Authority: London Borough of Bexley (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£4,651,200total for 2 lots · £4,651,200 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 May 2025awarded 28 Aug 2025
Awarded to Choice Support, Eleanor Nursing and Social Care Ltd2 awards
Contract term 2 yrsends 7 Jul 2027 · up to 7 Jul 2028 with extensions · starts 8 Jul 2025
Re-procurement plannedDay Care Services for Adults with Learning Disabilities - Lot 1 Carlton Day Centre · tender expected
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement description6292 - Day Care Services for Adults with Learning Disabilities at Carlton and Smerdon Day Centres
- How the procedure runs: 2 stage restricted
CPV: Health and social work services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£4,651,200 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Day Care Services - Carlton CentreAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,325,600
Day Opportunities for adults with Learning Disabilities - Carlton Centre
Lot #2Day Care Services - Smerdon CentreAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,325,600
Lot 2 - Day Opportunities for adults with Learning Disabilities - Smerdon Centre
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Non Commercial (Quality): 50%
- Commercial (Price): 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Non Commercial (Quality)
- Commercial (Price)
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible 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
- 2 Apr 2025, 14:07 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Sept 2025, 17:02 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Jul 2025
- Authority reference
6292- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012529- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fbffFind a Tender
- How it runs
2 stage restricted
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 1 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 1 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 22 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
2 Apr 2025 → 2 Sept 2025 · 7 dates- Tender notice published2 Apr 2025, 14:07 BST
- Clarification questions by22 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline1 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts8 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent28 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published2 Sept 2025, 17:02 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Apr 2025- Tender notice published2 Apr 2025, 14:07 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published2 Sept 2025, 17:02 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Sept 2025, 17:02 BST
- Contract signature expected8 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £1,412,9492 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 1512 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Day Care Services - Carlton Centre1 award | |||
| Choice SupportDay Care Services for Adults with Learning Disabilities at Carlton Day Centre8 Sept 2025 – 7 Sept 2027 · up to 7 Sept 2028Extensions: at Council's discretion | £522,789 | 28 Aug 2025 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Day Care Services - Smerdon Centre1 award | |||
| Eleanor Nursing and Social Care Ltd6292 - Day Care Services for Adults with Learning Disabilities at Smerdon Day Centres8 Sept 2025 – 7 Sept 2027 · up to 7 Sept 2028Extensions: at Council's discretion | £890,160 | 28 Aug 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Day Care Services - Carlton Centre | 8final-stage tenders | 6 | 2 | — |
| 2 · Day Care Services - Smerdon Centre | 7final-stage tenders | 6 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Choice SupportAwarded supplier
- ELEANOR NURSING AND SOCIAL CARE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender