Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 21 Oct 2025, 14:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CBC-1855-T-LS Dementia Post-Diagnostic Support Services

Official notice

Authority: Central Bedfordshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeAccelerated

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Published estimate£684,000≈ £228k / year · £820,800 inc. VAT · 1 value update18.5% above final estimate

Submissions closed 5 Nov 2025awarded 19 Dec 2025

Awarded to Tibbs Dementia Foundation

Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Dementia Support Services to ensure that people with dementia, and their carers and family members, who are resident in Bedfordshire (excluding Luton), receive quality support services which help them understand their condition, achieve their desired outcomes and maintain their wellbeing and quality of life.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£684,000

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensionsValue: £684,000 exc. VAT · £820,800 inc. VAT

Extensions: Option to extend for up to a further 2 years.

85000000 Health and social work services 85140000 Miscellaneous health services 85323000 Community health 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

Simple description: The award of the Contract is subject to the formal approval processes by the Authority. Until all necessary internal governance approvals are obtained and the standstill period completed, no formal agreement will be entered into.

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: 21 Oct 2025, 14:26 BST
Last source update: 4 Mar 2026, 13:34 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 19 Dec 2025
Authority reference: CBC-1855-T-LS
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-067135
Accelerated: Light touch contract
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Community health servicesHealth and social work servicesMiscellaneous health servicesOther community, social and personal services
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d0ca Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Submission deadline: 5 Nov 2025, 09:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/centralbedfordshire ↗

Timeline

21 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 7 dates

Tender notice published361 days ago
21 Oct 2025, 14:26 BST
Submission deadline346 days ago
5 Nov 2025, 09:00 GMT
Assessment summaries sent302 days ago
19 Dec 2025
Award decision expected by301 days ago
19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Standstill ends283 days ago
6 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Latest notice published227 days ago
4 Mar 2026, 13:34 GMT
Contract starts199 days ago
1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Oct 2025

Tender notice published
21 Oct 2025, 14:26 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
22 Oct 2025, 09:14 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
22 Dec 2025, 15:31 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
22 Dec 2025, 15:31 GMT
Contract signature expected
16 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
4 Mar 2026, 13:34 GMT
UK7

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-10: 1 release · 21 Oct 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £810,5401 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 8

Contracts signed 1latest 3 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Tibbs Dementia FoundationVCSEDementia - Post Diagnostic Support Services (Ref. CBC1855-T-LS)1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: Option to extend for up to 2 further years.	£810,540 inc. VAT	19 Dec 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Dementia - Post Diagnostic Support Services (Ref. CBC1855-T-LS) · Tibbs Dementia FoundationVCSE
Signed
3 Mar 2026
Value
£810,540 inc. VAT
Period
1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Option to extend for up to 2 further years.
3 agreed KPIs: Monitoring Arrangements · Monitoring Arrangements · Monitoring Arrangements
- Monitoring Arrangements, • Quarterly submission of the monitoring data template • Quarterly submission of monitoring template narrative report
- Monitoring Arrangements, • Six-monthly report on delivery of outcomes using feedback from customers covering the I statement in the specification • Six-monthly report on the Social Value measures submitted in the tender return
- Monitoring Arrangements, • Annual submission of service development plan for next financial year • Annual report

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
8final-stage tenders	0	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Central Bedfordshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PVNH-1137-QJBX Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford, East of England, SG17 5TQContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Tibbs Dementia FoundationAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09442324 5 Landsdowne Road, Bedford, East of England, MK40 2BYContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specifications

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender4 Mar 2026, 13:34 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender22 Dec 2025, 15:31 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender22 Oct 2025, 09:14 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender21 Oct 2025, 14:26 BST