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Published 29 May 2025, 11:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Electronic Homecare Monitoring and Scheduling System

Official notice

Authority: Gateshead Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£525,000≈ £105k / year · £630,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 3 Nov 2025
Contract term 5 yrsends 14 Dec 2030 · up to 14 Dec 2034 with extensions · starts 15 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Gateshead Council is looking to modernise its current electronic monitoring solution for the Domiciliary Care & PRIME (People Regaining Independence by Means of Enablement) Service. Gateshead Council is committed to providing high quality social care and support services for people to enable them to remain at home as independently as possible.

We are seeking to procure a fully managed secure Cloud-based electronic care monitoring solution which will include a fully integrated core solution and a care worker mobile application (mobile app) that will

  • Optimise the deployment of contracted workers
  • Reduce the time spent by Service Support Workers on visit allocation by at least 55%
  • The solution should eliminate duplication of tasks and processes by offering an all-in-one solution that integrates care planning and recording, medication management, and care visit scheduling.
  • It must streamline workflows by reducing the need for manual duplication, especially where current solutions lack full integration and fail to automatically transfer essential information.
  • When data is input into the solution it must be pulled through to auto populate linked records/areas within the solution to stop the re-entering of the same data and streamline the process.
  • Maximises workforce capacity
  • Will provide robust reporting capabilities on service user progress, team performance, and individual worker outcomes
  • Have the provision to keep all digital records stored within it securely.
  • Will support the Council with quality assurance, provide evidence and reporting measures to identify outcomes and progress, enabling prompt action for any issues identified.

CPV: Industry specific software package

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 5 yrsSMEPublished value£525,000
Contract period: 15 Dec 2025 – 14 Dec 2030 (5 yrs) · up to 14 Dec 2034 with extensionsValue: £525,000 exc. VAT · £630,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: The Council require a core system to provide the functionality documented in the specification but are also interested in additional functionality to create further efficiencies if deemed necessary. Suppliers are required to submit costings for additional functionality as part of their pricing schedule response for the Council to review. Any prices for additional functionality submitted within Suppliers' pricing schedule response is not a guarantee of any future business with the Council. · 2 x 24 month options to extend

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: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Quality: 40%
  • Demonstration: 10%
  • Cost: 40%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Quality
  • Cost
  • Demonstration
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
29 May 2025, 11:37 BST
Last source update
3 Oct 2025, 15:03 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 10 Dec 2025
Authority reference
Project OPEN2025916
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062220
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Industry specific software package
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0528b2 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
3 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders must be submitted electronically via the Open system: www.open.org ↗. The reference is Project # OPEN2025916 Electronic Homecare Monitoring and Scheduling System

Timeline

29 May 2025 → 15 Dec 2025 · 7 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    29 May 2025, 11:37 BST
  2. Market engagement
    12 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST

    Closing Date for Return of questionnaire 12th June 2025 12 Noon.

  3. Tender notice published391 days ago
    3 Oct 2025, 15:03 BST
  4. Clarification questions by368 days ago
    27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
  5. Submission deadline361 days ago
    3 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  6. Award decision expected by323 days ago
    10 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  7. Contract starts319 days ago
    15 Dec 2025

Notice history

6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 May 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    29 May 2025, 11:37 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    3 Oct 2025, 15:03 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value published: £525,000
    3 Oct 2025, 15:03 BST
  4. Status changed to active
    3 Oct 2025, 15:03 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    3 Oct 2025, 15:03 BST
  6. Deadline published: 3 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
    3 Oct 2025, 15:03 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Gateshead Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPGY-1151-NJQN Civic Centre, Regent Terrace, Gateshead, North East, NE8 1HHContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure