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Published 3 Oct 2025, 17:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Extra Care at Lindsay Apartments (Holloway Park)

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Islington (Local council)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£1,674,682≈ £394k / year · £1,674,682 inc. VAT · 2 value updates
Submissions closed 12 Jun 2026
Next notice expected 1 May 2026
Contract term 4 yrs 3 moends 31 Oct 2031 · up to 31 Oct 2035 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of care and support services within a 60-unit Extra Care Housing scheme at Lindsay Apartments, Holloway Park, supporting adults with a range of complex needs including frailty, dementia, autism and mental health conditions.

  • How the procedure runs: The contract will be procured using a multi-stage process under the Light Touch Regime. The first stage will involve a selection process to assess bidders’ capability, experience and capacity to deliver the service. Bidders meeting the minimum requirements will be shortlisted. The second stage will involve evaluation of detailed tenders from shortlisted bidders against the published award criteria to determine the most advantageous tender.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 4 yrs 3 moSMEVCSEPublished value£1,674,682
Contract period: 1 Aug 2027 – 31 Oct 2031 (4 yrs 3 mo) · up to 31 Oct 2035 with extensionsValue: £1,674,682 exc. VAT · £1,674,682 inc. VAT
Delivery: UK, LondonEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: There will be an option for one or more extension periods up to a maximum of 48 months.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Conditions of participation are set out in the procurement documents.

  • Condition of participation

    The contract will be procured using a light touch multi-stage procedure. The first stage will involve selecting a shortlist of the highest-scoring organisations through a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ). The second stage will be an evaluation of tenders submitted by bidders who are selected at the PSQ stage.

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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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Cost
  • Quality
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Conditions of participation are set out in the procurement documents.

  • Condition of participation

    The contract will be procured using a light touch multi-stage procedure. The first stage will involve selecting a shortlist of the highest-scoring organisations through a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ). The second stage will be an evaluation of tenders submitted by bidders who are selected at the PSQ stage.

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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
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
3 Oct 2025, 17:02 BST
Last source update
19 May 2026, 11:16 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Apr 2027
Authority reference
2324-0340
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-045673
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
UKLondon (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a846 Find a Tender
How it runs

The contract will be procured using a multi-stage process under the Light Touch Regime.

The first stage will involve a selection process to assess bidders’ capability, experience and capacity to deliver the service. Bidders meeting the minimum requirements will be shortlisted.

The second stage will involve evaluation of detailed tenders from shortlisted bidders against the published award criteria to determine the most advantageous tender.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Requests to participate (first stage)
12 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
12 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
29 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Suppliers must register via procontract.due-north.com ↗

Once registered, an email confirming username and password is issued by ProContract. Suppliers should use this to log on to the London Tenders Portal and search for the opportunity using 2324-0340, Extra Care at Lindsay Apartments (Holloway Park), 85000000 – Health and social work services.

Suppliers should express an interest in the opportunity and shortly after will receive a second message containing a link to access the procurement documents.

All correspondence, including clarification questions, must be submitted via the messaging function on the London Tenders Portal.

Timeline

3 Oct 2025 → 1 Aug 2027 · 7 dates
  1. Planning notice published393 days ago
    3 Oct 2025, 17:02 BST
  2. Next notice expected183 days ago
    1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Tender notice published165 days ago
    19 May 2026, 11:16 BST
  4. Clarification questions by155 days ago
    29 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  5. Submission deadline141 days ago
    12 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
  6. Today
    31 Oct 2026
  7. Award decision expected byin 151 days
    1 Apr 2027, 23:59 BST
  8. Contract startsin 272 days
    1 Aug 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Oct 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    3 Oct 2025, 17:02 BST
    UK2
  2. Pipeline notice published
    8 Apr 2026, 10:27 BST
    UK1
  3. Published value updated to £13,666,696
    8 Apr 2026, 10:27 BST
    was £12,500,000
  4. Status changed to planned
    8 Apr 2026, 10:27 BST
  5. Tender notice published
    19 May 2026, 11:16 BST
    UK4
  6. Published value updated to £1,674,682
    19 May 2026, 11:16 BST
    was £13,666,696
  7. Status changed to active
    19 May 2026, 11:16 BST
  8. Procurement method changed
    19 May 2026, 11:16 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Islington Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBMD-2513-CWJJ Islington Town Hall, London, London, N1 2UDContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specificationstenderBidding documents and specificationsAccess: Tender documents will be made available electronically via ProContract (London Tenders Portal) following the publication of the notice. Suppliers must register and express an interest in the opportunity to access the procurement documents. Web address: https://procontract.due-north.com

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
  • Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender