Official UK procurement notice
Extra Care Housing Schemes in Slough - Care and Support Services
Authority: Slough Borough Council (Local council)
Re-procurement plannedExtra Care Housing Schemes in Slough – Care and Support Services (Northampton Place and The Pines) · tender expected
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSlough Borough Council is seeking suitably experienced and qualified providers for the provision of Care and Support services for Extra Care Housing across two schemes in Slough, at The Pines and Northampton Place (total 126 units).
The Care and Support services offered in Extra Care are mainly aimed at older people but may also meet the needs of younger adults with physical disabilities, learning disabilities or mental health challenges.
The service will operate a Core and Flex model: a guaranteed on-site core (including a waking night presence and a light daytime cover window for unplanned response/coordination) with flexible, planned care commissioned on actuals to meet individual outcomes.
The contract will commence on 1 September 2026 for an initial three year period with the option to extend for two x twelve month periods to 31 August 2031.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 3 Sept 2030, 00:59 BST.
CPV: Health and social work services · Social work services without accommodation
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£914,861
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- 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
- Yes · next expected 3 Sept 2030
- First published
- 13 Oct 2025, 23:14 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jun 2026, 15:19 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 28 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
SBC 038783- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-082623- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05aecdFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
13 Oct 2025 → 1 Sept 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published376 days ago13 Oct 2025, 23:14 BST
- Market engagement361 days ago28 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
Potential Providers are to download the RFI questionnaire and return it via the e-procurement portal by the deadline. www.in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/asp… ↗. Ref: SBC 038696
- Next notice expected330 days ago28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published317 days ago12 Dec 2025, 15:56 GMT
- Clarification questions by286 days ago12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline275 days ago23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by179 days ago28 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent170 days ago8 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published124 days ago23 Jun 2026, 15:19 BST
- Contract starts54 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published13 Oct 2025, 23:14 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published12 Dec 2025, 15:56 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £914,86112 Dec 2025, 15:56 GMT
- Status changed to active12 Dec 2025, 15:56 GMT
- Procurement method changed12 Dec 2025, 15:56 GMT
- Deadline published: 23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT12 Dec 2025, 15:56 GMT
- Contract award notice published8 May 2026, 17:35 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete8 May 2026, 17:35 BST
- Procurement termination notice published23 Jun 2026, 15:19 BSTUK12
- Contract signature expected31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-10: 1 release · 13 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agincare Group Limited1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: Option to extend for a further two years (separate 1+1 years). · Options: During the contract lifecycle, there are a number of risks to consider where the Authority may be required to modify the contract. Some of these known risks are: - Increase in referrals to the Extra Care Housing Scheme, due to the nature of the Extra Care Scheme, it is likely that the contract will be modified to allow for increase of care provision. | £4,574,305 inc. VAT | 20 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Agincare Group Limited
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 31 Aug 2029
- Status
- cancelled (22 May 2026), The awarded bidder declined the contract award, we will republish a new contract award notice with the second ranked bidder.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 13 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonAgincare UK Limited · South West England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Agincare UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Bidders are to access procurement documents in the link attached. Reference SBC 038783
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender