Official UK procurement notice
Gloucestershire County Council Pathway 2 Beds
Authority: Gloucestershire County Council- (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGloucestershire County Council (GCC) is inviting
care home providers to tender for the delivery of 40
Pathway 2 beds through block contract
arrangements across Gloucestershire.
These beds will support timely hospital discharge
and provide short-term, recovery-focused
placements for individuals who require care and
support before returning to their own homes. GCC
aims to appoint a range of providers who meet the required quality standards and can deliver Pathway
2 services under flexible block arrangements.
Each block contract will include a minimum of 5
beds and a maximum of 20 beds, allowing for a
diverse and responsive provider base.
Contract duration:
1 February 2026 - 31 January 2028
With an option to extend for a further two years,
subject to Cabinet approval.
- No preliminary market engagement: Market Engagement was held and suppliers invited.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£10,000,000
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 (3)
- Quality
- Social Value
- Price
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
- 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
- 6 Nov 2025, 15:27 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Jan 2026, 15:14 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Jan 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-071727- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dc09Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
6 Nov 2025 → 1 Feb 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published350 days ago6 Nov 2025, 15:27 GMT
- Submission deadline329 days ago27 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by288 days ago6 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent268 days ago27 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published268 days ago27 Jan 2026, 15:14 GMT
- Contract starts263 days ago1 Feb 2026
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Nov 2025- Tender notice published6 Nov 2025, 15:27 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published27 Jan 2026, 15:14 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete27 Jan 2026, 15:14 GMT
- Contract signature expected10 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agincare Homes Holdings Ltd, BUPA CARE HOMES (GL) LIMITED, The Orders of St John Care Trustjoint award10 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2028 · up to 31 Jan 2030Extensions: Contract length - 1st February 2026 - 31st January 2028 with the option to extend for a further 2 years subject to Cabinet Approval. | £10,000,000 | 27 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 0 | 1 | — |
Who bid
- wonTHE ORDERS OF ST. JOHN CARE TRUSTVCSE · East Midlands
- wonBUPA CARE HOMES (GL) LIMITED · Greater London
- wonAGINCARE HOMES HOLDINGS LIMITED · South West England
- did not winMYRIAD GROUP LIMITED · East of 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
4 commercial parties on the notice · 3 awarded- AGINCARE HOMES HOLDINGS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- BUPA CARE HOMES (GL) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- MYRIAD GROUP LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- THE ORDERS OF ST. JOHN CARE TRUSTAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender