Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 13 Jun 2025, 15:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Harrogate Court Extra Care Scheme

Official notice

Authority: City of Doncaster Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)

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Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Published estimate£2,900,000≈ £580k / year · £3,480,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 14 Jul 2025awarded 22 Oct 2025

Awarded to Valley Care Direct Ltd

Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Dec 2030 · up to 31 Dec 2035 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The City of Doncaster Council is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced provider to deliver care and support to tenants of Harrogate Court along with housing related and general wellbeing support and a community hub, providing a high quality service at all times.

Care and support packages will be delivered in line with assessed need. It will be a 24/7 service including first response.

The contract will be for a period of five years with the option to extend for a further five 12 month periods.

Harrogate Court is a 50-bed apartment extra care scheme, for People aged 55 and over. The scheme has 21 one-bedroom apartments and 29 two-bedroom apartments. All apartments are for rent. (There is also a communal lounge, laundry room, hairdresser, restaurant , shop and guest room.

It is a requirement of this contract that you hold a CQC rating of good or above from the start and for the duration of this contract. Harrogate Court is not currently registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), on contract award the successful provider must commence the CQC registration process. Until the service and manager are both registered with CQC, the successful provider must ensure that the service is overseen by a registered manager or CQC nominated individual, to provide consistent support to the manager. The nominated individual or registered manager designated must currently be responsible for a care service which is currently rated as 'Good 'or above with CQC.

The value over the term of the contract is £2900000 (excluding VAT)

CPV: Community health services · Health and social work services · Health services · Miscellaneous health services · Miscellaneous services · Physical well-being services · Residential health facilities services · Social services · Social work services · Social work services with accommodation · Welfare services for the elderly · Wellness services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£2,900,000

Contract period: 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2030 (5 yrs) · up to 31 Dec 2035 with extensionsValue: £2,900,000 exc. VAT · £3,480,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: 5 x 12 month periods

85000000 Health and social work services 85100000 Health services 85140000 Miscellaneous health services 85144000 Residential health facilities services 85310000 Social work services 85311000 Social work services with accommodation

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
Conditions of participation are included in the associated procurement documents, and include a requirement to have an annual turnover exceeding £400,000
Technical & professional ability
Conditions of participation are included in the associated procurement documents, and include a requirement to have a CQC registration of good or above.

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: 90%Social value: 10%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality: As detailed in the tender documents
Social Value: As detailed in the tender documents

Conditions of participation2

Economic & financial standing
Conditions of participation are included in the associated procurement documents, and include a requirement to have an annual turnover exceeding £400,000
Technical & professional ability
Conditions of participation are included in the associated procurement documents, and include a requirement to have a CQC registration of good or above.

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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 Jun 2025, 15:07 BST
Last source update: 31 Mar 2026, 09:32 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 24 Sept 2025
Authority reference: 100236
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-032340
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Community health servicesHealth and social work servicesHealth servicesMiscellaneous health servicesMiscellaneous servicesPhysical well-being servicesResidential health facilities servicesSocial servicesSocial work servicesSocial work services with accommodation
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Welfare services for the elderlyWellness services
Delivery area: UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)
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South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0548ac Find a Tender
Contract terms summary: Please see the associated tender documents

Review and risk notes

Risks: Please see the associated tender documents

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply

Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes

Submission deadline: 14 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 27 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗

Timeline

13 Jun 2025 → 31 Mar 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
13 Jun 2025, 15:07 BST
Clarification questions by
27 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
14 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Award decision expected by396 days ago
24 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent368 days ago
22 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends355 days ago
3 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts297 days ago
1 Jan 2026
Latest notice published207 days ago
31 Mar 2026, 09:32 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Jun 2025

Tender notice published
13 Jun 2025, 15:07 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
23 Oct 2025, 10:20 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
23 Oct 2025, 10:20 BST
Contract signature expected
5 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
31 Mar 2026, 09:32 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,900,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 32 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 6 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Valley Care Direct Ltd1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2030 · up to 31 Dec 2035Extensions: There is the option of up to five 12 month extensions that can be used.	£2,900,000	22 Oct 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Valley Care Direct Ltd
Signed
6 Nov 2025
Value
£2,900,000
Period
1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2030 · up to 31 Dec 2035 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
There is the option to extend for a period of no more than five years. There are five 12 month extension periods.
3 agreed KPIs: Management Information · Staff Retention Rates · Care and support plans
- Management Information
- Staff Retention Rates
- Care and support plans

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one	2	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

City of Doncaster Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLHR-4113-HMNQ Civic Office, Waterdale, Doncaster, Yorkshire & Humber, DN1 3BUContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

VALLEY CARE DIRECT LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07393628GB-PPON: PRJX-5755-GJQZ Unit 7, The Village, Maisies Way, South Normanton, Alfreton, De55 2DS, East Midlands, De55 2DSContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender31 Mar 2026, 09:32 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender23 Oct 2025, 10:20 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender13 Jun 2025, 15:07 BST