Official UK procurement notice
INDEPENDENT REGULATION 44 VISITING SERVICE
Authority: Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Star Procurement
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Published estimate£129,600≈ £43k / year · £129,600 inc. VAT45.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 19 Dec 2025awarded 4 Mar 2026
Awarded to Reconstruct (Children and Adult Services) Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of independent visitor's service to conduct monthly Regulation 44 Visits to each Local Authority owned Children's Residential Homes in Stockport accordance with this regulation.
CPV: Social services · Social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£129,600
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).
How bids were scored
Lot awarding rule: Please see information provided in this document- RfQ Invite and Instructions (To be read) v2-Final
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 1 Dec 2025, 16:47 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Mar 2026, 09:40 GMT
- Authority reference
UID-13555- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-078641- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ec4eFind a Tender
Contract terms
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 19 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
1 Dec 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published325 days ago1 Dec 2025, 16:47 GMT
- Clarification questions by314 days ago12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline307 days ago19 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Latest notice published232 days ago4 Mar 2026, 09:40 GMT
- Contract starts204 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Dec 2025- Tender notice published1 Dec 2025, 16:47 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published4 Mar 2026, 09:40 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete4 Mar 2026, 09:40 GMT
- Contract signature expected30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £70,5511 award exc. VAT
Bids received 43 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reconstruct (Children and Adult Services) LimitedSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: Option to extend for a further 2 years | £70,551 | 4 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 3 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Star ProcurementProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement Support
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Reconstruct (Children and Adults Services) LtdAwarded 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