Official UK procurement notice
International Recruitment Wellbeing, Welfare and Wider Support Service
Authority: Warrington Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 9 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement description9 Cheshire and Mersey Local Authorities have combined grant funding to procure a single provider or co-operative (eg several organisations working together with one leading) for 12 months to provide support to internationally recruited care workers. This includes care workers who are currently employed within any regulated adult social care provider and those who have been displaced as a result of an adult social provider having their license of sponsorship revoked and are currently looking to continue working in care in the Cheshire and Mersey region. Whilst the exact numbers of people working in care that were Internationally recruited is difficult to assess by region - there are an estimated 105k people working across the UK and approximately 9,000 workers are in the North West region.
The service is to do 2 main things (1) help people settle positively in the UK, (2) help people to stay settled and positive, including when there are issues or when concerns arise associated with their stay and employment.
CPV: Coaching services · Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions · Wellness services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£125,000
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).
- Quality
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
- 19 May 2025, 14:24 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Dec 2025, 16:29 GMT
- Authority reference
DN774510- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028888- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05170bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 25 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
19 May 2025 → 4 Dec 2025 · 7 dates- Planning notice published19 May 2025, 14:24 BST
- Tender notice published30 May 2025, 15:49 BST
- Next notice expected2 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by25 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline2 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts389 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published324 days ago4 Dec 2025, 16:29 GMT
Notice history
8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 May 2025- Planned procurement notice published19 May 2025, 14:24 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published30 May 2025, 15:49 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active30 May 2025, 15:49 BST
- Deadline moved to 2 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST30 May 2025, 15:49 BST+2 days · was 30 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract award notice published28 Jul 2025, 13:25 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete28 Jul 2025, 13:25 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published4 Dec 2025, 16:29 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-05: 1 release · 19 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| POSITIVE CULTURE LIMITED1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2026 | £123,209 | 28 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
International Recruitment Wellbeing, Welfare and Wider Support Service · POSITIVE CULTURE LIMITED
- Signed
- 20 Nov 2025
- Value
- £123,209
- Period
- 21 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 5 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
9 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Cheshire East CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Cheshire West and Chester CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Halton Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Knowsley CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Liverpool City CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- St Helens CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Wirral CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- POSITIVE CULTURE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender