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Published 21 Aug 2026, 12:52 BST

Official UK Procurement Procedure

Extra Care and Care at Home Principal Providers

Name: Procurement Process ocds-h6vhtk-051e6a
Creator: Cheshire West and Chester Council
Published: 2026-08-21T11:52:21.000Z
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Cheshire West and Chester Council

Local Council

services

SME eligible

Above threshold

Open procedure

GPA Covered: {"GPA"}

Special Regime: {"lightTouch"}

Health and social work services

North West (UKD63)

Published value

£126,000,000

≈ £41,961,679 / year

Submission deadline

28 Jul 2025, 09:00 BST

Closed

Clarification Cut-Off

21 Jul 2025, 09:00 BST

Tender enquiry deadline · 7 lots

Contract duration

3 yrs (with extension options)

Starts 1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Electronic Sourcing Gateway:

ProContract (Due North) ↗

Submit via ProContract (Due North) (closed)

Official notice

Submission deadline passed

The official deadline for this opportunity was 28 Jul 2025, 09:00 BST. External portal workspaces, tender packs, or clarification messaging may now be restricted or archived by the contracting authority.

Registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Instructions: https://www.the-chest.org.uk

What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification

Tenderline summary generated from the published notice

Executive Summary: Cheshire West and Chester Council: "Extra Care and Care at Home Principal Providers". Published status: complete. Published value: £126,000,000. 7 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 28 Jul 2025, 09:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

Official Requirement Description:

Extra care and Care at Home Principal provider. For supply in lot 5 Rural.

Lots and requirements (7)

Procurement Structure

Published by the contracting authority

Lot 1 · #1
Chester Central
complete
Options
Renewal
Published value£18,000,000
Chester Central & Chester East, Schemes Kingswood and Abbotswood
Contract period:
1 Apr 2026 — 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs)
Eligibility:
Not published
Options / extension:
Option to extend 1+1 years. The care hours are not guaranteed so the contract value may flex up or down in value. · extension of 1+1 years available. A decision will be made whether the contract is delivering value for money and meeting the outcomes as to whether the extension(s) are taken or a tender is issued.
Award criteria (1)
Lot 2 · #2
Chester South
complete
Options
Renewal
Published value£18,000,000
The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
Contract period:
1 Apr 2026 — 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs)
Eligibility:
Not published
Options / extension:
Option to extend 1+1 years. The care hours are not guaranteed so the contract value may flex up or down in value. · extension of 1+1 years available. A decision will be made whether the contract is delivering value for money and meeting the outcomes as to whether the extension(s) are taken or a tender is issued.
Award criteria (1)
Lot 3 · #3
Chester South 2
complete
Options
Renewal
Published value£18,000,000
Chester South 2 Lache and Blacon, Scheme is Deva Point
Contract period:
1 Apr 2026 — 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs)
Eligibility:
Not published
Options / extension:
Option to extend 1+1 years. The care hours are not guaranteed so the contract value may flex up or down in value. · extension of 1+1 years available. A decision will be made whether the contract is delivering value for money and meeting the outcomes as to whether the extension(s) are taken or a tender is issued.
Award criteria (1)
Lot 4 · #4
Northwich
complete
Options
Renewal
Published value£18,000,000
The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
Contract period:
1 Apr 2026 — 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs)
Eligibility:
Not published
Options / extension:
Option to extend 1+1 years. The care hours are not guaranteed so the contract value may flex up or down in value. · extension of 1+1 years available. A decision will be made whether the contract is delivering value for money and meeting the outcomes as to whether the extension(s) are taken or a tender is issued.
Award criteria (1)
Lot 5 · #5
Rural
complete
Options
Renewal
Published value£18,000,000
The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
Contract period:
1 Apr 2026 — 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs)
Eligibility:
Not published
Options / extension:
Option to extend 1+1 years. The care hours are not guaranteed so the contract value may flex up or down in value. · extension of 1+1 years available. A decision will be made whether the contract is delivering value for money and meeting the outcomes as to whether the extension(s) are taken or a tender is issued.
Award criteria (1)
Lot 6 · #6
Winsford
complete
Options
Renewal
Published value£18,000,000
Winsford, Schemes Hazelmere
Contract period:
1 Apr 2026 — 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs)
Eligibility:
Not published
Options / extension:
Option to extend 1+1 years. The care hours are not guaranteed so the contract value may flex up or down in value. · extension of 1+1 years available. A decision will be made whether the contract is delivering value for money and meeting the outcomes as to whether the extension(s) are taken or a tender is issued.
Award criteria (1)
Lot 7 · #7
Ellesmere Port
complete
Options
Renewal
Published value£18,000,000
Ellesmere Port, Schemes Hartley Place and Hollymere
Contract period:
1 Apr 2026 — 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs)
Eligibility:
Not published
Options / extension:
Option to extend 1+1 years. The care hours are not guaranteed so the contract value may flex up or down in value. · extension of 1+1 years available. A decision will be made whether the contract is delivering value for money and meeting the outcomes as to whether the extension(s) are taken or a tender is issued.
Award criteria (1)

Qualification snapshot & criteria

Go / No-Go Decision Box

Criteria & entry requirements

Evaluation weighting

Quality: 100%

Uniform evaluation weighting applied across all 7 lots.

Incumbent & Market Position

Top Retained Vendor (Authority Spend)THE HUMAN SUPPORT GROUP LIMITEDHolds 45.4% of historical attributable spend

Moderate Concentration

Entry requirements & qualification

Turnover Benchmark

Guideline requirement: ~£83,923,359 annual turnover.Per Cabinet Office EFS 2026 & Sourcing Playbook: general proportionality cap (~2× run-rate), not an automatic disqualifier.

Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)

Standard public thresholds: Employer Liability (£5m), Public Liability (£5m-£10m), Professional Indemnity (£1m-£5m).✓ Commitment required upon award only — no upfront policy purchase needed to bid

Accreditations & Security Vetting

Check tender pack for Cyber Essentials Plus (PPN 014 risk-proportional), ISO 27001/9001, and BPSS / SC security clearance requirements for named delivery personnel.

Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 3 yrs (with extension options)

Source: Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook & EFS Guidance.

Buyer track record & authority intelligence: Cheshire West and Chester Council

Rolling 24 months

Derived from OCDS data

Published track record for Cheshire West and Chester Council. These figures describe rolling 24 months, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.

Avg price drop

Not availableEarly / insufficient sample

Requires 5 comparable published awards

Competition Density

15Bids / Report (median)

Single-bidder rate: 0% · Mean: 15.3 bids

Supplier Concentration

Moderate Concentration

THE HUMAN SUPPORT GROUP LIMITEDTop vendor: 45.4% of attributable value

Published spend

£39,623,874Historical spend

Cumulative GBP spend across 11 retained awards

Methodology & coverage notes (11 active published awards)

Coverage: 11 active published awards; 8 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.

Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 85):

Supplier Name	Historic Awards	Attributable Value	Avg. Price Discount
THE HUMAN SUPPORT GROUP LIMITED	1 win	£18,000,000	No published budget
C4 CARE LIMITED	1 win	£18,000,000	No published budget
BARRIE BOOKKEEPING & PAYROLL SOLUTIONS LIMITED	1 win	£1,632,000	No published budget
CHESHIRE COMMUNITY COUNCIL	1 win	£736,800	-20% below budget
Bedspace	1 win	£576,048	No published budget

Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar

CPV 85 · UK Sector Analysis

Observed CPV-sector evidence

Suitable for SMEs

Prepared 8 Sept 2026, 09:14 BST

Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.

Median Winning Discount

CPV sector evidence · 427 comparable price observations

Typical Bids Received

1reported bids

CPV sector evidence · 23,711 published bid reports

Decision Velocity

137 days

This procedure: deadline to published award

Notice Stability

Stable notice

Published terms remained unchanged

Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 85)

Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field

Supplier	Awards won	Total awarded value	Avg. winning discount
Knowle House SurgeryCRN: TBC	753 contracts	£612,131,060	At ceiling / not disclosed
Chiltern Healthcare	445 contracts	£589,385	At ceiling / not disclosed
Bellcare Domiciliary Care Services Ltd	300 contracts	£232,055	At ceiling / not disclosed
Mountbatton Care Limited	251 contracts	£779,257	At ceiling / not disclosed
Heritage Healthcare Milton Keynes	243 contracts	£257,522	At ceiling / not disclosed
Emiran HealthCare	228 contracts	£251,448	At ceiling / not disclosed
Twilight Years LTD	225 contracts	£169,325	At ceiling / not disclosed
Cumbria View Care Services Ltd	219 contracts	£251,097	At ceiling / not disclosed
Community Care Direct Limited	202 contracts	£597,982	At ceiling / not disclosed
St Gregorys Homecare Ltd	180 contracts	£212,030	At ceiling / not disclosed

Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents

Ranked by multi-factor similarity score

Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.

Published procedure	Published value	Matching evidence
Residential and Nursing Care Home Services (Issue 1)Staffordshire County Council · 1 Sept 2026, 11:03 BST	£1,565,078,303	same CPV family similar value band
Residential and Nursing Care Home Services for Adults Aged 65 and Over Framework (Issue 2)Staffordshire County Council · 1 Sept 2026, 11:24 BST	£1,565,078,303	same CPV family similar value band
Nottingham Children's Residential Care HomesNottingham City Council · 7 Sept 2026, 12:46 BST	£33,791,401	same CPV family similar value band
Flexible Framework for the Provision of Care HomesBath & North East Somerset Council · 3 Sept 2026, 14:03 BST	£600,000,000	same CPV family similar value band
Supported Accommodation FrameworkHampshire County Council · 3 Sept 2026, 16:29 BST	£242,000,000	same CPV family similar value band

Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.SME Friendly Qualification Criteria

Procedure terms & legal framework

Procedure method	Open procedure	Legal basis	UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023	Procurement category	services
Notice status	complete	Procurement threshold	Above threshold (FTS publication)	Regulatory regime	{"lightTouch"}
Commercial structure	Stand-alone contract (No framework)	Competition type	Competitive procedure	GPA WTO covered	{"GPA"}
Recurring procurement	No (One-off requirement)	First published	21 Aug 2026, 12:52 BST	Last source update	21 Aug 2026, 12:52 BST
Award evaluation window	Submission end — 1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT	Estimated future notice	9 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST	Contract terms summary	Payment: Bidders can apply for the priority payment scheme - full details are set out in the ITT. Otherwise payment terms are 30 days for undisputed invoices as set out in the terms and conditions.
Classification (CPV)	Health and social work services
Delivery area	North West (UKD63)
Official Registry OCID	`ocds-h6vhtk-051e6a`

How to participate & submission route

Submit via ProContract (Due North) (closed)

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Access & Registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Expression of interest (EOI)	—	Tender submission deadline	28 Jul 2025, 09:00 BST	Clarification deadline	21 Jul 2025, 09:00 BST
Submission channel	Official e-sourcing portal	Electronic submission	Allowed	Accepted languages	en
Participation fee	Free of charge (Open access)

Detailed Submission Instructions & Authority Contacts

From official release

www.the-chest.org.uk/

Timeline

Pipeline notice
22 May 2025, 14:59 BST
Procedure published
21 Aug 2026, 12:52 BST
Clarification deadline
21 Jul 2025, 09:00 BST
Submission deadline
28 Jul 2025, 09:00 BST
Award pending
12 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT · £18,000,000
Standstill period concludes
24 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT (PCR 2015 10-day moratorium)
Award active
12 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT · £18,000,000
Standstill period concludes
24 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT (PCR 2015 10-day moratorium)
Award pending
12 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT · £18,000,000
Standstill period concludes
24 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT (PCR 2015 10-day moratorium)
Award active
12 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT · £18,000,000
Standstill period concludes
24 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT (PCR 2015 10-day moratorium)
Award active
12 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT · £18,000,000
Standstill period concludes
24 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT (PCR 2015 10-day moratorium)
Award pending
12 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT · £18,000,000
Standstill period concludes
24 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT (PCR 2015 10-day moratorium)
Award pending
12 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT · £18,000,000
Standstill period concludes
24 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT (PCR 2015 10-day moratorium)
Contract active
Signed 16 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST · £18,000,000
Contract active
Signed 24 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · £18,000,000
Contract active
Signed 24 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · £18,000,000