Official UK procurement notice
Medway Assessment Centre (MAC)
Authority: Medway Council (Local council)
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: South East (UKJ41)
Published estimate£1,000,000≈ £333k / year · £1,200,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 May 2026awarded 14 Aug 2026
Awarded to Caring Hands - KING'S CHURCH MEDWAY
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2029 · up to 30 Aug 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe service will deliver a package of accommodation and support to people who are experiencing rough sleeping, have multiple complex needs and cooccurring conditions, such as problematic substance use, physical and/or mental health support needs, history of offending and learning difficulties.
CPV: Accommodation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,000,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical Questions: 20%
- Price: 70%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Social Value
- Technical Questions
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- 1 Apr 2026, 09:15 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Sept 2026, 08:50 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Jun 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-030103- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067a33Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
- Submission deadline
- 1 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
1 Apr 2026 → 3 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published206 days ago1 Apr 2026, 09:15 BST
- Clarification questions by179 days ago28 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline176 days ago1 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by144 days ago1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent71 days ago14 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts53 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published51 days ago3 Sept 2026, 08:50 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Apr 2026- Tender notice published1 Apr 2026, 09:15 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published3 Sept 2026, 08:50 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete3 Sept 2026, 08:50 BST
- Contract signature expected9 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £1,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caring Hands - KING'S CHURCH MEDWAY10 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 30 Aug 2030Extensions: 1 x 12month extension | £1,000,000 | 14 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Caring Hands - KING'S CHURCH MEDWAYAwarded 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