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Published 22 Oct 2025, 16:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Men in Sheds · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Medway Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South East (UKJ41)
Published estimate£400,000≈ £133k / year · £480,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 Nov 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Medway Council seeks a provider to deliver the Men in Sheds scheme for Medway. The scheme will be required to deliver men in sheds projects in at least two different postcode localities within Medway, targeting men who are either retired or not in work and aged 18+.

The service will deliver targeted mental health promotion to participants using a community development approach, ensuring all session activities are chosen, designed, led and co-delivered by the participants (referred to as shedders)

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Chatha… ↗

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

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CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£480,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensionsValue: £480,000 exc. VAT · £480,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: x1 24 month extension
85100000 Health services

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: 80%Price: 15%Social value: 5%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical Questions: 80%
  • Price: 15%
  • Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Price
  • Social Value
  • Technical Questions
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Closed
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
22 Oct 2025, 16:05 BST
Last source update
22 Oct 2025, 16:05 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067586
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Health services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ41)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d1de Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
5 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
29 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/75ZY48275U ↗

Timeline

22 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published373 days ago
    22 Oct 2025, 16:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by366 days ago
    29 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline359 days ago
    5 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts213 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    22 Oct 2025, 16:05 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK-Chatham: Men in Sheds

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWYH-3898-LDQR Dock Road, Gun Wharf, Chatham, South East, ME4 4TRContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender