Official UK procurement notice
Merton Community Dementia services
Authority: London Borough of Merton (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: London (UKI63)
Published estimate£2,400,000≈ £343k / year · £2,400,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update4.6% above published estimate
Submissions closed 23 Oct 2025awarded 22 Jan 2026
Awarded to Alzheimer's Society
Contract term 7 yrsends 31 Mar 2033 · up to 1 Apr 2033 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe London Borough of Merton (“the Authority”) is seeking to undertake a procurement exercise for Community Dementia Services with the new service commencing on 1st April 2026.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,400,000
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 award criteria (3)
- Price: Cost weighting
- Quality: Quality weighting
- Social value: Social value weighting
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- 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
- 20 May 2025, 09:46 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Jan 2026, 17:12 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
DN774456- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-059011- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0517f8Find a Tender
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
- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 23 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 23 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
20 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published20 May 2025, 09:46 BST
- Market engagement5 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
The London Borough of Merton (“the Authority”) is seeking to undertake a procurement exercise for Community Dementia Services with the new service commencing on 1st April 2026.
- Tender notice published397 days ago23 Sept 2025, 16:16 BST
- Submission deadline367 days ago23 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by317 days ago11 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent276 days ago22 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published276 days ago22 Jan 2026, 17:12 GMT
- Contract starts207 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 May 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published20 May 2025, 09:46 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published23 Sept 2025, 16:16 BSTUK4
- Published value updated23 Sept 2025, 16:16 BST
- Status changed to active23 Sept 2025, 16:16 BST
- Procurement method changed23 Sept 2025, 16:16 BST
- Contract award notice published22 Jan 2026, 17:12 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete22 Jan 2026, 17:12 GMT
- Contract signature expected27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £2,510,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 1
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alzheimer's SocietyVCSE1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2033 | £2,510,000 inc. VAT | 22 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonAlzheimers Society · South West England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Alzheimers SocietyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
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
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender