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Published 30 Sept 2026, 16:21 BST

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North Northamptonshire Council in Partnership with Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) for the Provision of Supported Living Services for Working Age Adults (Reopening 2026)

Official notice Competition analysis

Authority: North Northamptonshire Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Open framework scheme6 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF25)
Framework ceiling (notional)£303,000,000envelope for 6 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Open framework scheme until 28 Oct 202612:00 GMT · period end, not a bid countdown
Lots 6see the lot list below
Framework period 3 yrs 3 moup to 5 yrs 3 mo with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2027
Bids per lot · this authority 6.5division 85 · n=32 · competition analysis ↓

What is being bought6 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

North Northamptonshire Council in partnership with Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) wishes to invite Tender Responses for the Provision of Supported Living Services for Working Age Adults.

Please note this is a Framework reopening 2026.

The Services covered by this contract are for Individuals who have a Learning Disability, Mental Health Needs and/or who are Autistic, and who have been assessed as having eligible needs under the Care Act. The Council act as the lead commissioner for these services, in partnership with Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board (ICB).

The following Lots detail the Services being procured:

Lot 1- Individuals with Learning Disability

1 (a) - Standard - Tertiary Providers

1 (b) - Enhanced - Tertiary Providers

Lot 2- Individuals with Mental Health Needs

2 (a) - Standard - Tertiary Providers

2 (b) - Enhanced - Tertiary Providers

Lot 3- Individuals who are Autistic

3 (a) - Standard - Tertiary Providers

3 (b) - Enhanced - Tertiary Providers

The Council is setting up the Framework Agreement for an initial period of 48 months, with the option to extend for two additional periods of 12 months each, for a maximum duration of 72 months (4+1+1 years).

The Light Touch Regime (LTR) applies to the Services under this Contract and this procurement is conducted via open process in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Aug 2031, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Health and social work services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
Call-offs
call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
Framework period
3 yrs 3 mo · up to 5 yrs 3 mo from 1 Jan 2027
Scheme runs until
31 Mar 2032
Published description of the framework

Please refer to the tender documentation.

Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure

6 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lot

Every one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £6,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1Lot 1a. Learning Disabilities - Standard - Tertiary ProvidersRenewal 3 yrs 3 moSMEVCSEPublished value£196,500,000
Lot 1a - Learning Disabilities - Standard - Tertiary Providers Supported Living Services for Individuals with a Learning Disability. Please refer to the Service Specification provided with the Tender for more details. Tertiary Providers (Standard)-will be considered only when Primary and Secondary Providers are unable to meet the specific needs of an individual, lack capacity, choice or decline an offer.
Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 — 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs 3 mo) · up to 5 yrs 3 mo with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: East Midlands
Value
£196,500,000 exc. VAT · £235,800,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
The Council is setting up the Framework Agreement for an initial period of 48 months, with the option to extend for two additional periods of 12 months each, for a maximum duration of 72 months (4+1+1 years). Please refer to the tender documentation for the actual contract start and end dates.
85000000 Health and social work services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Lot #2Lot 1b. Learning Disabilities - Enhanced - Tertiary ProvidersRenewal 3 yrs 3 moSMEVCSEPublished value£70,500,000
Lot 1b - Learning Disabilities - Enhanced - Tertiary Providers Supported Living Services for Individuals with a Learning Disability. Please refer to the Service Specification provided with the Tender for more details. Tertiary Providers (Enhanced) -will be considered only when Learning Disabilities, Autism and Mental Health Enhanced Lots Providers are unable to meet the specific needs of an individual, choice, lack capacity, or decline an offer.
Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 — 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs 3 mo) · up to 5 yrs 3 mo with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: East Midlands
Value
£70,500,000 exc. VAT · £84,600,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
The Council is setting up the Framework Agreement for an initial period of 48 months, with the option to extend for two additional periods of 12 months each, for a maximum duration of 72 months (4+1+1 years). Please refer to the tender documentation for the actual contract start and end dates.
85000000 Health and social work services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Lot #3Lot 2a. Mental Health - Standard - Tertiary ProvidersRenewal 3 yrs 3 moSMEVCSEPublished value£21,000,000
Lot 2a - Mental Health - Standard - Tertiary Providers Supported Living Services for Individuals with Mental Health Needs. Please refer to the Specification Document shared with the Tender for more details. Tertiary Providers (Standard)-will be considered only when Primary and Secondary Providers are unable to meet the specific needs of an individual, lack capacity, choice or decline an offer.
Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 — 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs 3 mo) · up to 5 yrs 3 mo with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: East Midlands
Value
£21,000,000 exc. VAT · £25,200,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
The Council is setting up the Framework Agreement for an initial period of 48 months, with the option to extend for two additional periods of 12 months each, for a maximum duration of 72 months (4+1+1 years). Please refer to the tender documentation for the actual contract start and end dates.
85000000 Health and social work services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Lot #4Lot 2b. Mental Health - Enhanced - Tertiary ProvidersRenewal 3 yrs 3 moSMEVCSEceiling above
Lot 2b - Mental Health - Enhanced - Tertiary Providers Supported Living Services for Individuals with Mental Health Needs. Please refer to the Specification Document shared with the Tender for more details. Tertiary Providers (Enhanced) -will be considered only when Learning Disabilities, Autism and Mental Health Enhanced Lots Providers are unable to meet the specific needs of an individual, choice, lack capacity, or decline an offer.
Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 — 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs 3 mo) · up to 5 yrs 3 mo with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: East Midlands
Extensions
The Council is setting up the Framework Agreement for an initial period of 48 months, with the option to extend for two additional periods of 12 months each, for a maximum duration of 72 months (4+1+1 years). Please refer to the tender documentation for the actual contract start and end dates.
85000000 Health and social work services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Lot #5Lot 3a. Autism - Standard - Tertiary ProvidersRenewal 3 yrs 3 moSMEVCSEceiling above
Lot 3a - Autism - Standard - Tertiary Providers Supported Living Services for Autistic Individuals. Please refer to the Specification Document shared with the Tender for more details. Tertiary Providers (Standard)-will be considered only when Primary and Secondary Providers are unable to meet the specific needs of an individual, lack capacity, choice or decline an offer.
Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 — 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs 3 mo) · up to 5 yrs 3 mo with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: East Midlands
Extensions
The Council is setting up the Framework Agreement for an initial period of 48 months, with the option to extend for two additional periods of 12 months each, for a maximum duration of 72 months (4+1+1 years). Please refer to the tender documentation for the actual contract start and end dates.
85000000 Health and social work services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Lot #6Lot 3b - Autism - Enhanced - Tertiary ProvidersRenewal 3 yrs 3 moSMEVCSEPublished value£3,000,000
Lot 3b - Autism - Enhanced - Tertiary Providers Supported Living Services for Autistic Individuals. Please refer to the Specification Document shared with the Tender for more details. Tertiary Providers (Enhanced) -will be considered only when Learning Disabilities, Autism and Mental Health Enhanced Lots Providers are unable to meet the specific needs of an individual, choice, lack capacity, or decline an offer.
Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 — 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs 3 mo) · up to 5 yrs 3 mo with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: East Midlands
Value
£3,000,000 exc. VAT · £3,600,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
The Council is setting up the Framework Agreement for an initial period of 48 months, with the option to extend for two additional periods of 12 months each, for a maximum duration of 72 months (4+1+1 years). Please refer to the tender documentation for the actual contract start and end dates.
85000000 Health and social work services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

What it takes to win
i

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 are scored · same split on all 6 lots
Quality: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Quality - please note that for this re-opening it is a Pass/Fail Criterion — 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • Quality - please note that for this re-opening it is a Pass/Fail Criterion — Quality - Please note that for this re-opening it is a Pass/Fail Criterion. Please refer to the tender documentation.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How North Northamptonshire Council buys Health and social work services (CPV 85) — and who usually turns up

North Northamptonshire Council’s own published record, next to the East Midlands market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Health and social work services (CPV 85) →

1

How the contest usually goes

Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested frameworks and DPS only — direct awards (including PA 2023 transparency notices) report one bid by definition and are left out. On Procurement Act 2023 notices the count is the tenders assessed at the final stage, not every submission received; pairs compare like with like (VAT-exclusive, or VAT-inclusive on both sides). Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.

This authority

North Northamptonshire Council

framework/DPS notices in 36 months: 24 in division 85 (3 without competition · 2 route not published) · 31 in all categories (4 without competition · 4 route not published)

Bids per lot
i

How many companies usually bid for work like this.

Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in this industry (CPV 85), last 36 months: 32 lots. 22 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 6) and 10 from older notices (bids received, middle 6.5).

Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.

6.5division 85 · 36m · n=32 lots
Single-bid lots
i

How often only one company bid.

Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in this industry (CPV 85), last 36 months: 32 lots.

High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.

16%division 85 · 36m · n=32 lots
Award vs estimate
i

Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.

Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 32 pairs.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

6% belowall categories · 24m · n=32 pairs
Deadline → award date
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in this industry (CPV 85), last 36 months: 6 notices.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

65ddivision 85 · 36m · n=6 notices
Notice updates
i

How often this buyer changes a notice after publishing it.

Middle number of amendments per notice. Deadline extensions and corrections both count.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 344 notices.

Last 24 months.

0all categories · 24m · n=344 notices
Awarded without competition
i

How often this buyer awards without a competition.

Direct or limited awards as a share of its notices that say which procedure was used. These routes are legal in defined cases. This is just the record.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in this industry (CPV 85), last 36 months: 22 notices.

Last 36 months.

14%division 85 · 36m · n=22 notices
Bids per lot · history, not this notice’s lots robust · n=32
i

How the number of bidders is spread across lots.

Each lot with a published bid count is put in a band: one bid, two to three, four to six, seven or more. Real competitions only.

Based on 32 lots on 16 contested notices · division 85, last 36 months.

  • 1 bid 16%
  • 2–3 16%
  • 4–6 19%
  • 7+ 50%

Middle value 6.5 · 32 lots on 16 contested notices · division 85.

How procedures are run robust · n=22
i

Which procedures buyers here use.

Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.

Based on 24 notices · division 85, last 36 months.

  • Open 86%
  • Selective 0%
  • Limited 14%
  • Direct 0%

24 notices · division 85. Open and selective are competed (they feed the bid and price figures above); limited and direct are not; notices publishing no route are outside all four.

The market · delivery region

East Midlands · Health and social work services (CPV 85)

framework/DPS notices delivered in East Midlands in 36 months: 225 in division 85 (147 competed, 50 route not published)

Bids per lot
i

How many companies usually bid for work like this.

Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 85), last 36 months: 183 lots. 81 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 11) and 102 from older notices (bids received, middle 13.5).

Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.

12division 85 · 36m · n=183 lots
Single-bid lots
i

How often only one company bid.

Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 85), last 36 months: 183 lots.

High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.

4%division 85 · 36m · n=183 lots
Award vs estimate
i

Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.

Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Nothing published for this region in this sector: not measured on frameworks — a panel award is a ceiling, not a price.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

—not measured on frameworks — a panel award is a ceiling, not a price
Deadline → award date
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 85), last 36 months: 37 notices.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

66ddivision 85 · 36m · n=37 notices
SME bidders
i

How much of this market goes to small and medium firms.

SME bidders where buyers published the split, otherwise SME winners.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 85), last 36 months: 142 lots.

Last 36 months.

86%division 85 · 36m · n=142 lots
Winners based in the region
i

How much work like this goes to companies based in the delivery region.

Awards in this category delivered here where the winner’s registered address is in the region.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 85), last 36 months: 940 awards.

Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.

Last 36 months.

69%division 85 · 36m · n=940 awards
Bids per lot · history, not this notice’s lots robust · n=183
i

How the number of bidders is spread across lots.

Each lot with a published bid count is put in a band: one bid, two to three, four to six, seven or more. Real competitions only.

Based on 183 lots on 92 contested notices · division 85, last 36 months.

  • 1 bid 4%
  • 2–3 9%
  • 4–6 21%
  • 7+ 66%

Middle value 12 · 183 lots on 92 contested notices · division 85.

How procedures are run robust · n=175
i

Which procedures buyers here use.

Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.

Based on 225 notices · division 85, last 36 months.

  • Open 77%
  • Selective 7%
  • Limited 16%
  • Direct 0%

225 notices · division 85. Open and selective are competed (they feed the bid and price figures above); limited and direct are not; notices publishing no route are outside all four.

robust · n=32
i

Where this tender’s estimate would land if the usual pattern repeats.

We apply the buyer’s usual movement between estimate and award (or the region’s) to the estimate on this notice.

This notice gives one total for several lots, so we show the percentage but do not turn it into pounds.

A benchmark, not a price to bid.

The middle award in North Northamptonshire Council (all categories, n=32 pairs) lands 6% below. Applied to each lot’s own published value in the lot table below — the notice total (£303,000,000) is an envelope for 6 lots and is not converted.
Coverage and what to read with care
  • Each tile explains itself. The on a figure says what it is, how it is counted and which scope this notice’s own record came from (class, division, all categories, or the authority’s 24-month row). The two columns are never blended and nothing is filled from a UK-wide figure; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable. Long form: Methodology.
  • Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). About 30 % of award-vs-estimate pairs are exact matches — the buyer published the award at the estimate. n is on every figure; a thin sample is muted, never hidden.
  • “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.

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
Open admission
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Open framework scheme
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 1 Aug 2031
First published
30 Sept 2026, 16:21 BST
Last source update
30 Sept 2026, 16:21 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 1 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF25)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077e03 Find a Tender
Related procedures1

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Apply via ProContract (Due North)
Submission portal named on this notice: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Expression of interest (EOI)
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Appointment period ends
28 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
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Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Please visit the North Northamptonshire Council e-Procurement Portal (procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗) to apply to this opportunity and to access the documentation. The project reference number specific to this tender is: DN817702

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice publishedearlier today
    30 Sept 2026, 16:21 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsin 28 days · period end, not a bid countdown
    28 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Award decision expected byin 62 days
    1 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 92 days
    1 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    30 Sept 2026, 16:21 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

North Northamptonshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PQCM-5634-HGCN The Corby Cube, George Street, Corby, East Midlands, NN17 1QG [email protected]

Consortium members and other public bodies

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender