Official UK procurement notice
Nursing & Dementia Nursing and Hotel Service at Heathlands Care Centre
Authority: Bracknell Forest Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council is seeking to establish a Contract for the provision of a Nursing & Dementia Nursing Service and Hotel Service at Heathlands Care Centre. Bidders were invited to tender for the service as set out in Schedule 1 of the Contract.
The Contract will be for an initial term of 5 years (April 2027 – April 2032) with an option for the Council to extend for up to three further periods of 5 years each (April 2032 – April 2037, April 2037 – April 2042, April 2042 – April 2047), up to a total of 20 years. The total value of this opportunity is estimated to be £57,193,215.00 (excluding VAT) before uplifts as defined in the terms and conditions, based on the Councils’ best and reasonable estimations, though this may vary in instances of a demand-based service. The new contract is anticipated to commence on 8th April 2027.
CPV: Residential nursing care services · Social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£57,193,215
- Economic & financial standing
Refer to Conditions of Participation.
- Technical & professional ability
Refer to Conditions of Participation.
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality Method Statements: 90%
- Presentation: 5%
- Social Value Evaluation: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality Method Statements: Mobilisation & Continuity of Service Delivery of the Nursing & Dementia Nursing and Hotel Service Requirements Workforce Facilities Management Obligations under the Lease Partnership Working Leadership, Oversight, Quality Assurance Cost Schedule Template - Pass/ Fail
- Social Value Evaluation: In line with Social Value Matrix
- Presentation: Refer to the Invitation to Tender for further information.
- Economic & financial standing
Refer to Conditions of Participation.
- Technical & professional ability
Refer to Conditions of Participation.
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
- 8 Apr 2026, 11:51 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Sept 2026, 10:46 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
DN816960- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-051964- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067dc2Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Refer to Tender Documents
- Risks
Refer to Tender Documents
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
8 Apr 2026 → 8 Apr 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published197 days ago8 Apr 2026, 11:51 BST
- Next notice expected174 days ago1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published142 days ago2 Jun 2026, 15:01 BST
- Submission deadline101 days ago13 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent39 days ago14 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published28 days ago24 Sept 2026, 10:46 BST
- Award decision expected by28 days ago24 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 167 days8 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Apr 2026- Pipeline notice published8 Apr 2026, 11:51 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published2 Jun 2026, 15:01 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £57,193,2152 Jun 2026, 15:01 BST
- Status changed to active2 Jun 2026, 15:01 BST
- Procurement method changed2 Jun 2026, 15:01 BST
- Deadline published: 13 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST2 Jun 2026, 15:01 BST
- Contract award notice published24 Sept 2026, 10:46 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Sept 2026, 10:46 BST
- Contract signature expected23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aura Bracknell Consultancy Limited8 Apr 2027 – 7 Apr 2032 · up to 7 Apr 2047Extensions: The Contract will be for an initial term of 5 years (April 2027 – April 2032) with an option for the Council to extend for up to three further periods of 5 years each (April 2032 – April 2037, April 2037 – April 2042, April 2042 – April 2047), up to a total of 20 years. | £57,193,215 | 3 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonAura Bracknell Consultancy Limited · South West England
- did not winWindsar Care LimitedSME · South East 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
2 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- Aura Bracknell Consultancy LimitedAwarded supplier
- Windsar Care LimitedBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Please see above link for associated tender documents.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender