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Published 24 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

OPR004 Integrated Residential and Nursing 2025

Official notice

Authority: Essex County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 5 public authorities

Framework agreement3 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East of England (UKH3)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 11 Feb 2025awarded 20 Mar 2025
Lots 3see the lot list below
Framework period 6 yrsends 31 May 2031 · starts 1 Jun 2025

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

This tender is for a re procurement of the Integrated Residential and Nursing framework

agreement with two call-off contracts, one using ECC terms and conditions and the other

using NHS Terms and conditions. This framework is broken down into 3 lots, suppliers are able to bid for inclusion on one or multiple lots.

Lot 1 -Care in a residential setting without nursing for Social Care funded Adults

predominantly but not exclusively aged 65 and over commissioned by ECC using ECC terms

and conditions, this will be operated using a Preferred Supplier ranked List

Lot 2 - Care in a residential setting with nursing for Social Care funded Adults predominantly

but not exclusively aged 65 and over, this will be operated using a Preferred Supplier ranked

List

Lot 3 - Care in a residential setting with nursing for NHS funded Adults predominantly but

not exclusively aged 65 and over, commissioned by ICBs using NHS terms and

conditions, this will be operated using a preferred supplier ranked list.

CPV: Social work services with accommodation

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
97 bids on the busiest of 3 lots · 109 suppliers appointed
Framework period

6 yrs from 1 Jun 2025, A 6 year framework agreement is permitted pursuant to the Public Contract Regulations 2015 as the service is subject to the Light Touch Regime, therefore the length of the framework can be determined with relevance to the type of service by the contracting authority and is not limited to 4 years.

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1Residential Care for ECCAwarded 6 yrsPublished value£950,000

Lot 1 is for Care in a residential setting without nursing for Social Care funded Adults

predominantly but not exclusively aged 65 and over commissioned by ECC using ECC terms

and conditions, this will be operated using a Preferred Supplier ranked List

Contract period: 1 Jun 2025 – 31 May 2031 (6 yrs)
Delivery: East of England
85311000 Social work services with accommodation
Lot #2Nursing care for ECCAwarded 6 yrsPublished value£290,000

Lot 2 is for care in a residential setting with nursing for Social Care funded Adults predominantly

but not exclusively aged 65 and over, this will be operated using a Preferred Supplier ranked

List.

Contract period: 1 Jun 2025 – 31 May 2031 (6 yrs)
Delivery: East of England
85311000 Social work services with accommodation
Lot #3Nursing Care for ICB'sAwarded 6 yrsPublished value£330,000

Lot 3 is for care in a residential setting with nursing for NHS funded Adults predominantly but

not exclusively aged 65 and over, commissioned by ICBs using NHS terms and

conditions, this will be operated using a preferred supplier ranked list.

Contract period: 1 Jun 2025 – 31 May 2031 (6 yrs)
Delivery: East of England
85311000 Social work services with accommodation

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

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

LotQualityPriceSocial valueSplit
1 · Residential Care for ECC40%50%10%
2 · Nursing care for ECC40%50%10%
3 · Nursing Care for ICB's90%—10%
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    Providers will be required to be registered with CQC (Care Quality Commission) for the

    services for which they wish to provide

Shortlisting
Details outlining the evaluation criteria and timetable for this procurement can be found on the ProContract eSourcing system within the Instructions and Guidance for Bidders document. The ProContract eSourcing system will be used throughout the procurement process for all communications. Expressions of interest must be by way of completion and return of the folly completed ITT documentation by the date and time specified in section IV2.2.
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 5 points.
  • “OPR004 Integrated Residential and Nursing 2025” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
24 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Last source update
1 May 2025, 12:21 BST
Authority reference
DN702954
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-018377
Classification (CPV)
Social work services with accommodation
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04cce9 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Appointment period ends
11 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index ↗

Timeline

11 Feb 2025 → 1 Jun 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    11 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Notice published
    1 May 2025, 12:21 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 May 2025, 12:21 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—Text11.2.6 · 11.2.6Value excluding VAT £960,000,000—
—Text11.2.6 · 11.2.6Value excluding VAT £280,000,000—
—Text11.2.6 · 11.2.6Value excluding VAT £330,000,000—

Correcting values for each lot

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 109admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 97busiest of 3 lots
Contracts signed 3latest 20 Mar 2025

3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 018377-2025-1

    Signed
    20 Mar 2025
    Value
    £960,000,000
    Period
    … – 31 May 2031
    Status
    active

  • Contract 018377-2025-2

    Signed
    20 Mar 2025
    Value
    £280,000,000
    Period
    … – 31 May 2031
    Status
    active

  • Contract 018377-2025-3

    Signed
    20 Mar 2025
    Value
    £330,000,000
    Period
    … – 31 May 2031
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Residential Care for ECC97bids · 97 electronic———
2 · Nursing care for ECC40bids———
3 · Nursing Care for ICB's40bids · 40 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

5 public bodies on the notice

Essex County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, East of England, CM1 1QHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Mid and South Essex Integrated CareContracting authority Basildon, East of EnglandContact name, email, phone
  • Mid and South Essex Integrated Care BoardContracting authority Basildon, East of EnglandContact name, email, phone
  • Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care BoardContracting authority Ipswich, East of EnglandContact name, email, phone
  • West Essex and Herts Integrated Care BoardContracting authority Welwyn Garden City, East of EnglandContact name, email, phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

146 commercial parties on the notice · 50 awarded

The first 50 of 146 commercial parties (by name); the JSON mirror lists them all.

Show 40 more suppliers

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.