Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 25 Sept 2025, 14:32 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Personal Care and Wellbeing Support Service for Frickley Mews

Official notice

Authority: The Council of the City of Wakefield (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£3,528,292≈ £1.8m / year · £4,233,950 inc. VAT · 1 value update32% below published estimate
Submissions closed 7 Jan 2026awarded 19 Mar 2026
Awarded to Meridian Health & Social Care Ltd
Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Apr 2028 · up to 30 Apr 2030 with extensions · starts 1 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Personal Care and Wellbeing Support Services at Frickley Mews Extra Care Scheme. The aim of this service is to support individuals to live as independently as possible through the provision of a dedicated, skilled on-site team of staff available 24/7, 365 days a year.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Apr 2027, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£3,528,292
Contract period: 1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 30 Apr 2030 with extensionsValue: £3,528,292 exc. VAT · £4,233,950 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Option to extend up to an including 30th April 2030.

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: 90%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality Questions: 90%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality Questions
  • Social Value

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
Yes · next expected 1 Apr 2027
First published
25 Sept 2025, 14:32 BST
Last source update
20 Mar 2026, 11:19 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 9 Feb 2026
Authority reference
105432
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-079448
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE45)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a23a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
7 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

The tender opportunity can be accessed vis the Mercell YORtender system YORtender (eu-supply.com) using reference 105432. uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp ↗

Bids must be submitted via the YORtender system no later than 5th January 2026 at 12:00 noon.

Timeline

25 Sept 2025 → 1 May 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Planning notice published390 days ago
    25 Sept 2025, 14:32 BST
  2. Market engagement375 days ago
    10 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST

    The market engagement opportunity can be accessed vis the Mercell YORtender system YORtender (eu-supply.com) using reference 103679.

    Questionnaires must be submitted via the YORtender system no later than 10th October at 12 noon.

  3. Tender notice published321 days ago
    3 Dec 2025, 15:39 GMT
  4. Submission deadline286 days ago
    7 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  5. Award decision expected by253 days ago
    9 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Latest notice published215 days ago
    20 Mar 2026, 11:19 GMT
  7. Contract starts173 days ago
    1 May 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Sept 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    25 Sept 2025, 14:32 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    3 Dec 2025, 15:39 GMT
    UK4
  3. Published value published: £3,528,292
    3 Dec 2025, 15:39 GMT
  4. Status changed to active
    3 Dec 2025, 15:39 GMT
  5. Procurement method changed
    3 Dec 2025, 15:39 GMT
  6. Deadline published: 5 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
    3 Dec 2025, 15:39 GMT
  7. Tender notice published
    11 Dec 2025, 16:10 GMT
    UK4
  8. Deadline moved to 7 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
    11 Dec 2025, 16:10 GMT
    +2 days · was 5 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  9. Contract details notice published
    20 Mar 2026, 11:19 GMT
    UK7
  10. Status changed to complete
    20 Mar 2026, 11:19 GMT
Published amendments (1)

The submission deadline for this tender has been extended to the 7th January 2026 at the Councils discretion.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-09: 1 release · 25 Sept 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,399,6801 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Meridian Health & Social Care Ltd£2,399,680 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Personal Care and Wellbeing Support Service for Frickley Mews · Meridian Health & Social Care Ltd

    Signed
    19 Mar 2026
    Value
    £2,399,680
    Period
    1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2028 · up to 30 Mar 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Option to extend for a further 2 years.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Council of the City of Wakefield

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDZN-8179-PJQV Wood Street, Wakefield, Yorkshire & Humber, WF1 2HQContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • MERIDIAN HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06321196GB-PPON: PVVB-9827-MMNQ Unit 9-10 Pendeford Place, Pendeford Business Park, Wobaston Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV9 5HDContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender