Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Care and Support in Newton House Extra Care Housing Scheme, Newton Road, Penrith CA11 9FY - Provision of Care and Support in Newton House Extra Care Housing Scheme, Newton Road, Penrith CA11 9FY
Authority: Westmorland and Furness Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe council have recently conducted an open procurement for the care and support needs currently delivered within the Extra Care Housing scheme at Newton House.
The range of care and support needs within the scheme aims to reflect a balanced community model of approximately, a third of people with; low care needs 0-7 hours/week, medium care needs 8-14 hours/week and high care needs 15+ hours/week.
The service will be accessed by people over 55 years. The restriction around the age of adults accessing this service is linked to the tenancy age restriction set by the Landlord.
The Provider selected to deliver the above Services will be the Council's preferred Provider to deliver formal care and support arrangements (care managed referrals) within the Scheme
In Westmorland and Furness the term 'extra care' housing is used to describe housing developments that comprise self-contained homes with design features and support services to enable people to self-care and continue to live independently. The 'extra' in extra care housing is generally recognised to be access to care services that can:
Respond quickly to residents changing needs
Provide unplanned care as and when required in addition to planned care
Provide an emergency response.
People who live in Extra Care housing have their own self-contained homes - usually with a lounge, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom and access to care staff 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There are also communal facilities and activities available.
The Scheme:
Newton House has 54 self-contained units consisting of:
12 x 1 bedroom rental units
14 x 2 bedroom rental units
28 x 2 bedroom units shared ownership
There is a range of Facilities:
- Resident Lounge,
- Restaurant
- Activity rooms,
- Hairdresser
- Buggy store
- Assisted bathing
- Staff offices plus an Alarm Call System
- Car park
- Guest Suite
- Lift
- Communal gardens
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£953,481
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 (2)
- Technical/Qualitative: 80%
- Commercial: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical/Qualitative
- Commercial
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Cancelled
- 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
- 1 Sept 2025, 16:46 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Mar 2026, 12:40 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 Nov 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052954- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0591a5Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
1 Sept 2025 → 5 Mar 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published1 Sept 2025, 16:46 BST
- Tender notice published1 Sept 2025, 17:02 BST
- Next notice expected2 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by400 days ago24 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline393 days ago1 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by351 days ago11 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent321 days ago12 Dec 2025
- Standstill ends309 days ago23 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts261 days ago10 Feb 2026
- Latest notice published238 days ago5 Mar 2026, 12:40 GMT
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Sept 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published1 Sept 2025, 16:46 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published1 Sept 2025, 17:02 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active1 Sept 2025, 17:02 BST
- Procurement method changed1 Sept 2025, 17:02 BST
- Deadline published: 1 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST1 Sept 2025, 17:02 BST
- Contract award notice published12 Dec 2025, 15:35 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete12 Dec 2025, 15:35 GMT
- Contract signature expected19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Procurement termination notice published5 Mar 2026, 12:40 GMTUK12
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-09: 1 release · 1 Sept 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| I Care (GB) LtdProvision of Care and Support in Extra Care Housing at Newton House10 Feb 2026 – 9 Feb 2028 · up to 9 Feb 2029Extensions: Option to extend for 12 months | £1,221,922 | 1 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · I Care (GB) Ltd
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 9 Feb 2028
- Status
- cancelled (24 Feb 2026), This Contract will not be signed.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17final-stage tenders · 18 at stage one | 14 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- I CARE (GB) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- 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