Official UK procurement notice
Invitation to Tender for the Provision of Minor Aids & Adaptations
Authority: South Ribble Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Provision of Minor Aids & Adaptations for Chorley & South Ribble Borough Council.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£725,000
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: 60%
- Commercial: 25%
- Social Value: 15%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Social Value
- Commercial
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Jun 2026, 13:26 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Oct 2026, 16:04 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
PN0084- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-056187- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b4f9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Submissions must be sent via www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ under project reference: DN819044 where the tender documents can be be found. No submissions that are sent via email will be accepted.
Any queries/clarifications regarding the project must be sent via the messaging portal on The Chest.
Timeline
15 Jun 2026 → 8 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published125 days ago15 Jun 2026, 13:26 BST
- Clarification questions by104 days ago6 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline97 days ago13 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by47 days ago31 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent41 days ago7 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends30 days ago17 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts17 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published9 days ago8 Oct 2026, 16:04 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jun 2026- Tender notice published15 Jun 2026, 13:26 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published7 Sept 2026, 10:13 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete7 Sept 2026, 10:13 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published8 Oct 2026, 16:04 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Care and Repair LtdSMEVCSEThe Provision of Minor Aids & Adaptations - South Ribble1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 | £181,494 inc. VAT | 7 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
| Preston Care and Repair LtdSMEVCSEThe Provision of Minor Aids & Adaptations Chorley Borough Council1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 | £134,866 inc. VAT | 7 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Minor Aids & Adaptations · Preston Care and Repair LtdSMEVCSE
- Signed
- 30 Sept 2026
- Value
- £181,494 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2029
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: KPI's are set within the specification assigned to the contract.
The Provision of Minor Aids & Adaptations · Preston Care and Repair LtdSMEVCSE
- Signed
- 30 Sept 2026
- Value
- £134,866 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2029
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: KPI's are set within the specification assigned to the contract.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14final-stage tenders | 14 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Chorley Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Chorley CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Preston Care and Repair LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender