Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Supported Living for People with a Learning Disability, Mental Health Problem, Autism or a Physical or Sensory Impairment
Authority: Cumberland Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCumberland Council is commissioning a replacement for the current Framework for Supported Living for people with a learning disability, mental health problem, autism or physical/sensory impairment.
It is envisioned that new contracts will start April 2026.
As part of the Commissioning process the Council is keen to hear the views of Care and Support Providers, Housing Providers and Developers who are interested in delivering services within Cumberland.
To start the engagement process, the Council would welcome feedback within the two short surveys that can be accessed in the links below.
CPV: Social work services with accommodation
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 5 yrs from 1 Apr 2026
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
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).
- “Provision of Supported Living for People with a Learning Disability,…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- 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
- 23 May 2025, 17:02 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Jul 2025, 15:14 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-043216- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0524bcFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
23 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Planning notice published23 May 2025, 17:02 BST
- Latest notice published25 Jul 2025, 15:14 BST
- Tender notice expected332 days ago1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Market engagement302 days ago31 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
To start the engagement process, the Council would welcome feedback within the two short surveys that can be accessed in the links below.
Survey for Care and Support providers
forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx ↗
Survey for Housing Providers and Developers
- Contract starts212 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025- Pipeline notice published23 May 2025, 17:02 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published25 Jul 2025, 15:14 BSTUK2
- Published value updated to £90,000,00025 Jul 2025, 15:14 BSTwas £50,000,000
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender