TenderlineUK
Procurement Intelligence
Official OCDS
Find a Tender
Open for tender
35d 9h left
#h6vhtk-068ef0
Published 11 Sept 2026, 12:11 BST
Official UK Procurement Procedure

RCC-1587 - Domiciliary Care (OPEN FRAMEWORK)

Local Council
services
SME eligible
VCSE eligible
Framework
Above threshold
Open procedure
GPA Covered: {"GPA","CPTPP"}
Special Regime: {"lightTouch"}
Social work services
Published value
£20,311,596
≈ £4,060,095 / year
Submission deadline
16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
35d 9h left
Clarification Cut-Off
2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Tender enquiry deadline · 1 lot
Contract duration
5 yrs
Starts 1 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT
Electronic Sourcing Gateway:
Login required
Registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Instructions: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=4af68034-ccad-f111-813c-005056b64545&p=527b4bbd-5c58-e511-80ef-000c29c9ba21

What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: Rutland County Council: "RCC-1587 - Domiciliary Care (OPEN FRAMEWORK)". Published status: active. Published value: £20,311,596. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

Official Requirement Description:

The overall aims of the Service are to enable people who need care to be as independent, active and safe as possible; to prevent, delay or reduce people's care needs, so far as possible; and to work in an integrated, person-centred way.

Lots and requirements (1)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Published value£20,311,596
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period:
    1 Jan 2027 — 31 Dec 2031 (5 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    SME eligible
    VCSE eligible

Qualification snapshot & criteria

Go / No-Go Decision Box
Criteria & entry requirements
Evaluation weighting
Quality Criteria: 100%
Incumbent & Market Position
Top Retained Vendor (Authority Spend)PRIME LIFE LIMITEDHolds 27.3% of historical attributable spend
Moderate Concentration
Entry requirements & qualification
  • Turnover Benchmark
    Guideline requirement: ~£8,120,189 annual turnover.Per Cabinet Office EFS 2026 & Sourcing Playbook: general proportionality cap (~2× run-rate), not an automatic disqualifier.
  • Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
    Standard public thresholds: Employer Liability (£5m), Public Liability (£5m-£10m), Professional Indemnity (£1m-£5m).✓ Commitment required upon award only — no upfront policy purchase needed to bid
  • Accreditations & Security Vetting
    Check tender pack for Cyber Essentials Plus (PPN 014 risk-proportional), ISO 27001/9001, and BPSS / SC security clearance requirements for named delivery personnel.
  • Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 5 yrs
  • Source: Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook & EFS Guidance.

    Buyer track record & authority intelligence: Rutland County Council

    Rolling 24 months
    Derived from OCDS data
    Published track record for Rutland County Council. These figures describe a rolling 24-month window, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
    Avg price drop
    0%Moderate
    Based on 3 comparable awards · moderate evidence
    Competition Density
    6Bids / Report (median)
    Single-bidder rate: 0% · Mean: 5.4 bids
    Supplier Concentration
    Moderate Concentration
    PRIME LIFE LIMITEDTop vendor: 27.3% of attributable value
    Published spend
    £11,424,103Historical spend
    Cumulative GBP spend across 12 retained awards
    Typical award value
    £72,964Robust (n=12)
    Middle 50% of awards: £39,513 – £1,980,150 · 18% of the sector median for CPV 85
    Awarded spend by half-year
    2024-H2
    2025-H1
    2025-H2
    2026-H1
    2026-H2
    Methodology & coverage notes (12 active published awards)
    Coverage: 12 active published awards; 5 bid reports (which may be per lot); 12 valued awards. Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Every figure carries an evidence level: Robust (5+ observations), Moderate (3–4), Indicative (1–2). Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
    Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 85):
    Supplier Name
    Historic Awards
    Attributable Value
    Avg. Price Discount
    PRIME LIFE LIMITED1 win£3,120,000No published budget
    FOUNDATION CARE (NORWICH) LIMITED1 win£3,120,000No published budget
    BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE HOMES LIMITED1 win£3,120,000No published budget
    SANCTUARY PERSONNEL LIMITED4 wins£1,871,1270% (at budget)
    ACTION FOR CHILDREN SERVICES LIMITED1 win£49,614No published budget

    Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar

    CPV 85 · UK Sector Analysis
    Observed CPV-sector evidence
    Suitable for SMEs
    Prepared 11 Sept 2026, 13:46 BST
    Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
    Median Winning Discount
    0%
    CPV sector evidence · 471 comparable price observations
    Typical Bids Received
    1reported bids
    CPV sector evidence · 24,213 published bid reports
    Decision Velocity
    ~54 days
    CPV sector evidence · median from 640 completed procedures
    Notice Stability
    3 updates
    1 deadline change
    Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 85)
    Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
    Supplier
    Awards won
    Total awarded value
    Avg. winning discount
    13 contracts£12,096,084,526At ceiling / not disclosed
    59 contracts£9,613,913,059At ceiling / not disclosed
    13 contracts£5,537,708,775At ceiling / not disclosed
    11 contracts£3,595,302,069At ceiling / not disclosed
    Barts Health NHS TrustCRN: N/A – NHS Trust
    16 contracts£3,453,013,003At ceiling / not disclosed
    16 contracts£2,933,363,592At ceiling / not disclosed
    39 contracts£2,893,246,280At ceiling / not disclosed
    6 contracts£2,711,962,948At ceiling / not disclosed
    17 contracts£2,505,604,267At ceiling / not disclosed
    15 contracts£2,375,960,101At ceiling / not disclosed
    Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
    Ranked by multi-factor similarity score
    Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
    Published procedure
    Published value
    Matching evidence
    RCC-1642 Educational Psychology SERVICES (VIRTUAL SCHOOL)Rutland County Council · 7 Sept 2026, 15:48 BST
    £125,000
    same CPV family
    same authority
    same region
    Community Life Choices 2027Leicestershire County Council · 11 Sept 2026, 13:26 BST
    £56,000,000
    same CPV family
    same region
    similar value band
    Agency Open Framework for the supply of Care & Support Temporary WorkersOrwell Housing Association Ltd · 9 Sept 2026, 09:46 BST
    £13,500,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Working Age Adults Care Home ServicesCarmarthenshire County Council · 8 Sept 2026, 14:40 BST
    £470,000,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    £433,333,332
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.SME Friendly Qualification Criteria

    Procedure terms & legal framework

    Procedure methodOpen procedureLegal basis
    UKPGA · 2023/54
    Procurement Act 2023
    Procurement categoryservices
    Notice statusactiveProcurement threshold
    Above threshold
    (FTS publication)
    Regulatory regime{"lightTouch"}
    Commercial structureFramework agreementCompetition typeCompetitive procedureGPA WTO covered{"GPA","CPTPP"}
    Recurring procurementYes · Anticipated re-tenderFirst published11 Sept 2026, 12:11 BSTLast source update11 Sept 2026, 12:11 BST
    Award evaluation windowSubmission end — 13 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTClassification (CPV)Social work services
    Delivery area
    Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-068ef0

    How to participate & submission route

    Authorized E-Sourcing Portal
    Supplier login required
    Online submission allowed
    Language: EN
    Open official portal workspace ↗
    Access & Registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
    Expression of interest (EOI)Tender submission deadline
    16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    Clarification deadline
    2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
    Submission channelOfficial e-sourcing portalElectronic submissionAllowedAccepted languagesen
    Participation feeFree of charge (Open access)
    Detailed Submission Instructions & Authority Contacts
    From official release
    Timeline
    1. Procedure published
      11 Sept 2026, 12:11 BST
    2. Clarification deadline
      2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
    3. Submission deadline
      16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST

    Commercial outcome and contract awards

    Awards (0)No award published
    Contracts (0)No contract published
    Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
    Notice history
    From official release and amendment events
    1. Published value updated to £20,311,596
      11 Sept 2026, 12:11 BST
    2. Status changed to active
      11 Sept 2026, 12:11 BST
    3. Official notice release published
      11 Sept 2026, 12:11 BST
    4. procurement method changed
      11 Sept 2026, 12:11 BST
    5. Submission deadline changed to 16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
      11 Sept 2026, 12:11 BST
    6. Official notice release published
      30 Apr 2026, 15:45 BST
    7. Official notice release published
      30 Apr 2026, 10:47 BST

    Buyer and organisations in this procedure

    1 participating organisation

    Rutland County Council

    Contracting authority
    Local Council
    GB-PPON-PMQJ-3429-NZWQ
    View buyer profile →
    Other participating organisations & roles (1)
    • Welland Procurement
      processContactPoint
      procuringEntity

      GB-PPON: PVMQ-1845-NYPP
      Parkside, Melton Mowbray, UKF22, LE13 1GH, GB

    Official Documents & Specifications (3)

    Official links; attachments are not copied