Official UK procurement notice
RCC-1608 Rutland Residential Children's Home management and Service Delivery
Authority: Rutland County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF2)
Published estimate£7,000,000≈ £1.4m / year · £8,400,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 10 Apr 2026
Next notice expected 31 Oct 2025
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 May 2031 · up to 31 May 2036 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionManagement of a new RCC Children's Home, provision of services to children housed within it. Includes the lease from the property owned by RCC
CPV: Welfare services for children and young people
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£7,000,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality aspects of service delivery: 70%
- Cost of service: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Cost of service
- Quality aspects of service delivery: Quality aspects are as follows: Service Delivery 14% Implementation Plan 5% Service Approach 25% Multi-Agency Working 10% Workforce Strategy 4% Placement Prioritisation 4% Presentation 3% Social Value (total Value) 2% Social Value (Method Statement) 3%
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Aug 2025, 12:23 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Apr 2026, 08:46 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 May 2026
- Authority reference
RCC-1608- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-019668- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0587d1Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 10 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
14 Aug 2025 → 1 Jun 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published14 Aug 2025, 12:23 BST
- Market engagement383 days ago10 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
online questionnaire for suppliers to provide oversight into the specification requirements from their perspective
- Next notice expected362 days ago31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published239 days ago4 Mar 2026, 16:38 GMT
- Clarification questions by216 days ago27 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline202 days ago10 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published182 days ago30 Apr 2026, 08:46 BST
- Award decision expected by166 days ago15 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts150 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Aug 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published14 Aug 2025, 12:23 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published10 Sept 2025, 12:33 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published4 Mar 2026, 16:38 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £7,000,0004 Mar 2026, 16:38 GMT
- Status changed to active4 Mar 2026, 16:38 GMT
- Procurement method changed4 Mar 2026, 16:38 GMT
- Deadline published: 10 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST4 Mar 2026, 16:38 GMT
- Procurement termination notice published30 Apr 2026, 08:46 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete30 Apr 2026, 08:46 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-08: 1 release · 14 Aug 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 15 Apr 2026 | CancelledHigh number of Clarifications coupled with small volume of returns specifically around the financial viability has led the authority to rethink the proposal with a plan to reissue on better terms for suppliers. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Welland ProcurementProcess contact pointProcuring entityPurchasing Authority
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Weblink to tedner documentation
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination 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
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender