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Official procurement procedure
Request for Information - Shared Lives Services within Buckinghamshire
Health and social work services
Social work and related services
Published value
£0
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Buckinghamshire Council: "Request for Information - Shared Lives Services within Buckinghamshire". Published status: planned. Published value: £0. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Buckinghamshire Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planned No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £0 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Buckinghamshire Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Buckinghamshire Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
9Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
MILLBROOK HEALTHCARE LTD Top vendor: 96.8% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 35 active published awards; 1 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| MILLBROOK HEALTHCARE LTD | 1 win | £50,000,000 |
| Family Fund Trading Limited | 1 win | £1,649,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityBuckinghamshire Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanned | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published7 Aug 2026, 18:40 BST | Last source update7 Aug 2026, 18:40 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationHealth and social work services, Social work and related services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06df7e | ||
What is being bought
Buckinghamshire Council (the Council) is seeking to commission a Shared Lives Service that promotes independence, choice and community inclusion for adults with eligible care and support needs, while supporting the continued growth of the service.
The purpose of this Request for Information is to help the Council better understand the current Shared Lives market and inform the forthcoming procurement process. The anticipated contract term is four (4) years, with the option to extend for a further four (4) years.
What changed
From the official release history
- tender value changed
7 Aug 2026, 18:40 BST - Official notice release published
7 Aug 2026, 18:40 BST - tender value changed
7 Aug 2026, 16:49 BST - Status changed to planned
7 Aug 2026, 16:49 BST - Official notice release published
7 Aug 2026, 16:49 BST - Buyer information updated
7 Aug 2026, 16:49 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplannedPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
7 Aug 2026, 18:40 BST - Procedure published
7 Aug 2026, 18:40 BST - engagement
21 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduledThe Request for Information (RFI) documents for this opportunity are published on the Council's procurement portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/buckinghamshire-council. These documents include all relevant details about the project and outline the information we are seeking from the supplier market. If you wish to participate in the RFI and have not yet registered, please ensure you do so via the portal in order to access the documentation. The RFI will remain open until 12:00 noon (midday) on Friday, 21st August 2026. For ease of access, you may copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/buckinghamshire-council. Please note that all queries relating to this RFI must be submitted via the In-Tend portal, in accordance with the instructions provided within the documents.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Buckinghamshire Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PCLJ-2677-YQXDDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 7 Aug 2026, 18:40 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |