Official UK procurement notice
Residential and Nursing Care Services
Authority: London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRichmond Council were looking to establish a strategic partnership with an industry leading Residential and Nursing Care Provider for Older Peoples care.
CPV: Health and social work services · Residential nursing care services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Richmond Council are looking to establish a strategic partnership with an industry…Awarded
Richmond Council are looking to establish a strategic partnership with an industry leading Residential and Nursing Care Provider for Older Peoples care. At the point of service transfer to the Service Provider, the Service Provider will be responsible for providing 218 beds (175 council commissioned care beds and 43 available for private marketing) across 3 Older People Residential and Nursing Care Homes within the borough. <br/><br/>The Service Provider shall continue to make available accommodation, care and support for all existing long-term Residents according to their existing Personal Care Plans. This contract will also require the facilities management of the buildings.<br/><br/>The proposed partnership is to be an ethos, and a way of working based on relationships. It is to be collaborative, putting our residents at the heart of everything we do, learning from each other to improve the quality of care and facilitate access to local community services. We want the partnership to take forward innovation and change, test and adopt new ways of working, and ensure we make full use of all assets available in our local area to deliver high quality care and support and to promote positive outcomes for Richmond residents.
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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 (4)
- Contract Terms and Conditions: 10%
- Quality: 40%
- Price: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Social Value: 10
- Contract Terms and Conditions: 10
- Quality: 40
- Price: 40
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 17 Dec 2024, 11:22 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Jan 2026, 15:18 GMT
- Authority reference
CPT3421- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004430- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c8a5Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://lb-wandsworth.my.salesforce-sites.com/?searchtype=Projects ↗
- Submission deadline
- 16 Apr 2025, 11:59 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
Timeline
17 Feb 2025 → 1 Jul 2026 · 5 dates- Next notice expected17 Feb 2025
- Invitations to tender expected20 Feb 2025
- Submission deadline16 Apr 2025, 11:59 BST
- Notice published276 days ago19 Jan 2026, 15:18 GMT
- Contract starts113 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Feb 2025- Published value updated to £97,000,00020 Feb 2025, 14:53 GMTwas £190,400,000
- Status changed to active20 Feb 2025, 14:53 GMT
- Procurement method changed20 Feb 2025, 14:53 GMT
- Deadline published: 16 Apr 2025, 11:59 BST20 Feb 2025, 14:53 GMT
- Status changed to complete19 Jan 2026, 15:18 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextII.2.4.1 | Richmond Council are looking to establish a strategic partnership with an industry leading care service provider. At the point of service transfer to the Service Provider, the Service Provider will be responsible for providing 218 beds (175 council commissioned care beds and 43 available for private marketing) across 3 Care Homes within the borough. The Service Provider shall continue to make avai… | Richmond Council are looking to establish a strategic partnership with an industry leading care service provider. At the point of service transfer to the Service Provider, the Service Provider will be responsible for providing 218 beds (175 council commissioned care beds and 43 available for private marketing) across 3 Older Adult Residential and Nursing Homes within the borough. The Service Provi… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2024-12: 1 release · 17 Dec 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agincare (Southwark) Limited | £132,345,373 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 004430-2026-1 · Agincare (Southwark) Limited
- Signed
- 2 Dec 2025
- Value
- £132,345,373
- Period
- … – 1 Jul 2036
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Cabinet OfficeMediation body
- Royal Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Agincare (Southwark) LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria