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Published 20 Feb 2025, 14:59 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

RESIDENTIAL SHORT BREAKS FOR ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND/OR AUTISM (WEST)

Official notice

Authority: Cumberland Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,096,666≈ £487k / year
Submissions closed 21 Mar 2025awarded 8 May 2025
Awarded to WEST CUMBRIA CARE and SUPPORT T/A WEST HOUSE
Contract term 2 yrs 3 moends 31 Aug 2027 · extension options published · starts 31 May 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cumberland Council have sourced a provider to deliver Residential Short Breaks for Adults with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism, located in West Cumbria.

CPV: Health and social work services · Health services · Metal · Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Cumberland Council have sourced a provider to deliver a Residential Short Breaks for…AwardedRenewal 2 yrs 3 moPublished value£1,096,666

Cumberland Council have sourced a provider to deliver a Residential Short Breaks for Adults with a Learning Disability and/or Autism (West).

Cumberland Council are committed to transforming local services for people with a learning disability and/or who are autistic, to ensure that individuals are supported to lead full and rewarding lives in the community.

Short breaks can have a significant positive impact on someone’s independence and choice by providing support to enable them to continue living in their own homes and to give carers a break from their caring responsibilities.

Contract period: 31 May 2025 – 31 Aug 2027 (2 yrs 3 mo)
Delivery: North West
Extensions: The council proposes to enter into the contract for an initial period of 15 months with the successful Tenderer (Provider). The initial term is for 15 months from the 31st May 2025 to 31 August 2026. There is one optional extension of up to 12 months. Use of this optional extension is at the absolute discretion of the Council. If the optional extension is used, the contract will end on 31st August 2027.Variant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60Price: 40Social value: 20
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 20
  • price: 20
  • Social Value: 20
Published award criteria (4)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 20
  • Social Value: 20
  • Price: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 120 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 Feb 2025, 14:59 GMT
Last source update
17 Jun 2025, 11:38 BST
Award evaluation window
21 Mar 2025 – …
Authority reference
DN764482
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032870
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesHealth servicesMetalSocial work and related services
Delivery area
North West (UKD1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e52e Find a Tender

Publisher note: The Council is conducting the procurement using the open procedure in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR15) for the purpose of procuring the services described in the Specification.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
21 Mar 2025, 11:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
21 Mar 2025, 11:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Mar 2025 → 17 Jun 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    21 Mar 2025, 11:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    21 Mar 2025, 11:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    31 May 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    17 Jun 2025, 11:38 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 Jun 2025, 11:38 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,096,6661 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 8 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
WEST CUMBRIA CARE and SUPPORT T/A WEST HOUSESME£1,096,666 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cumberland Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Cumbria House, 107 - 117 Botchergate, Carlisle, North West, CA1 1RDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • His Majesty's Court ServiceReview body London
  • His Majesty's Court ServicesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.