Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 2 Jun 2026, 14:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SHaRe Framework - Virtual Tendering Information Events

Authority: Gloucestershire County Council- (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline value£109,344,484pipeline notice, not a live tender · 1 value update
Tender notice expected 14 Sept 2026from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 6 yrsends 31 Mar 2033 · up to 31 Mar 2035 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The SHaRe Framework is being developed to secure high-quality services that deliver positive outcomes for children, young people and families. The framework aims to establish a diverse and sustainable provider market, ensuring access to services that are responsive, innovative and outcome focused.

CPV: Health and social work services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
6 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 1 Apr 2027

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 6 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2033 (6 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2035 with extensions
Delivery: UK, South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

What it takes to win
i

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
What this means for your bid
  • “SHaRe Framework - Virtual Tendering Information Events” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published

How Gloucestershire County Council- buys Health and social work services (CPV 85), and who usually turns up

Gloucestershire County Council-’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Health and social work services (CPV 85) →

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How the contest usually goes

Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.

Question for the bid
This buyerGloucestershire County Council- · division 85
The marketHealth and social work services (CPV 85) · South West England
What to do with it
How often do SMEs win?
i

How often small and medium firms win.

Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.

The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 0 of 1 known-size awards · market: division 85 · South West England, n=299
0 of 180%

No small-firm winners recorded among this authority’s published awards in this sample.

How often do local suppliers win?
i

How often local firms win similar work.

Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.

Here, local means registered in South West England.

A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 5 of 6 known-location awards · market: division 85 · South West England, n=534
83%36%

Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in South West England. More of this buyer’s work stays local than in this market: 83% against 36%, n=6.

How long to a decision?
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 20 decided notices · market: division 85 · South West England, n=35
42 days69 days

Half of these awards were announced within 42 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
i

How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.

Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.

The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.

Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: exactly 0 of 2 procurements with awards had no recorded rival · market: division 85 · South West England, n=51
0 of 222%

Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.

How many bids did past lots attract?

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How many bids past lots received.

Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.

Past bids do not predict this tender.

Last 36 months.

This buyer13 lots with bid counts · broad CPV 85
0% had one bid
The market93 lots with bid counts · division 85 · South West England
1% had one bid
Buyer / market · select a colour for counts
1 bid0% / 1%
Buyer: 0 of 13 lots with published bid counts. Market: 1 of 93 lots with published bid counts.
2–338% / 8%
Buyer: 5 of 13 lots with published bid counts. Market: 7 of 93 lots with published bid counts.
4–623% / 26%
Buyer: 3 of 13 lots with published bid counts. Market: 24 of 93 lots with published bid counts.
7+38% / 66%
Buyer: 5 of 13 lots with published bid counts. Market: 61 of 93 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

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Where winning prices landed against estimates.

Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.

On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.

Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.

Last 36 months.

Not comparable on a framework or DPS. The notice sets up a supplier panel and a ceiling value; what the work actually costs is agreed later, on each call-off or mini-competition, and those publish as contract notices of their own. The award-vs-estimate record of this market therefore sits on the call-offs; this page shows it on the contracts, not on the panel that frames them.

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Assess each lot
i

What past awards tell you about each lot.

See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.

No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.

Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list

Lot #172 monthsSME suitablePublished estimate£109m
Expected competition
i

How many bids this lot may attract.

The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 93 past lots.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

—No model forecast yet1% chance of a single bid
Past bids on 93 similar lots
1 bid1%
1 of 93 similar past lots received 1 bid (1%).
2–38%
7 of 93 similar past lots received 2–3 (8%).
4–626%
24 of 93 similar past lots received 4–6 (26%).
7+66%
61 of 93 similar past lots received 7+ (66%).
Comparable past lots usually drew 11 bids.
Commercial price forecast
i

Where the award price may land.

The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.

—Priced at call-off
On a framework or DPS the price is agreed on each call-off, so there is no award price to forecast here: the published figure is a ceiling.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
i

Who has done similar work for this buyer.

Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.

A past supplier may not bid again.

No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.

Who could compete for this lot?
i

Who could compete for this lot?

Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.

None is confirmed as a bidder.

Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.

About this data
  • Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
  • Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
  • Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
  • Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
2 Jun 2026, 14:46 BST
Last source update
14 Aug 2026, 14:58 BST
Authority reference
DN817907
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-077752
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
UKSouth West (UKK13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ab9a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

2 Jun 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published142 days ago
    2 Jun 2026, 14:46 BST
  2. Latest notice published69 days ago
    14 Aug 2026, 14:58 BST
  3. Market engagement43 days ago
    9 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST

    Invitation to Attend Virtual Tendering Information Events for the SHaRe Framework

    We are pleased to invite current and prospective providers to attend a series of virtual tendering information events relating to the forthcoming procurement of the SHaRe Framework.

    These sessions will provide an overview of the framework opportunity, procurement process, anticipated timescales, and key requirements for organisations wishing to apply. The events will also offer an opportunity for attendees to gain a better understanding of the tendering process and ask clarification questions in an open forum.

    Purpose of the Information Events

    The virtual events will:

    Provide an overview of the SHaRe Framework.

    Explain the procurement and tender submission process.

    Outline the proposed service requirements and commissioning objectives.

    Highlight key dates and milestones.

    Support providers in the understanding of the tendering process

    Offer an opportunity for questions and discussion.

    Who Should Attend

    The events are open to:

    Existing framework providers.

    Voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations.

    Independent providers.

    New market entrants interested in delivering services under the SHaRe Framework.

    Consortiums and partnership organisations considering a tender submission.

    Dates and Times

    Virtual Tendering Information Event - 1

    Thursday, 3rd September - 13:00 - 14:00

    Virtual Tendering Information Event - 2

    Monday, 7th September - 10:00 - 11:00

    Virtual Tendering Information Event - 3

    Tuesday, 8th September - 13:00 - 14:00

    Please note, all events are the same so providers will only need to attend one event.

    Registration: Organisations wishing to attend should register by emailing Nadine Jackson at [email protected], clearly stating the date and event they wish to attend, no later than 3pm the day before the requested event date.

    Attendance is strongly encouraged but is not a mandatory requirement for submitting a tender.

    Further Information

    Procurement documentation, including the tender pack and associated guidance, will be published via the appropriate e-procurement portal in due course.

    Any information provided during the engagement events will not form part of the procurement documentation. Any clarification questions and responses that are relevant to all potential bidders will be shared through the procurement portal to ensure transparency and equal treatment.

    We look forward to engaging with providers and discussing the opportunities available through the SHaRe Framework.

    For further information, please contact:

    Christine Slade - Senior Commissioning Manager [email protected]

  4. Tender notice expected38 days ago
    14 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Today
    22 Oct 2026
  6. Contract startsin 160 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jun 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    2 Jun 2026, 14:46 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    26 Jun 2026, 08:58 BST
    UK2
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    14 Aug 2026, 14:58 BST
    UK2
  4. Published value updated to £109,344,484
    14 Aug 2026, 14:58 BST
    was £107,744,484
Published amendments (1)

GCC are adding additional sessions, see below for details: UPDATE - GCC have added one additional session for SHaRe framework to providers, to share key information, and gather your feedback to help shape future delivery. UPDATE - GCC have added one additional for Nurse-led and Nurse Oversight Floating Support providers. See additional document for more information below within procontract (link …

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Gloucestershire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZHT-7473-ZVPN Shire Hall, Westgate Street, Gloucester, South West, GL1 2TGContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure