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Published 12 Mar 2025, 14:57 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Shared Lives Scheme · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Thurrock Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regime

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Published estimate£3,920,250≈ £713k / year · £3,920,250 inc. VAT1.7% above published estimate

Submissions closed 22 Apr 2025awarded 9 Jun 2025

Awarded to Bettertogether Limited

Contract term 5 yrs 6 moends 1 Apr 2031 · up to 1 Apr 2033 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority’s requirement under this Contract is for the provision of a Shared Lives Scheme within Thurrock.

The Supplier will assess service users moving into Shared Lives placements and manage, monitor and review those placements, service users and carers.

The service will also include the recruitment, vetting, assessing, and training of Shared Lives carers, along with the provision of support groups, social activities and events designed to promote strong networking amongst Shared Lives carers.

The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 12 Mar 2031, 23:59 GMT.
No preliminary market engagement: Preliminary market engagement was not carried out, so a preliminary market engagement notice was not required

CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services · Social services · Social work and related services · Social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrs 6 moPublished value£3,920,250

Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 1 Apr 2031 (5 yrs 6 mo) · up to 1 Apr 2033 with extensionsValue: £3,920,250 exc. VAT · £3,920,250 inc. VAT

Extensions: Two years in one year increments

85000000 Health and social work services 85300000 Social work and related services 85310000 Social work services 85320000 Social services 98000000 Other community, social and personal services

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

Simple description: The Authority seeks to award the contract on the basis of Most Advantageous Tender, with price weighted at 40% and quality weighted at 60%. Tenders will be evaluated in accordance with the specific criteria set out in the Invitation to Tender document.

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: Awarded
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: Yes · next expected 12 Mar 2031
First published: 12 Mar 2025, 14:57 GMT
Last source update: 24 Oct 2025, 15:16 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 13 May 2025
Authority reference: PS/2024/155
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-009029
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Health and social work servicesOther community, social and personal servicesSocial servicesSocial work and related servicesSocial work services
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ec41 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Submission deadline: 22 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/thurrockcouncil/aspx… ↗

Timeline

12 Mar 2025 → 24 Oct 2025 · 7 dates

Tender notice published
12 Mar 2025, 14:57 GMT
Submission deadline
22 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
Award decision expected by
13 May 2025, 00:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent
9 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends
18 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts387 days ago
1 Oct 2025
Latest notice published363 days ago
24 Oct 2025, 15:16 BST

Notice history

7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Mar 2025

Tender notice published
12 Mar 2025, 14:57 GMT
UK4
Tender notice published
10 Apr 2025, 16:02 BST
UK4
Deadline moved to 22 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
10 Apr 2025, 16:02 BST
+7 days · was 15 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
Contract award notice published
9 Jun 2025, 16:29 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
9 Jun 2025, 16:29 BST
Contract signature expected
18 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
24 Oct 2025, 15:16 BST
UK7

Published amendments (1)

Closing date extended

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-03: 1 release · 12 Mar 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £3,986,0251 award exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Named bidders 1published on the award notice

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Oct 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Bettertogether Limited1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2033Extensions: Two years in one year increments	£3,986,025	9 Jun 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Bettertogether Limited
Signed
1 Oct 2025
Value
£3,986,025
Period
1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2033 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Two years in one year increments
1 agreed KPI: Not in scope for publication
- Not in scope for publication

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one	0	0	—

Who bid

wonBettertogether Ltd · Greater London

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Thurrock Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMHW-1723-WDCD New Road, Grays, East of England, RM17 6SLContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Bettertogether LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09963252 107-109 The Grove, London, London, E15 1HPContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender24 Oct 2025, 15:16 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender9 Jun 2025, 16:29 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender10 Apr 2025, 16:02 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender12 Mar 2025, 14:57 GMT