Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 9 Jul 2025, 10:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Strengths-Based Practice universal support

Official notice

Authority: Local Government Association

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£22,000£26,400 inc. VAT20% above final estimate
Submissions closed 22 Jul 2025awarded 23 Jul 2025
Awarded to Social Care & Health Collaborative Company Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)
Contract term 7 moends 16 Feb 2026 · up to 16 Jun 2026 with extensions · starts 28 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

PCH will commission a contractor to find and examine those councils and partners who are delivering good strength-based practice and commissioning, informed by co-production. This would include intelligence arising from targeted support for councils wishing to improve and those councils who have received particularly positive feedback from CQC on their strengths-based practice. From this the most impactful changes could be identified

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CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 7 moSMEVCSEPublished value£26,400
Contract period: 28 Jul 2025 – 16 Feb 2026 (7 mo) · up to 16 Jun 2026 with extensionsValue: £26,400 exc. VAT · £26,400 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: The Head Contractor will be entitled at its absolute discretion to extend the Contract Period on the same terms for a further period or periods of up to six months, subject to business approval and funds availability. The terms and conditions of the Sub-Contract shall apply throughout any such extended period. The duration of this Contract shall be no longer than eleven months in total.

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: 90%Price: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
9 Jul 2025, 10:05 BST
Last source update
24 Sept 2025, 11:47 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-038457
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055baa Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
22 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
16 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 Jul 2025 → 24 Sept 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    9 Jul 2025, 10:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    16 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    22 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    28 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published392 days ago
    24 Sept 2025, 11:47 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    9 Jul 2025, 10:05 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    24 Sept 2025, 11:47 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    24 Sept 2025, 11:47 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    24 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £26,4001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Social Care & Health Collaborative Company Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)SME25 Sept 2025 – 16 Feb 2026 · up to 16 Jun 2026Extensions: The Head Contractor will be entitled at its absolute discretion to extend the Contract Period on the same terms for a further period or periods of up to six months, subject to business approval and funds availability. The terms and conditions of the Sub-Contract shall apply throughout any such extended period. The duration of this Contract shall be no longer than eleven months in total.£26,400 inc. VAT23 Jul 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

IMPROVEMENT & DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PPLL-6427-QNDD Local Government House, 18 Smith Square, UK-London: Health and social work services., London, SW1P 3HZContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender