Official UK procurement notice
Supported Employment Service · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Salford City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Education & Training (80)Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£650,000≈ £325k / year · £780,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update12.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 15 Dec 2025awarded 24 Feb 2026
Awarded to Pure Innovations Limited
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 May 2028 · up to 31 May 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupported Employment Service for Salford City Council
CPV: Adult and other education services · Equal opportunities consultancy services · Health services · Higher education services · Social work and related services · Training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Price
- Social Value
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Nov 2025, 08:32 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Jun 2026, 10:29 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 3 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
S1513- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-076901- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05de2eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 15 Dec 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Dec 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
11 Nov 2025 → 24 Jun 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published343 days ago11 Nov 2025, 08:32 GMT
- Market engagement333 days ago20 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Responses to questions delivered via a microsoft forms, link available via the Chest.
- Next notice expected329 days ago24 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published329 days ago25 Nov 2025, 14:25 GMT
- Clarification questions by319 days ago5 Dec 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Submission deadline309 days ago15 Dec 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent238 days ago24 Feb 2026
- Award decision expected by230 days ago3 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts141 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published118 days ago24 Jun 2026, 10:29 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Nov 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published11 Nov 2025, 08:32 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published25 Nov 2025, 14:25 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £650,00025 Nov 2025, 14:25 GMTwas £300,000
- Status changed to active25 Nov 2025, 14:25 GMT
- Procurement method changed25 Nov 2025, 14:25 GMT
- Deadline published: 15 Dec 2025, 14:00 GMT25 Nov 2025, 14:25 GMT
- Contract award notice published24 Feb 2026, 09:39 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Feb 2026, 09:39 GMT
- Contract signature expected23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published24 Jun 2026, 10:29 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-11: 1 release · 11 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £566,8391 award exc. VAT
Bids received 43 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Jun 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pure Innovations LimitedSMESupported Employment Services1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028 · up to 31 May 2029Extensions: 1 x 12 month extension available | £566,839 | 24 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Supported Employment Services · Pure Innovations LimitedSME
- Signed
- 16 Jun 2026
- Value
- £566,839
- Period
- 16 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028 · up to 31 May 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1 x extension available
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PURE INNOVATIONS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender