Official UK procurement notice
Tender for Accommodation based support service for children in care and care leavers aged 16-25
Authority: Herefordshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHerefordshire Council is seeking to appoint a service provider to deliver an accommodation based support service for children in care and care leavers aged 16-25.
The Service will support vulnerable young people who are making the transition from a care to a support setting and who may need varying levels of support, guidance, and input from specialist teams.
Herefordshire Council will make available properties for use under this contract and the provider will be required to enter into coterminous lease agreements strictly for accommodating vulnerable young people under this contract.
The Invitation to Tender (ITT) is being carried out under the Light Touch Regime (LTR) allowed within The Public Contract Regulations 2015, Reg 74 to 77 and therefore applies the flexibilities afforded under above regulation.
The service delivery will commence on 1 April 2025 will continue until 31 March 2028, with an option to extend for up to 24 months.
CPV: Social work and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
What 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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 58
- Social Value: 12
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- 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
- 22 Nov 2024, 20:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Apr 2025, 10:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Dec 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN753310- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012441- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04be41Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Dec 2024, 23:30 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 24 Dec 2024, 23:30 GMT
Timeline
24 Dec 2024 → 2 Apr 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline24 Dec 2024, 23:30 GMT
- Bids opened24 Dec 2024, 23:30 GMT
- Contract starts28 Jan 2025
- Notice published2 Apr 2025, 10:45 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete2 Apr 2025, 10:45 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| caring for communities and people | £1,864,765 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 012441-2025-1 · caring for communities and people
- Signed
- 28 Mar 2025
- Value
- £1,864,765
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Herefordshire District CouncilReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Caring for Communities and People (CCP)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.