Official UK procurement notice
Tender for Strategic Partner: Delivery of Residential and Nursing Care in Gloucestershire County Council Estate.
Authority: Gloucestershire County Council- (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGloucestershire County Council has sought interest from suitably-qualified tenderers from the market to enter into a Master Services Agreement (the "Contract") for the delivery of residential and nursing care services at Council homes (the "Services"). The Procurement is being run by the Council on behalf of itself. The Council is acting as the sole lead organisation throughout the Procurement and for management of the Contract.
The Procurement has resulted in the selection of a single provider to enter into the Contract for the Services.
The Council has used the competitive flexible procedure under S20(2)(b) of the Procurement Act 2023.
For the purposes of the Procurement Act 2023, the Contract is a Light Touch Contract; as such, the Council is only bound by the Procurement Act 2023 to the extent that it regulates Light Touch Contracts.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 31 Jan 2038, 23:59 GMT.
- How the procedure runs: The ITT has been developed to achieve the selection of a single provider to enter into a Master Services Agreement (MSA) (referred to as the "Contract" throughout this ITT) for the delivery of residential and nursing services at Council homes (the "Services"). The Council is using the competitive flexible procedure under S20(2)(b) of the Procurement Act 2023. For the purposes of the Procurement Act 2023, the Contract is a Light Touch Contract; as such, the Council is only bound by the Procurement Act 2023 to the extent that it regulates Light Touch Contracts. This Procurement provides for: a) the selection of Suppliers to submit an Initial Supplier based on the conditions of participation as set out in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (see Appendix H) such that only those Suppliers who meet the conditions of participation are invited to respond to the Invitation to Submit an Initial Tender (ISIT); b) an intermediate stage involving the submission of a response to the ISIT, evaluation of all responses and only those three Suppliers whose responses to ISIT achieve the highest scores proceeding to the next stages of the Procurement; c) a dialogue stage with the same three top-scoring Suppliers to discuss approaches the specific aspects of the requirement such as the staffing mix, governance arrangements and pricing; d) a final stage involving the submission of a Final Tender in response to the Invitation to Submit Final Tenders (ISFT), evaluation of all responses to the ISFT and the award of the Contract to the Supplier whose Final Tender achieves the highest score. The four stages of the Procurement are described in more detail in the published tender document.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£234,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
As detailed in the published Provider Selection Questionnaire (PSQ).
- Technical & professional ability
As detailed in the published Provider Selection Questionnaire (PSQ)
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: Quality Questions
- Price: Pricing Document
- Social Value
- Economic & financial standing
As detailed in the published Provider Selection Questionnaire (PSQ).
- Technical & professional ability
As detailed in the published Provider Selection Questionnaire (PSQ)
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Competitive flexible 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 31 Jan 2038
- First published
- 24 Jul 2025, 10:51 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Sept 2025, 13:37 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
DN783685- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-043541- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056532Find a Tender
- How it runs
The ITT has been developed to achieve the selection of a single provider to enter into a Master Services Agreement (MSA) (referred to as the "Contract" throughout this ITT) for the delivery of residential and nursing services at Council homes (the "Services").
The Council is using the competitive flexible procedure under S20(2)(b) of the Procurement Act 2023. For the purposes of the Procurement Act 2023, the Contract is a Light Touch Contract; as such, the Council is only bound by the Procurement Act 2023 to the extent that it regulates Light Touch Contracts.
This Procurement provides for:
a) the selection of Suppliers to submit an Initial Supplier based on the conditions of participation as set out in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (see Appendix H) such that only those Suppliers who meet the conditions of participation are invited to respond to the Invitation to Submit an Initial Tender (ISIT);
b) an intermediate stage involving the submission of a response to the ISIT, evaluation of all responses and only those three Suppliers whose responses to ISIT achieve the highest scores proceeding to the next stages of the Procurement;
c) a dialogue stage with the same three top-scoring Suppliers to discuss approaches the specific aspects of the requirement such as the staffing mix, governance arrangements and pricing;
d) a final stage involving the submission of a Final Tender in response to the Invitation to Submit Final Tenders (ISFT), evaluation of all responses to the ISFT and the award of the Contract to the Supplier whose Final Tender achieves the highest score.
The four stages of the Procurement are described in more detail in the published tender document.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
24 Jul 2025 → 1 Feb 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published24 Jul 2025, 10:51 BST
- Tender notice published28 Jul 2025, 15:15 BST
- Submission deadline22 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent398 days ago19 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published398 days ago19 Sept 2025, 13:37 BST
- Award decision expected by387 days ago29 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends386 days ago30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts263 days ago1 Feb 2026
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jul 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published24 Jul 2025, 10:51 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published28 Jul 2025, 15:15 BSTUK4
- Published value updated28 Jul 2025, 15:15 BST
- Status changed to active28 Jul 2025, 15:15 BST
- Procurement method changed28 Jul 2025, 15:15 BST
- Deadline published: 22 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST28 Jul 2025, 15:15 BST
- Contract award notice published19 Sept 2025, 13:37 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Sept 2025, 13:37 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agincare Homes Holdings Ltd1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2031 · up to 31 Jan 2040Extensions: The Contract may be extended by up to five years initially and then for further periods of up to five years · Options: The scope will allow up to 6 additional properties for the validity period of the Master Service Agreement. | £234,000,000 | 19 Sept 2025standstill to 30 Sept 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonAgincare Homes Holdings Limited · South West England
- did not winShaw healthcare · Wales (Cymru)
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
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- Agincare Homes Holdings LimitedAwarded supplier
- Shaw healthcareBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: All documents will be published in the councils procurement portal: https://procontract.due-north.com
- Bidding documents and specifications https://procontract.due-north.com
- Technical specifications All documents will be published in the councils procurement portal: https://procontract.due-north.com
Notices published for this procedure
- 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