Official UK procurement notice
Thistley Green Complex Supported Living
Authority: Essex County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East of England (UKH)
Published estimate£20,000,000≈ £5.0m / year · £20,000,000 inc. VAT40.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 26 Aug 2025awarded 8 Jan 2026
Award (standstill) to Creative Support Ltd
Contract term 4 yrsends 1 Mar 2030 · up to 1 Mar 2032 with extensions · starts 2 Mar 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThistley Green is a Complex Supported Living Scheme for 10 adults with an associated satellite site for a further 1 adult. Essex County Council is seeking a provider to manage the care provision and take on the landlord responsibility.
- How the procedure runs: The tender will be evaluated using a two stage evaluation, bidders must pass the procurement specific questionnaire, conditions of participation, a series of technical questions and a commercial response at stage one. Following evaluation of stage one, bidders will be down selected so that only the highest scoring 5 at stage one (subject to tied bids) are brought forward to stage 2. Stage two will include further technical questions, an interview and a further commercial response.
- No preliminary market engagement: Engagement was carried out prior to the Procurement Act 2023 coming into force.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£20,000,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
What this means for your bid
- 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
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Jul 2025, 15:43 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Jan 2026, 17:42 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
A002PA- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-042875- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0565abFind a Tender
- How it runs
The tender will be evaluated using a two stage evaluation, bidders must pass the procurement specific questionnaire, conditions of participation, a series of technical questions and a commercial response at stage one. Following evaluation of stage one, bidders will be down selected so that only the highest scoring 5 at stage one (subject to tied bids) are brought forward to stage 2. Stage two will include further technical questions, an interview and a further commercial response.
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
- 26 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
24 Jul 2025 → 2 Mar 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published24 Jul 2025, 15:43 BST
- Clarification questions by12 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline26 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by321 days ago2 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent285 days ago8 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published285 days ago8 Jan 2026, 17:42 GMT
- Standstill ends272 days ago20 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts232 days ago2 Mar 2026
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jul 2025- Tender notice published24 Jul 2025, 15:43 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published20 Aug 2025, 14:41 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 26 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST20 Aug 2025, 14:41 BST+5 days · was 21 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract award notice published8 Jan 2026, 17:42 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete8 Jan 2026, 17:42 GMT
- Contract signature expected30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Extension to the submission deadline by 2 working days (5 calendar days).
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £11,968,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1914 from SMEs
Named bidders 19published on the award notice
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Support LtdVCSE2 Mar 2026 – 1 Mar 2030 · up to 1 Mar 2032Extensions: Contract can be extended any number of times up to a maximum of 2 years. | £11,968,000 | 8 Jan 2026standstill to 20 Jan 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19final-stage tenders | 14 | 3 | — |
Who bid
- wonCREATIVE SUPPORT LIMITEDVCSE · North West England
- did not winABUNDANT CARE & RECRUITMENT INT'L LTDSME · East of England
- did not winALMOND CARE LIMITEDSME · West Midlands
- did not winALPHA HEALTH & CARE SERVICES LIMITEDSME · East of England
- did not winBE CARE LIMITEDSME · West Midlands
- did not winBEST2 CARE LTDSME · South East England
- did not winBROOKS HEALTH AND CARE LIMITEDSME · East of England
- did not winCCGA GROUP LIMITEDSME · Greater London
- did not winCHINITE RESOURCING LIMITEDSME · Greater London
- did not winCOMPACT PERSONNEL LTDSME · North West England
- did not winHEHEALS PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES LTDSME · East of England
- did not winDimensions (UK) LimitedVCSE · South East England
- did not winFIRSTCHOICE CONSULTANCY LTDSME · Greater London
- did not winLIVABILITYVCSE · North East England
- did not winMEVTEC 360 LOCUM LIMITEDSME · Greater London
- did not winMK HOSPITAL@HOME LTDSME · Greater London
- did not winNEW DIRECTIONS FLEXIBLE SOCIAL CARE SOLUTIONS LTD · East Midlands
- did not winPAT&FLO LIMITED · Greater London
- did not winSTAR MARIS HEALTHCARE LIMITEDSME · 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
Bidders & participating suppliers
19 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- ABUNDANT CARE & RECRUITMENT INT'L LTDBidder / tenderer
- ALMOND CARE LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- ALPHA HEALTH & CARE SERVICES LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- BE CARE LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- BEST2 CARE LTDBidder / tenderer
- BROOKS HEALTH AND CARE LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- CCGA GROUP LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- CHINITE RESOURCING LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- COMPACT PERSONNEL LTDBidder / tenderer
- CREATIVE SUPPORT LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Show 9 more suppliers
- Dimensions (UK) LimitedBidder / tenderer
- FIRSTCHOICE CONSULTANCY LTDBidder / tenderer
- HEHEALS PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES LTDBidder / tenderer
- LIVABILITYBidder / tenderer
- MEVTEC 360 LOCUM LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- MK HOSPITAL@HOME LTDBidder / tenderer
- NEW DIRECTIONS FLEXIBLE SOCIAL CARE SOLUTIONS LTDBidder / tenderer
- PAT&FLO LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- STAR MARIS HEALTHCARE LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender