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Published 12 Sept 2025, 13:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Warrington Healthy at Home Service

Official notice

Authority: Warrington Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£510,000≈ £255k / year · £612,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 25 Nov 2025awarded 17 Mar 2026
Awarded to Warrington Voluntary Action
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Warrington Borough Council (the Council) have commissioned a service for 2 years with 1 x 12 month optional extension, to support wellbeing, independence and promote Healthy Ageing in the Borough.

The focus is on preventative care and support via short-term early interventions for adults residing in Warrington. The service is strengths focussed but also accessible and it recognises the barriers and issues in people's lives that may limit their independence, wellbeing or health.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 24 Oct 2028, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Guidance services · Homedelivery of provisions · Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£510,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensionsValue: £510,000 exc. VAT · £612,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 1 x 12 month extension

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: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80%
  • Cost: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: Quality will be awarded 80% weighting
  • Cost: Cost will be awarded 20% weighting
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
Yes · next expected 24 Oct 2028
First published
12 Sept 2025, 13:59 BST
Last source update
25 Mar 2026, 14:05 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 30 Mar 2026
Authority reference
DN795309
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068201
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Guidance servicesHomedelivery of provisionsWelfare services not delivered through residential institutions
Delivery area
North West (UKD61)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05997e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
25 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Sept 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    12 Sept 2025, 13:59 BST
  2. Market engagement397 days ago
    25 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST

    Further information is available via www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ searching under reference DN790496

    The Council would like to meet and hear from organisations that have experience of providing and/or developing such services to share more on our plans, to seek your feedback to shape the future of this service and to answer any questions. We are holding an engagement session, via Microsoft Teams on Friday 26 September 2025 at 3-5pm. To book a space please contact Mark Jones on [email protected]

    The purpose of the market engagement session is to capture your comments, and to help inform the future commissioning for this service. This preliminary market engagement does not in itself form part of any subsequent tender process

  3. Tender notice published368 days ago
    24 Oct 2025, 13:21 BST
  4. Submission deadline336 days ago
    25 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  5. Assessment summaries sent217 days ago
    25 Mar 2026
  6. Latest notice published216 days ago
    25 Mar 2026, 14:05 GMT
  7. Award decision expected by211 days ago
    30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Contract starts210 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Sept 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    12 Sept 2025, 13:59 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    24 Oct 2025, 13:21 BST
    UK4
  3. Status changed to active
    24 Oct 2025, 13:21 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    24 Oct 2025, 13:21 BST
  5. Deadline published: 25 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
    24 Oct 2025, 13:21 BST
  6. Contract award notice published
    25 Mar 2026, 14:05 GMT
    UK6
  7. Status changed to complete
    25 Mar 2026, 14:05 GMT
  8. Contract signature expected
    1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £489,6001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1111 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Warrington Voluntary ActionVCSE1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: 1 x 12 month optional extension£489,60017 Mar 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
11final-stage tenders111—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Warrington Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBVX-8195-NXYW Warrington Borough Council, Warrington, North West, WA1 1UHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • WARRINGTON VOLUNTARY ACTIONAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06805818GB-PPON: PGMV-7572-LHCZ The Gateway 89 Sankey Street, Warrington, North West, WA1 1SRContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure