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WP4051 ICS Pathway 1 Services and a Community Reablement Service
Published value
£65,000,000
Submission deadline 18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Walsall Council: "WP4051 ICS Pathway 1 Services and a Community Reablement Service". Published status: active. Published value: £65,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.
| Contracting Authority | Walsall Council | Scope & Categories | SERVICES (1 lot) | Submission Window | 11d 6h left 18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Legal Basis & Regime | 2023/54 · Open procedure · Above threshold | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £65,000,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Walsall Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Walsall Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
7Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
CHALLENGING EDUCATION LIMITEDTop vendor: 100% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 38 active published awards; 4 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| CHALLENGING EDUCATION LIMITED | 1 win | £630,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityWalsall Council | Procedure methodOpen procedure | Procurement categoryservices |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSFramework | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdYes | Legal basisUKPGA · 2023/54 | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadline4 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST | Electronic submissionallowed | Submission languagesen |
Published27 Aug 2026, 13:19 BST | Last source update27 Aug 2026, 13:19 BST | Recurring procurementYes |
ClassificationHealth and social work services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-055f1c | ||
How to participate
Submission methodNot published | Electronic submissionallowed | Clarification deadline4 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST |
Submission languagesen | Expression of interest deadlineNot published | E-Sourcing Portal |
Submission instructions https://in-tendhost.co.uk/walsallcouncil/aspx/Home | ||
What is being bought
"Reablement is a strengths-based, person-centred approach that promotes and maximises independence and wellbeing. It aims to ensure positive change using user-defined goals and is designed to enable people to gain, or regain, their confidence, ability, and necessary skills to live as independently as possible, especially after an illness, deterioration in health or injury. Reablement focuses on enabling people to do things for themselves rather than having things done for them.
Reablement will be achieved by working in partnership with individuals to support them to undertake tasks themselves, promoting choice, control, and functional ability rather than providing task-based care.
Reablement in the Borough will be aided by technology to deliver positive outcomes for each Service User, ensuring their support is effective, innovative, and tailored to their individual needs.
There are two types of Reablement Pathways.
1) ICS Pathway 1 Services
All Referrals to Pathway 1 Reablement service will be made by appropriate ICS staff. Individuals may be residing in acute hospitals, both inside and outside the borough, or in their own homes. (but only for the purposes of permitting the Referral of Adults who are ordinarily resident in the Borough).
Pathway 1 Reablement provides short-term, intensive, therapy-led support following hospital discharge or admission avoidance. Delivered through an integrated multidisciplinary approach, it focuses on helping people regain skills, achieve personal goals, and undertake daily activities independently wherever possible.
Pathway 1 Social provides short-term interim support for individuals who do not require Reablement, have reached their Reablement potential, or are awaiting longer-term care arrangements or other appropriate services. It ensures continuity of care while longer-term solutions are put in place, and service users may move between the Reablement and Social pathways as their needs change.
2) Community Reablement Pathway
Referrals into the Community Reablement Service will be made via the Council's customer experience centre/operational teams in Adult Social Care.
Community Reablement provides preventative, short-term support for people living in the community who are experiencing a decline in their functional ability. Delivered through a partnership between the Council's therapy team and the Provider, it aims to restore independence, improve wellbeing, and reduce the need for ongoing care and support.
This is a cost and volume contract therefore the value of the total contract value may change, dependant on client need. "
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
27 Aug 2026, 13:19 BST - Status changed to active
17 Aug 2026, 13:12 BST - Official notice release published
17 Aug 2026, 13:12 BST - Submission deadline changed to 18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
17 Aug 2026, 13:12 BST - Published value updated to £65,000,000
2 Jul 2026, 11:44 BST - Official notice release published
2 Jul 2026, 11:44 BST - tender value changed
26 Nov 2025, 11:13 GMT - Official notice release published
26 Nov 2025, 11:13 GMT - Published value updated to £65,000,000
15 Jul 2025, 10:41 BST - Status changed to planned
15 Jul 2025, 10:41 BST - Official notice release published
15 Jul 2025, 10:41 BST - Buyer information updated
15 Jul 2025, 10:41 BST - Published tender amendment
Not publishedThe notice has been changed to reflect that up to four suppliers will be appointed.
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactiveRenewalPublished value£65,000,000The source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract period1 Feb 2027, 00:00 GMT — 31 Jan 2032, 23:59 GMTEligibilitySME eligibleVCSE eligibleOptions / renewalTwo extension facilities of 3 years and 2 years (36 months and 24 months)
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
2 Jul 2026, 11:44 BST - Pipeline notice
26 Nov 2025, 11:13 GMT - Pipeline notice
15 Jul 2025, 10:41 BST - Procedure published
27 Aug 2026, 13:19 BST - engagement
10 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT · scheduled''This market sounding questionnaire is being undertaken by Walsall Council to obtain the views from potential bidders on the procurement process and possible future strategy for the following services: ● Community Reablement ● ICS Pathway 1 Reablement Please find questionnaire to be completed at the link above". - Submission deadline
18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Walsall Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PHGR-7481-DHXRDocuments (6)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 27 Aug 2026, 13:19 BST
- 17 Aug 2026, 13:12 BST
- 2 Jul 2026, 11:44 BST
- 26 Nov 2025, 11:13 GMT
- 15 Jul 2025, 10:41 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |