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Tender for Strategic Partner: Delivery of Residential and Nursing Care in Gloucestershire County Council Estate.

Gloucestershire County Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 00:20.

Opportunity overview

Gloucestershire County Council are seeking to procure a partner for the delivery of Residential and Nursing Care Services in 5 homes. The authority intends to award Master Service Agreement (MSA) A five-year contract commencing on 01 February 2026 and expiring on 31 January 2031, with the option for the agreement to be extended by up to five years initially and then for further periods of up to five years if mutually agreed by the Parties such that the Expiry Date is the last day of the current extended Term, provided always the Expiry Date shall be no later than 31 January 2040. This contract is being procured under the Light Touch Regime. The Council will issue statements of services for the first five homes and the Council may issue statements of services for further Homes in the future depending on requirement. The Council may, during the term of the contract require services be provided at additional Homes. In the event that the Council issues a Statement of Services for one or more Homes in addition to the initial tranche of five Homes, the Statement of Services Fee will be based on the prices stated in the Pricing Schedule, taking into account the indexation applied by the Council to its bed rates in the period from the Commencement Date plus any other reasonable increases in the Provider's pricing due to external factors such as minimum pay rates and inflation. The preliminary market engagement was conducted ( over 12 months) prior to the commencement of the Procurement Act 2023; a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice was therefore not published

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • Lot 1£234m

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-0504df
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
Submissions of tender will be electronically via the council's procurement portal - www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk. Submissions outside this portal will not be accepted and deemed invalid.
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
21 Aug 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
6 Jun 2025, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
20 May 2025, 17:00

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
234,000,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
234,000,000

Options

Description
The contract has the option to include additional new homes in the future. A five-year contract commencing on 01 February 2026 and expiring on 31 January 2031, with the option for the agreement to be extended by up to five years initially and then for further periods of up to five years if mutually agreed by the Parties such that the Expiry Date is the last day of the current extended Term, provided always the Expiry Date shall be no later than 31 January 2040.

Renewal

Description
A five-year contract commencing on 01 February 2026 and expiring on 31 January 2031, with the option for the agreement to be extended by up to five years initially and then for further periods of up to five years if mutually agreed by the Parties such that the Expiry Date is the last day of the current extended Term, provided always the Expiry Date shall be no later than 31 January 2040.

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
Quality is based on a number of quality questions with weighting on each question including social value. The total weighting available for quality question is 85% and Social Value at 15% making a total award criteria of 100%)

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
100
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
31 Jan 2031, 23:59
Starts
1 Feb 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Jan 2040, 23:59

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
See Published Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) in Appendix 5, for full details of Conditions to Participate and evaluation methodology.
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
See Published Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) in Appendix 5, for full details of Conditions to Participate and evaluation methodology.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK1
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
L-1
Description
www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 3
Id
015920-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
17 Apr 2025, 13:51

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PZHT-7473-ZVPN
Name
Gloucestershire County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK13
Country
GB
Locality
Gloucester
Postal Code
GL1 2TG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Shire Hall, Westgate Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PZHT-7473-ZVPN
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Henrietta Jacobs

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Gloucester · UKK13 · GL1 2TG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK1 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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