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

Gloucestershire County Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 06:32.

Opportunity overview

Gloucestershire 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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Agincare Homes Holdings Limited

Matched by number
Published award value
£234m
Awarded
18 Sept 2025
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 07199693
Location
Portland, UKK25, DT5 1BB, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • Lot 1£234m · Including VAT

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
DN783685
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Covered By

GPA

Procedure

Features
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.
Is Accelerated
Yes
Accelerated Rationale
Light touch contract

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
31 Jan 2038, 23:59

Expected award period

Ends
29 Sept 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
22 Aug 2025, 12:00

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

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

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
234,000,000

Options

Description
The scope will allow up to 6 additional properties for the validity period of the Master Service Agreement.

Renewal

Description
The contract is subject to three extensions of three years each extension (3+3+3).

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
Quality Questions

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
50
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Price
Type
price
Description
Pricing Document

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
Social Value

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
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
As detailed in the published Provider Selection Questionnaire (PSQ).
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
As detailed in the published Provider Selection Questionnaire (PSQ)

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK13
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKK13
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
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 3
Id
L-2
Description
All documents will be published in the councils procurement portal: https://procontract.due-north.com
Document Type
technicalSpecifications
Entry 4
Id
future
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Access Details
All documents will be published in the councils procurement portal: https://procontract.due-north.com
Entry 5
Id
043541-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
28 Jul 2025, 15:15

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
042638-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
24 Jul 2025, 10:51

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
met
Date Met
9 Jul 2025, 00:00
Description
This market engagement was conducted to: Understand provider perspectives on commercial sustainability, innovation, and partnership models. Inform a refreshed procurement strategy following a failed tender (April-June 2025). Ensure alignment with current market conditions and provider capabilities. Shape a deliverable and commercially realistic commissioning model to re-tender. Engagement Approach Engagement window: 23rd June - 9th July 2025. Structured feedback form covering six thematic areas. One-to-one provider discussions. Open invitation to providers interested in strategic partnership with Gloucestershire County Council

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

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-05133946
Name
Shaw healthcare

Roles

tenderer

Address

Region
UKL22
Country
GB
Locality
Gwent
Postal Code
CF3 0LT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Links Court, St Mellons

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Identifier

Id
05133946
Scheme
GB-COH
Organisation 3
Id
GB-COH-07199693
Name
Agincare Homes Holdings Limited

Roles

supplier
tenderer

Address

Region
UKK25
Country
GB
Locality
Portland
Postal Code
DT5 1BB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Agincare House Admiralty Buildings, Castletown

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
07199693
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
19 Sept 2025, 00:00
Status
pending
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
19 Sept 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK13
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

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

Value

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

Options

Description
The scope will allow up to 6 additional properties for the validity period of the Master Service Agreement.

Renewal

Description
The Contract may be extended by up to five years initially and then for further periods of up to five years

Documents

Entry 1
Id
058133-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
19 Sept 2025, 13:37

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-07199693
Name
Agincare Homes Holdings Limited

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
1 Oct 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

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

Standstill Period

Ends
30 Sept 2025, 23:59

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-056532-2025-09-19T13:37:01+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·