AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council terminated its procurement for a two-lot Supported Living Framework. No supplier awards or concluded contracts are reported.
Published outcomeCancelled procurement covering Lots 1 and 2. The Council said it identified opportunities to refine service requirements and tender documentation for any future procurement.
Market significanceThe proposed framework had a published maximum value of £304,166,666, but this was a tender-stage figure rather than an awarded contract value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Current procurement outcome
99% confidenceTerminated / cancelled
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The termination notice records award 1 as "cancelled" covering Lots 1 and 2, with final status date 12 October 2026.
Termination notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Document 096685-2026 is a Procurement termination notice published on 2026-10-13T15:57:17+01:00.
Reason stated for termination
99% confidenceThe Council identified opportunities to further refine service requirements and tender documentation.
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Award statusDetails states that refinement would help ensure any future procurement is appropriately structured and supports the best possible outcomes for residents.
Contract status
98% confidenceNo concluded contract reported
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The supplied award record is cancelled and no suppliers or contract start/end dates are supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published maximum tender value
90% confidence£304,166,666
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Process value_max is 304166666 GBP.
Awarded contract value
99% confidenceUnknown; no awarded value reported
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The sole award record is cancelled and has no value_amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Preliminary market engagement notice
98% confidence13 February 2026
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Release history lists release 013407-2026 dated 2026-02-13.
Tender notice published
99% confidence24 February 2026
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Release history lists release 016607-2026 dated 2026-02-24.
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence31 March 2026, 13:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-03-31T13:00:00+01:00.
Final cancelled status date
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award 1 finalStatusDate is 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Termination notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Termination document datePublished is 2026-10-13T15:57:17+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceSupported living services for Dudley residents
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The opportunity description describes supported living intended to help vulnerable people live independently in a home-like environment.
Service cohorts
97% confidencePrimarily people aged 18–64, including people over 65, with learning disability and autism, mental health needs, physical disability, or adults-at-risk needs.
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Specified in the opportunity description.
Lot 1
99% confidenceLong-term care and support
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The description identifies Lot 1 as responding to people requiring long-term care and support.
Lot 2
99% confidenceShort-term intensive intervention support
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The description identifies Lot 2 as specialist support for forensic or highly challenging complex behaviour and/or short-term crisis.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Process procurement_method_details is "Open procedure".
Lots affected by cancellation
99% confidenceLots 1 and 2
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Cancelled award 1 lists relatedLots ["1","2"].
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bid, applicant, evaluation, score, or participant data is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract start and end
99% confidenceNot reported
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Process contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null.
Award or contract conclusion
99% confidenceNone reported
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No supplier records are supplied and the only award is cancelled.
Modification provisions referenced in original scope
92% confidenceThe Council stated it reserved rights under section 21 and Schedule 8 paragraph 1(a) of the Procurement Act 2023, subject to statutory conditions.
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Stated in the opportunity description.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market implication
99% confidenceSuppliers should not treat this notice as an active framework award.
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The procurement termination notice records the sole award as cancelled for both lots.
Recompetition implication
94% confidenceA future opportunity may be restructured following refinement, but no replacement notice or timetable is supplied.
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The Council's stated reason refers to refining requirements and tender documentation for any future procurement.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Cancellation versus displayed status
99% confidenceThe process display status is "awarded", but the authoritative supplied termination record marks the sole award cancelled.
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Process display_status is awarded; award 1 status is cancelled and document type is tenderCancellationNotice.
Award and supplier data
99% confidenceNo winning supplier, award date, individual lot value, or concluded contract data was published in the supplied record.
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Suppliers array is empty; cancelled award has null award_date and value_amount.
Lot metadata
98% confidenceLot titles and descriptions are available only in the overarching opportunity narrative; the structured lot records contain no titles, descriptions, or values.
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Both structured lot records have null title, description, value_amount and currency.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No winning suppliers, award date, award value, contract signature evidence, contract start date, contract end date, pricing information, bid count, evaluation details, or scoring information was supplied.
- The £304,166,666 figure is a published maximum tender value; it is not evidence of an awarded or committed contract value.
- No replacement procurement notice, revised scope, or future timetable was supplied.
- Structured lot records do not provide individual titles, descriptions, values, or allocation details.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Dudley Supported Living FrameworkDudley Metropolitan Borough Councilsupported living servicesprocurement terminationLot 1 long-term careLot 2 intensive intervention support
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Was the Dudley Supported Living Framework awarded?
No. The supplied termination notice records the sole award as cancelled for both lots.
Which suppliers won the framework?
No winning suppliers are named in the supplied record.
Why was the procurement terminated?
The Council said it identified opportunities to refine the service requirements and tender documentation for any future procurement.
What services were planned?
The procurement covered long-term supported living and short-term intensive intervention support for specified adult cohorts in Dudley.
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