AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Rochdale Borough Council published a call-off award for its GM Empty Homes TA Leasing Programme. Carepoint HC Limited is named for Call-off Contract 1, valued at £716,833 as a maximum, non-guaranteed value covering delivery of 20 to 32 properties. The supplied award dataset also records a separate £3.5m framework award to Carepoint HC Limited and VSPG Housing Ltd; that framework value is shared and is not allocated between suppliers.
Published outcomeAward announcement published; the supplied data does not explicitly confirm that the call-off was signed.
Market significanceThis is a housing-leasing services call-off under the GM Empty Homes TA Leasing Programme framework, with a stated five-year contract period and a capped, non-guaranteed call-off value.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
3 supplier records analysed
CAREPOINT HC LIMITED
91% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £3,500,000 shared framework award value; no supplier-level allocation published GBP · Verified supplier named on active framework award record
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Award 1 is valued at £3,500,000 and names CAREPOINT HC LIMITED and VSPG HOUSING LTD. CAREPOINT HC LIMITED is verified by company number 12224279.
VSPG HOUSING LTD
91% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £3,500,000 shared framework award value; no supplier-level allocation published GBP · Verified supplier named on active framework award record
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Award 1 is valued at £3,500,000 and names CAREPOINT HC LIMITED and VSPG HOUSING LTD. VSPG HOUSING LTD is verified by company number 13835060.
CAREPOINT HC LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 2 · Lots 1 · £716,833 maximum, not guaranteed GBP · Verified supplier named on active call-off award record
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Award 2 names CAREPOINT HC LIMITED, has value £716,833, and is status active. The notice description states that the award value is the maximum and is not guaranteed.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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The tender record has status "complete" and lot 1 has status "complete".
Call-off award status
96% confidenceActive award record
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OCDS award 2 is status "active" and dated 23 September 2026.
Signature position
98% confidenceNot explicitly confirmed
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The call-off includes a futureSignatureDate milestone scheduled for 8 October 2026; no signed-contract confirmation is supplied.
Call-off contract period
96% confidence8 October 2026 to 4 October 2031
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Award 2 contractPeriod lists startDate 2026-10-08 and endDate 2031-10-04.
VALUES
Published values explained
Framework award value
90% confidence£3,500,000
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Extracted award 1 has value_amount 3500000 GBP.
Call-off award value
99% confidence£716,833 maximum; not guaranteed
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OCDS award 2 value is £716,833. The notice description says the value is the maximum and is not guaranteed.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Preliminary market engagement notice
98% confidence19 May 2026
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Release history lists preliminary market engagement notice 045917-2026 dated 19 May 2026.
Tender notice
98% confidence28 July 2026
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Release history lists tender notice 071249-2026 dated 28 July 2026.
Framework award date
90% confidence22 September 2026
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Extracted award 1 has award_date 2026-09-22.
Call-off award date
98% confidence23 September 2026
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OCDS award 2 date and extracted award 2 award_date are 23 September 2026.
Latest award notice publication
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Award notice 095429-2026 was published on 8 October 2026.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceEmpty homes leasing programme call-off
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The title is "Call-off Contract for Empty GM Empty Homes Leasing Programme".
Property volume
99% confidenceMinimum 20 and maximum 32 properties
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The description states the delivery partner will deliver a minimum of 20 and maximum of 32 properties.
Service classification
97% confidenceOther community, social and personal services (CPV 98000000)
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Award 2 item carries CPV 98000000.
Delivery geography
96% confidenceUK regions UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ and UKK
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Award 2 lists delivery addresses in those regions.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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The tender record states procurementMethod "open" and procurementMethodDetails "Open procedure".
Procurement regime
97% confidenceLight-touch regime
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The tender specialRegime field lists "lightTouch".
Competition and evaluation information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published data
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No bid count, tenderer list, score, ranking, price evaluation or award rationale is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Call-off duration
96% confidenceApproximately 5 years
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The listed period runs from 8 October 2026 to 4 October 2031.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published data
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No extension or option terms are included.
Call-off value basis
99% confidenceMaximum and non-guaranteed
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The notice description explicitly states that the award value is the maximum and is not guaranteed.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceThe £716,833 call-off ceiling does not represent a guaranteed spend
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The notice states that the award value is the maximum and is not guaranteed.
Framework-to-call-off relationship
99% confidenceThe call-off cites the GM Empty Homes TA Leasing Programme Services Framework Contract Notice 2026/S 000-071249
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The call-off description explicitly references that framework contract notice.
Supplier allocation
96% confidenceCarepoint HC Limited is the named supplier for Call-off Contract 1; the source does not state whether further call-offs will be made or how any framework work is allocated
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Award 2 names only CAREPOINT HC LIMITED, while award 1 names two suppliers.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Multiple award records
98% confidenceThe supplied dataset contains both a £3.5m framework award and a £716,833 call-off award under the same lot; they are reported separately
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Extracted awards 1 and 2 have different titles, dates and values.
Shared framework value
99% confidenceThe £3.5m framework value is not allocated between Carepoint HC Limited and VSPG Housing Ltd
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Award 1 names both suppliers but provides no individual supplier value split.
Contract execution
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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A scheduled future signature milestone is supplied, but no explicit confirmation of signature or execution is present.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceAll named suppliers are verified by supplied Companies House company-number matches
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Supplier verification status is verified for all three award-supplier records.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied data contains two distinct award records—a £3.5m framework award and a £716,833 call-off—and does not provide a full documentary explanation of their relationship beyond the call-off’s framework reference.
- The £3.5m framework value is shared across two named suppliers and cannot be attributed to either supplier individually.
- No explicit signed-contract confirmation is supplied; the future signature milestone must not be read as evidence of execution.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tenderer numbers, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing detail, lot title or description, individual lot value, extension terms and renewal options.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Rochdale Borough CouncilCarepoint HC LimitedVSPG Housing Ltdempty homes leasingGM Empty Homes TA Leasing Programmecontract awardcall-off contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named for the Empty Homes Leasing Programme call-off?
Carepoint HC Limited is named for Call-off Contract 1.
What is the call-off value?
The published call-off value is £716,833, stated to be a maximum and not guaranteed.
Has the contract been confirmed as signed?
No explicit signature confirmation is supplied. The record contains a signature milestone scheduled for 8 October 2026.
Who is named on the related framework award record?
Carepoint HC Limited and VSPG Housing Ltd are named. The £3.5m framework value is not split between them in the supplied data.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.