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Provision of a care cost tool for placements

London Borough of Merton

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21 Jul 2026 at 14:42

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Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Merton procured a secure online care cost tool for placements in adult social care. The tool, Care Cubed, was developed by IESE Innovation Limited and supports negotiations over placement costs for residential care and supported living. It provides a clear breakdown of fees based on each person’s assessed needs. Merton’s adult social care brokerage team uses the tool during negotiations with care providers, while the adult social care contracts team uses it for annual inflationary uplift discussions. This is a software supply service delivered in England, for a council based at the Civic Centre in Morden. The requirement is therefore relevant to providers of specialist social care pricing, placement-cost analysis or secure digital tools for public-sector care commissioning.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to IESE Innovation Limited through a direct award under G Cloud 14. The tender submission deadline was 26 June 2026, and the contract was awarded on that date. The awarded value is £34,000. The contract runs from 13 July 2026 to 12 July 2028. The procurement was classified as a software supply service and falls within services. The award is active, with one supplier selected. The requirement covers the provision of the care cost tool rather than a broader social care delivery contract. Its stated users are Merton’s adult social care brokerage and contracts teams, and its purpose is to support provider fee negotiations and annual inflationary uplift negotiations.

This award shows demand from Merton for secure, specialist software that can support evidence-based pricing discussions in residential care and supported living. Suppliers best placed for a comparable requirement would understand adult social care commissioning, placement costs, assessed care needs and negotiations with care providers. They would need to provide a dependable online tool that presents fee calculations clearly enough for brokerage and contract-management teams to use in negotiations and annual price reviews. Experience of secure handling of sensitive care-related information and of supplying software to councils would strengthen credibility. The opportunity was suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, while the selected supplier was an SME, indicating that a focused specialist business could compete for similar work.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of a care cost tool for placements

Notice Description

'Care cubed' is a secure online tool developed by IESE, which with negotiation of placement costs for residential care and supported living. It is used by the Council's adult social care brokerage team during provider negotiations by giving a clear breakdown of fees based on each person's assessed needs as well as the adult social care contracts team during the annual inflationary uplift negotiations with providers. Additional information: Contract awarded via G cloud 14

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-5e542360-e788-49b2-919c-9f17d7a087b8
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c659ce68-989b-4dd6-969c-d10a33d8fefa
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72268000 - Software supply services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£34,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£34,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Jun 20263 months ago
Contract Period
13 Jul 2026 - 12 Jul 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
London Borough of Merton
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MORDEN
Postcode
SM4 5DX
Postcode Area
Sutton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI6 Outer London - South
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Merton
Electoral Ward
Merton Park
Westminster Constituency
Wimbledon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

iESE Innovation Ltd

Further Information

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