Notice Information
Notice Title
Tender for the Provision of Respite Services for the Care Agency (Negotiated procedure without the prior publication)
Notice Description
The provision of respite care for children and young adults with learning disabilities and supported needs together with other Service Users for which respite services may be relevant Additional information: Gibraltar does not participate in the Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) under the World Trade Organization (WTO). HM Government of Gibraltar therefore reserves the right to consider only those bids from eligible tenderers in Gibraltar, the UK, or a country or territory covered by a trade agreement extending to Gibraltar that contains relevant procurement provisions. The services were awarded under the Negotiated Procedure without prior publication on the grounds that the previous open procedure under the Light Touch Regime had not received compliant offers
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-79bf9af7-9e1f-46a1-8543-c308eef4ea69
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e6b9b095-793c-42cc-a744-c4f0b194d68a
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,350,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £1,250,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 21 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 25 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 6 Oct 2025 - 6 Oct 2028 3-4 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
- HM GOVERNMENT OF GIBRALTAR
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Carlos Banderas
- Contact Email
- carlos.banderas@careagency.gov.gi
- Contact Phone
- +35020078528
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GIBRALTAR
- Postcode
- GX11 1AA
- Post Town
- Not specified
- Country
- Not specified
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- Not specified
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- Not specified
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- Not specified
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Not specified
- Electoral Ward
- Not specified
- Westminster Constituency
- Not specified
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e6b9b095-793c-42cc-a744-c4f0b194d68a
26th September 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/721c4edf-f3c7-44be-9514-54dec42d993b
22nd April 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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