Notice Information
Notice Title
Complex AWD Residential Framework reopening 2025
Notice Description
Essex County Council is seeking to procure a framework for the delivery of registered residential care services to adults with complex needs, with learning disabilities and/or autism. This is a re-opening exercise for the framework to identify new providers. The framework is for an initial period of 4 years from the initial contract award in March 2023, with the option to extend for a further two years. The framework is open to all providers (with or without existing residential services in Essex) and will not have a limit for the number of providers or homes. The closure date for the procurement process will be 12pm on 5th December 2025 and all procurement and contract documents can be viewed free of charge on ProContract - https://procontract.due-north.com/
Lot Information
Lot 1
Essex County Council is seeking to procure a framework for the delivery of registered residential care services to adults with complex needs, with learning disabilities and/or autism. This is a re-opening exercise for the framework to identify new providers. The framework is for an initial period of 4 years from the initial contract award in March 2023, with the option to extend for a further two years. The framework is open to all providers (with or without existing residential services in Essex) and will not have a limit for the number of providers or homes. The closure date for the procurement process will be 12pm on 5th December 2025 and all procurement and contract documents can be viewed free of charge on ProContract - https://procontract.due-north.com/
Renewal: The framework 1st tender round was held in July 2022, with this being a re-opening of this framework.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-035930
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069517-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £168,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- £168,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Oct 20252 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Dec 20253 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Mr Edward Broadbridge, Nick Green
- Contact Email
- edward.broadbridge@essex.gov.uk, nick.green@essex.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 333, +44 3330322165
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CHELMSFORD
- Postcode
- CM2 0PD
- Post Town
- Chelmsford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH3 Essex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH36 Heart of Essex
- Delivery Location
- TLH3 Essex
-
- Local Authority
- Chelmsford
- Electoral Ward
- Moulsham and Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Chelmsford
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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