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Summary of the contracting process

Kirklees Council’s supported living services electronic marketplace arranges care and support for adults with eligible social care needs in Kirklees; NHS Kirklees may also use it, subject to approval. Services cover floating support in people’s own homes and support delivered in shared accommodation, helping people live as independently as possible, including access to community and social activities. The marketplace covers seven needs-based categories: learning disabilities and autism, mental health, personality disorder, complex physical or sensory impairment and long-term conditions, acquired brain injury, and drug or alcohol dependency. A specific competition also covers emergency accommodation for young adults aged 18–30 with learning disabilities and/or autism and behaviours that challenge, including property damage, sexualised behaviour, criminal activity, trauma and potential aggression.

The procurement is complete and has generated repeated awards through a restricted procedure and further competitions; quality accounted for 100% of the evaluation. The marketplace was planned to run from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2027, with extensions of up to five 12-month periods, potentially to 31 March 2032. The stated overall estimate is £70 million, including extensions; the two lots are each valued at £35 million. For the latest specific emergency-accommodation competition, Active Social Care was awarded the contract, valued at £1,918,958, signed on 9 October 2026. Other recorded competitions have awarded contracts to multiple providers, including Ability Options, Making Space and Compass Care Homes. The framework describes services as non-exclusive, with further competitions used to allocate particular requirements.

This buying pattern is relevant to specialist supported-living and social-care providers able to deliver services in Kirklees, including support in shared accommodation and people’s own homes. Credible suppliers need relevant experience with the particular service-user group and the capacity to provide safe, flexible support that promotes independence. The recorded emergency accommodation requirement highlights the need for capability with young adults with learning disabilities or autism whose needs may include challenging behaviour, trauma and potential aggression. Providers should be registered with the Care Quality Commission and deliver in line with its requirements; the stated threshold is a CQC rating of requires improvement or above. The buyer also requires safeguarding and health and safety policies, positive net worth, and substantial employers’, public liability and malpractice insurance. The stated location requirement is within 15 miles of the Kirklees boundary.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

KMCAS-125 - Electronic Market Place for Supported Living Services

Notice Description

**IMPORTANT - This notice is a duplication of FTS Notice 2022/S 000-003034 which was originally published on YORtender. This notice is to allow for award of further competitions from the EMP via the FTS System. Please note this is not a new notice** The Council of the Borough of Kirklees (the "Council") is conducting this procurement exercise, in accordance with the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102), and intends to establish an Electronic Market Place ("EMP") with Providers with relevant experience and ability to provide Supported Living Services on a non-exclusive basis to Adults with eligible Social Care needs for the Council. The EMP may be used by the Council and by the NHS Kirklees Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) (subject to CCG governance approval). The Council wishes to establish a Supported Living Services (SLS) EMP to replace the current Framework Agreement. As the current Framework Agreement does not allow new Providers to be able to join, the new SLS EMP will allow new Providers to join.

Lot Information

Lot 1 - Supported Living - Community Based

Further Competition Under the Electronic Market Place for Supported Living Services for Emergency Accommodation for People with a learning disability who have complex needs and behaviours - Pen Portrait 5. To provide a safe, supportive, and therapeutic environment for young adults (18-30) with learning disabilities and/or autism who exhibit behaviours that challenge, including property damage, sexualised behaviours, criminal activity, historic trauma, and potential for aggression. Young adults aged 18-30. Diagnosed with learning disability and/or autism (categories 1 and 2 from the supported Living EMP)

Lot 2 - Supported Living - Building Based

Kirklees Council wish to establish a Supported Living Services ("SLS") Provider Agreement to replace the current Framework Agreement which may also be used by the NHS Kirklees Clinical Commissioning Group ("CCG") (subject to CCG governance approval). As the current Framework arrangement does not allow new Providers to be able to join, the new SLS arrangement will in the format of an Electronic Market Place ("EMP") which will allow new Providers to join. A SLS Multi-Provider Agreement will be established and will allow the Council and the CCG to engage with suitably qualified Providers who will be able to deliver flexible services which will empower Service Users to live as independently as possible in their own home; this may include 1:1 support to access community activities and social activities. The majority of the care and support required through this SLS Provider Agreement will be Regulated Activity, requiring the Provider to be appropriately registered with the Care Quality Commission. There may be occasions where Non-Regulated Activities are required. Providers should assume they will be providing Regulated Activity. It is the responsibility of the Provider to ensure that they have checked the Care Quality Commission Regulation Guidance regarding what is Regulated Activity. Further details regarding the Services required are set out in the General Specification (see the procurement documents) and in the Terms and Conditions (see the procurement documents) The value of the Services to be awarded through this EMP is estimated to be approximately PS7,000,000.00 (seven million pounds) per annum. In order to meet its requirements the Council has divided the Services into two overarching Lots under which are seven distinct Categories. The Lots determine whether the requirement is to be delivered as floating support for people in their own homes or whether it is to be delivered to a number of Service Users based in shared accommodation. The distinct Categories mirror Service User Primary Care needs which allows Applicants (economic operators/tenderers) to identify and apply against the appropriate categories for their specialisms and ensures that the Council extends invitations to tender only to those qualified and capable Candidates with the correct experience and expertise for that Service User. Category Description: 1 - Learning Disabilities; borderline, mild, moderate to severe including profound and multiple disabilities and/or Autism and/or Mental Health with Behaviours that challenge Providers. 2 - Autism including those who identify as having Autism and those on the autistic spectrum such as Asperger's (self-diagnosed or diagnosed by a professional). 3 - Mental Health; enduring and severe 4 - Personality Disorder 5 - Complex physical and/or sensory impairment, long term health condition 6 - Acquired Brain Injury 7 - Persistent or Chronic Drug and alcohol dependencies Following the initial Request to Participate deadline, subsequent Requests to participate can be submitted at any time throughout the duration of the EMP but please note that evaluation of submitted Requests to Participate are only planned to take place on a quarterly basis. Additional information: Stated values are estimates and the contracting authority shall not be bound by such estimates nor should these be interpreted as an undertaking to purchase any services. This EMP is anticipated to run from 01 April 2022 to 31 March 2027 with the Council reserving the right to extend for up to five (5) further twelve (12) month periods, up to 31 March 2032.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f6c2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103649-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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
£70,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£70,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£41,921,044 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Nov 2026Today
Submission Deadline
31 Mar 20326 years to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Kirklees Council
Additional Buyers

NHS Kirklees CCG

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HUDDERSFIELD
Postcode
HD1 9EL
Postcode Area
Huddersfield
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees
Delivery Location
TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees

Local Authority
Kirklees
Electoral Ward
Newsome
Westminster Constituency
Huddersfield

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
25
Supplier Names

Compass Care Homes

Ability Options

Making Space

Active

Assist Home Care Ltd

Care Angels Batley

Catholic Care (Diocese of Leeds)

Choices Homecare

Home Group

Lifeways Community Care

St Annes

Avalon Group

Dependable Health Care Ltd

The Riverside Group Ltd

Solutions in Service

United Response

Caretech UK Ltd

Mencap in Kirklees

Bridgewood Trust

Alpha May Care First

Our TLC Limited

Amethyst Care & Support Group Limited

Connections Care Ltd

AV Support 247 Limited

Active Social Care

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