This public procurement record has 6 releases in its history.

TenderUpdate

27 Aug 2026 at 12:50

TenderUpdate

17 Jul 2026 at 10:40

Award

10 Jan 2025 at 13:07

Award

03 Oct 2024 at 15:33

Award

09 Jul 2024 at 11:43

Tender

03 Jul 2024 at 09:51

Summary of the contracting process

Staffordshire County Council procured community-based day opportunities for people aged 16 and over with learning disabilities, autistic spectrum conditions, mental ill health, acquired brain injuries, physical disabilities, sensory impairments and/or behaviours that challenge. The requirement also covers people with physical or sensory disabilities. Services are health, social work and wider community, social and personal services (CPV 85000000 and 98000000), delivered in Staffordshire. The arrangement is intended to support individuals through community-based daytime opportunities and to provide the Council with suppliers for new arrangements and competitively sourced spot-purchased services. This is a social care and supported-services opportunity for providers able to work directly with adults and young people with complex support needs in community settings.

The procurement has been awarded through a Light Touch Regime Dynamic Purchasing System using a two-stage selective restricted procedure. The tender was marked complete, and its single lot was cancelled, but three call-off awards under the arrangement are active. Andrusida Care Limited received awards of £53,352.96, signed 31 March 2024, and £6,900.95, signed 30 June 2024. 1 Step Beyond Support LTD received an award of £1,041.47, signed 30 September 2024. The original estimated value was £25,000,000. The arrangement was extended to 23 February 2029. Sixteen, three and two bids were recorded for the reported awards. Evaluation was based on price, with electronic submission in English and no variants allowed.

This procurement demonstrates continuing demand from Staffordshire County Council for community-based daytime support across a broad range of disability, neurodiversity, mental health and acquired-injury needs. Suppliers well placed to compete when comparable requirements return will have experience designing and delivering person-centred activities, community participation and structured daytime support for people aged 16 and over. Credible providers will need the staffing, safeguarding arrangements, operational capacity and specialist skills to support individuals with varying needs, including behaviours that challenge. The awards also show that the Council uses a dynamic purchasing route and makes separate call-offs, so providers able to respond to individual service requirements and compete on price may be suited to this market. Experience delivering social care or community support in Staffordshire would be relevant.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Community Based Day Opportunities

Notice Description

The Council invites Suppliers to join a Light Touch Regime Dynamic Purchasing System (LTR DPS) for Community Based Day Opportunities.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Council invites suppliers to join a Light Touch Regime Dynamic Purchasing System (LTR DPS) for the provision of Community Based Day Opportunities for Individuals with a Learning Disabilities, Autistic Spectrum Conditions, Mental Ill Health, Acquired Brain Injuries, Physical Disabilities, Sensory Impairments and/ or Behaviours that Challenge (aged 16+). This LTR DPS is a two-stage process and is run as an electronic process using the Council's eSourcing solution Proactis. This process follows the 'Light Touch Regime' in accordance with Regulation 74 and the principles of the DPS procedures as set out in Regulation 34 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The Council will utilise this LTR DPS for new Community Based Day Opportunities arrangements and may using its absolute discretion also undertake a competitive process to formally call for competition current spot purchased arrangements via the DPS. The closing date to join the DPS is 8th March 2025 . Interested suppliers should register on the Proactis e-tendering system: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login and then register an interest in this opportunity (CPV code is 85000000 Health and social work services).

Options: The initial period is 09/03/2020 to 08/03/2023 with 2 x 12 month options to extend - therefore options may be taken up for the period 09/03/2023 to 08/03/2024 and 09/03/2024 to 08/03/2025. The options will be exercised at the discretion of the County Council and the Council reserves the right to further extend the LTR DPS in line with Public Contract Regulations.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-047a0a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081733-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
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

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£25,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£25,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£61,293 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
8 Mar 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Mar 20242 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Staffordshire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
STAFFORD
Postcode
ST16 2DH
Postcode Area
Stoke-on-Trent
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG24 Staffordshire CC
Delivery Location
TLG24 Staffordshire CC

Local Authority
Stafford
Electoral Ward
Forebridge
Westminster Constituency
Stafford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Andrusida Care Limited

1 Step Beyond Support LTD

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