Tender

AC2228 - Community Based Services

WILTSHIRE COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

TenderCancellation

01 Dec 2025 at 16:25

TenderUpdate

14 Oct 2025 at 12:20

Tender

13 Oct 2025 at 17:48

Planning

19 May 2025 at 10:50

Summary of the contracting process

Wiltshire Council, a sub-central public authority based in Trowbridge, initiated the "AC2228 - Community Based Services" tender with the aim of developing a framework for purchasing social work services for adults and children across Wiltshire. The procurement process experienced a major update on 1st December 2025, when the council decided to cancel the tender and reissue it at a later date. This pivot followed considerations aligned with the Procurement Act 2023. The tender initially intended its contract period to start on 1st April 2026 and end by 31st March 2029, with potential re-openings in future years. The procurement was designed as an open procedure, under the "light touch" regime, ideally suited for organisations classified under EU service categories. The value of the tender was estimated around GBP 52 million net.

This tender presents a robust opportunity for businesses that are capable of providing high-quality, community-based social work services. Specifically, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as well as organisations with social enterprise credentials (VCSE), stand to benefit from participating due to the tender's adaptability to suit smaller, yet efficient, operations. The emphasis on social work services without accommodation caters to businesses within the UK, especially those with regional capabilities in the South West. As the framework offers lots focused on different care needs, companies with innovative care models, strong local knowledge, and the ability to provide sustainable services will find this opportunity particularly conducive to growth. Upon future reissuance, firms that engage in the preparatory market engagement activities will be well-positioned to shape and participate in the subsequent procurement rounds.

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Notice Title

AC2228 - Community Based Services

Notice Description

The Council is seeking to establish a Community Based Services Framework enabling the purchasing of services for Adults and Children in Wiltshire. The strategic direction to recommission all homecare in Wiltshire with the preferred option via a single joint framework, covering adults and children. The framework would offer a range of lots to cover all the Community Based service areas required

Lot Information

1

AC2359 - Home Care (Children and Adults)

Renewal: Mandatory re-openings for successive frameworks in years 3 and 5

2

AC2360 - Live in Care

Renewal: Mandatory re-openings for successive frameworks in years 3 and 5

3

AC2361 - Individual Service Fund

Renewal: Mandatory re-openings for successive frameworks in years 3 and 5

4

AC2362 - Supported Living

Renewal: Mandatory re-openings for successive frameworks in years 3 and 5

Planning Information

Engagement Process Description: This Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) Notice is being published to inform the wider supply chain, including both existing providers currently contracted with Wiltshire Council and new or prospective providers, that Wiltshire Council will be hosting a series of online and in-person market engagement events in preparation for an upcoming tender opportunity. Wiltshire Council invites all interested providers, including both existing contract holders and new market entrants with experience or interest in delivering community-based services to children and adults, to take part in this engagement. We are particularly interested in hearing from providers who have an active presence in Wiltshire or who are based in neighbouring local authority areas - such as Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Swindon, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, or Berkshire and who are able to deliver services locally. Providers with a CQC-registered office in Wiltshire or a neighbouring authority area will be especially well-placed to contribute to the development of a sustainable and responsive local service model. Attendance is limited to two persons per provider. The market engagement events will take place from May to July 2025. Full location and joining details will be provided upon receipt of a provider’s expression of interest. Please register your interest by emailing Joanna.denham@wiltshire.gov.uk with the subject line “AC2228 PME Registration”, ensuring your email is sent before the stated registration deadlines. Please note: This is a market engagement exercise only and may not necessarily lead to a future procurement process. Should a tender opportunity proceed, the route has not yet been determined. The information gathered during this engagement will help inform the development of any future procurement. Deadlines to Register Interest: • Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 12:00 PM (noon) – for 21st May Engagement • Friday 13th June 2025, 12:00 PM (noon) – for 17th June Engagement • Monday 14th July 2025, 12:00 PM (noon) – for 16th July Engagement Market Engagement Event Dates: • 21 May 2025 – 15:00 PM – 16:00 PM • 17 June 2025 – 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM • 16 July 2025 – 15:30 PM – 16:30 PM Location: Online – Microsoft Teams (link provided following registration) – 21st May 2025 & 16th July 2025

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0516bb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078631-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85312000 - Social work services without accommodation

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£52,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£52,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Dec 20252 months ago
Submission Deadline
12 Nov 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
14 Jul 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WILTSHIRE COUNCIL
Additional Buyers

MISSING

Contact Name
Amy-Jane Colderick
Contact Email
amy.colderick@wiltshire.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+441225716606

Buyer Location

Locality
TROWBRIDGE
Postcode
BA14 8JN
Post Town
Bath
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK72 Wiltshire
Delivery Location
TLK15 Wiltshire

Local Authority
Wiltshire
Electoral Ward
Trowbridge Central
Westminster Constituency
South West Wiltshire

Further Information

Notice Documents

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