Notice Information
Notice Title
DPS for the Provision of Care, Support & Accommodation for Adults & Young People (16+), With Complex Learning Disabilities, Physical Disabilities & Mental Health Needs
Notice Description
Lot Information
Lot 1
This service is a dynamic purchasing system for the provision of care, support and accommodation services for adults and young people in transition to adulthood (16+), with complex learning disabilities, physical disabilities and mental health needs, including autism and challenging behaviour.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058780
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048592-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £505,871,417 £100M-£1B
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 29 Jul 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2025 - 31 Mar 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Not Specified
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Sharif Danesh
- Contact Email
- sharif.danesh@cheshireeast.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1270686592
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CREWE
- Postcode
- CW1 2JZ
- Post Town
- Crewe
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD6 Cheshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD62 Cheshire East
- Delivery Location
- TLD6 Cheshire
-
- Local Authority
- Cheshire East
- Electoral Ward
- Crewe Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Crewe and Nantwich
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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