Notice Information
Notice Title
Community and Accommodation Based Support Framework (CABS)
Notice Description
Community and Accommodation Based Support Framework (CABS) for Gloucestershire County Council. The services are for the provision of safe Community and Accommodation Based Support services for people in vulnerable circumstances. The upper limit for the full term of the new CABS framework is PS200M ex VAT (PS110m for Gloucester County Council and an anticipated spend of PS90m for partner organisations).
Lot Information
Community Based Support
Under this Lot, Providers will be commissioned to deliver support services for individual service users to remain living independently and safely in their homes as described in the overarching Framework Specification and Lot 1- Supplementary Community Based Service Specification
Options: To be confirmed
Renewal: 3 years plus option to extend for 5 years (3+5 = 8 years) This is an 8-year Framework.
Accommodation Based SupportUnder this Lot, Providers will be commissioned to deliver accommodation-based support for the specific purpose of preparing service users for independent living as described in the overarching Framework Specification and Lot 2- Supplementary Accommodation Based Service Specification.
Options: To be confirmed
Renewal: 3 years plus option to extend for 5 years (3+5 = 8 years) This is an 8-year Framework.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059193
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052909-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender 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
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £200,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- £200,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Sep 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 6 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Dec 2025 - 30 Nov 2028 3-4 years
- 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
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- rhiannon.wardle@gloucestershire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLOUCESTER
- Postcode
- GL1 2TG
- Post Town
- Gloucester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK73 Gloucestershire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLK13 Gloucestershire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Gloucester
- Electoral Ward
- Westgate
- Westminster Constituency
- Gloucester
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052909-2025
1st September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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