Notice Information
Notice Title
Framework for Supported Living Services for Adults (Phase 1 - Building based schemes with multiple tenants)
Notice Description
Supported Living Services for adult individuals with Learning Disabilities, Autism and/or Mental Health Support Needs
Lot Information
Acorn House
Building based Supported Living containing 14 tenancies for people with Standard support needs. The setting contains communal areas accessed by all tenants. Required services are set out in a detailed Service Specification and a sample of Pen Pictures relating to current tenants
Options: None
Renewal: 2 x options to extend by 12 months, conditional on satisfactory performance of services
Kirkdale HouseBuilding based Supported Living containing 23 tenancies for people with Complex support needs. The setting contains communal areas accessed by all tenants. Required services are set out in a detailed Service Specification and a sample of Pen Pictures relating to current tenants
Options: None
Renewal: 2 x options to extend by 12 months, conditional on satisfactory performance of services
Planning Information
This Preliminary Market is intended to alert the Market that a tender is planned to be published and to allow time to register on the NEPO OPEN tendering portal (https://open-uk.org/) in advance of the publication date and to allow potential bidders the full tendering period to complete their bid.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d7b9
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015154-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85310000 - Social work services
85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £11,850,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £6,891,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £7,598,007 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Feb 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 8 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 7 Nov 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 6 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2026-02-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- STOCKTON ON TEES BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Mike Wray
- Contact Email
- corporateprocurement@stockton.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +441642526343
Buyer Location
- Locality
- STOCKTON ON TEES
- Postcode
- TS17 6BJ
- Post Town
- Cleveland
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC3 Tees Valley
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
- Delivery Location
- TLC11 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
-
- Local Authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Electoral Ward
- Mandale & Victoria
- Westminster Constituency
- Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015154-2026
19th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072051-2025
7th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070000-2025
31st October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://open-uk.org/
Framework for Supported Living services - Larger Building-based schemes and Provider owned schemes Project # OPEN20251912
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
{
"tag": [
"compiled"
],
"id": "ocds-h6vhtk-05d7b9-2026-02-19T11:29:11Z",
"date": "2026-02-19T11:29:11Z",
"ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-05d7b9",
"initiationType": "tender",
"parties": [
{
"id": "GB-PPON-PCVQ-6435-GNMW",
"name": "Stockton on Tees Borough Council",
"identifier": {
"scheme": "GB-PPON",
"id": "PCVQ-6435-GNMW"
},
"address": {
"streetAddress": "Dunedin House, Columbia Drive, Thornaby",
"locality": "Stockton on Tees",
"postalCode": "TS17 6BJ",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom",
"region": "UKC11"
},
"contactPoint": {
"name": "Mike Wray",
"email": "corporateprocurement@stockton.gov.uk",
"telephone": "+441642526343"
},
"roles": [
"buyer"
],
"details": {
"classifications": [
{
"id": "publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment",
"scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE",
"description": "Public authority - sub-central government"
}
]
}
},
{
"id": "GB-COH-02225727",
"name": "COMMUNITY INTEGRATED CARE",
"identifier": {
"scheme": "GB-COH",
"id": "02225727"
},
"additionalIdentifiers": [
{
"scheme": "GB-PPON",
"id": "PPNP-8326-VVBP"
}
],
"address": {
"streetAddress": "2 Old Market Court",
"locality": "Widnes",
"postalCode": "WA8 7SP",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom",
"region": "UKD71"
},
"roles": [
"tenderer"
],
"details": {
"url": "http://www.c-i-c.co.uk",
"scale": "large",
"vcse": false
}
},
{
"id": "GB-COH-10403352",
"name": "PARTNERS 4 CARE LIMITED",
"identifier": {
"scheme": "GB-COH",
"id": "10403352"
},
"additionalIdentifiers": [
{
"scheme": "GB-PPON",
"id": "PMQZ-5395-THTX"
}
],
"address": {
"streetAddress": "Durham Tees Valley Business Centre Suite 40",
"locality": "Stockton-On-Tees",
"postalCode": "TS19 0GA",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom",
"region": "UKC11"
},
"roles": [
"tenderer"
],
"details": {
"url": "https://partners4care.co.uk",
"scale": "sme",
"vcse": false
}
},
{
"id": "GB-COH-IP27440R",
"name": "CREATIVE SUPPORT LIMITED",
"identifier": {
"scheme": "GB-COH",
"id": "IP27440R"
},
"additionalIdentifiers": [
{
"scheme": "GB-MPR",
"id": "27440R"
}
],
"address": {
"streetAddress": "Wellington House, 131 Wellington Road South",
"locality": "Stockport",
"postalCode": "SK1 3TS",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom",
"region": "UKD35"
},
"contactPoint": {
"email": "tenders.email@creativesupport.co.uk"
},
"roles": [
"supplier",
"tenderer"
],
"details": {
"url": "https://www.creativesupport.co.uk",
"scale": "large",
"vcse": true,
"publicServiceMissionOrganization": false,
"shelteredWorkshop": false
},
"control": {
"description": "None"
}
}
],
"buyer": {
"id": "GB-PPON-PCVQ-6435-GNMW",
"name": "Stockton on Tees Borough Council"
},
"planning": {
"milestones": [
{
"id": "engagement",
"type": "engagement",
"description": "This Preliminary Market is intended to alert the Market that a tender is planned to be published and to allow time to register on the NEPO OPEN tendering portal (https://open-uk.org/) in advance of the publication date and to allow potential bidders the full tendering period to complete their bid.",
"dueDate": "2025-11-07T23:59:59Z",
"status": "scheduled"
}
],
"documents": [
{
"id": "070000-2025",
"documentType": "marketEngagementNotice",
"noticeType": "UK2",
"description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
"url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070000-2025",
"datePublished": "2025-10-31T10:55:21Z",
"format": "text/html"
}
]
},
"tender": {
"id": "OPEN20251912",
"legalBasis": {
"id": "2023/54",
"scheme": "UKPGA",
"uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents"
},
"title": "Framework for Supported Living Services for Adults (Phase 1 - Building based schemes with multiple tenants)",
"description": "Supported Living Services for adult individuals with Learning Disabilities, Autism and/or Mental Health Support Needs",
"items": [
{
"id": "1",
"additionalClassifications": [
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "85310000",
"description": "Social work services"
}
],
"deliveryAddresses": [
{
"region": "UKC11",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
{
"region": "UKC11",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
}
],
"relatedLot": "1"
},
{
"id": "2",
"additionalClassifications": [
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "85310000",
"description": "Social work services"
}
],
"deliveryAddresses": [
{
"region": "UKC11",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
}
],
"relatedLot": "2"
}
],
"mainProcurementCategory": "services",
"aboveThreshold": true,
"techniques": {
"hasFrameworkAgreement": true,
"frameworkAgreement": {
"maximumParticipants": 2,
"method": "withoutReopeningCompetition",
"periodRationale": "Light Touch Services - Continuity of Care and Support services for vulnerable adults",
"type": "closed",
"description": "Schemes will be identified as Standard or Complex and an hourly rate will be paid based on Core Shared day hours, Core nightime hours and identified individual support hours identified as being needed through a Care Act Social Care Assessment undertaken by a social care professional. The selection process for the award of contracts will be a professional assessment of the most suitable available supported living accommodation available."
}
},
"lots": [
{
"id": "1",
"suitability": {
"sme": true,
"vcse": true
},
"contractPeriod": {
"startDate": "2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00",
"endDate": "2029-03-31T23:59:59+01:00",
"maxExtentDate": "2031-03-31T23:59:59+01:00"
},
"hasRenewal": true,
"status": "complete",
"title": "Acorn House",
"description": "Building based Supported Living containing 14 tenancies for people with Standard support needs. The setting contains communal areas accessed by all tenants. Required services are set out in a detailed Service Specification and a sample of Pen Pictures relating to current tenants",
"value": {
"amountGross": 1836000,
"amount": 1836000,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"awardCriteria": {
"criteria": [
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Highest Scoring Tender",
"description": "Criteria 1. CQC Registration and local office Pass/Fail Criteria 2. Transition and Mobilisation = 25% Criteria 3. Communal Living Acorn House & Kirkdale House (including wellbeing) = 20% Criteria 4. Delivering a person-centred service = 15% Criteria 5. Promoting independence = 10% Criteria 6. Workforce availability, support, training and development = 10% Criteria 7. Case Study = 15% Criteria 8. Social Value in the Local Community = 5%",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 100,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
}
]
},
"renewal": {
"description": "2 x options to extend by 12 months, conditional on satisfactory performance of services"
},
"hasOptions": true,
"options": {
"description": "None"
}
},
{
"id": "2",
"title": "Kirkdale House",
"description": "Building based Supported Living containing 23 tenancies for people with Complex support needs. The setting contains communal areas accessed by all tenants. Required services are set out in a detailed Service Specification and a sample of Pen Pictures relating to current tenants",
"status": "complete",
"value": {
"amountGross": 5055000,
"amount": 5055000,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"awardCriteria": {
"criteria": [
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Highest Scoring Tender",
"description": "Criteria 1. CQC Registration and local office Pass/Fail Criteria 2. Transition and Mobilisation = 25% Criteria 3. Communal Living Acorn House & Kirkdale House (including wellbeing) = 20% Criteria 4. Delivering a person-centred service = 15% Criteria 5. Promoting independence = 10% Criteria 6. Workforce availability, support, training and development = 10% Criteria 7. Case Study = 15% Criteria 8. Social Value in the Local Community = 5%",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 100,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
}
]
},
"suitability": {
"sme": true,
"vcse": true
},
"contractPeriod": {
"startDate": "2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00",
"endDate": "2029-03-31T23:59:59+01:00",
"maxExtentDate": "2031-03-31T23:59:59+01:00"
},
"hasRenewal": true,
"renewal": {
"description": "2 x options to extend by 12 months, conditional on satisfactory performance of services"
},
"hasOptions": true,
"options": {
"description": "None"
}
}
],
"communication": {
"futureNoticeDate": "2025-11-07T23:59:59Z"
},
"status": "complete",
"value": {
"amountGross": 11850000,
"amount": 11850000,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"procurementMethod": "open",
"procurementMethodDetails": "Open procedure",
"submissionMethodDetails": "https://open-uk.org/",
"submissionTerms": {
"electronicSubmissionPolicy": "allowed",
"languages": [
"en"
]
},
"tenderPeriod": {
"endDate": "2025-12-08T12:00:00Z"
},
"enquiryPeriod": {
"endDate": "2025-12-01T17:00:00Z"
},
"awardPeriod": {
"endDate": "2025-12-16T23:59:59Z"
},
"lotDetails": {
"awardCriteriaDetails": "Lots 1 & 2, Highest Scoring Tender, conditional on bidder not being excluded or excludable, Providing details of Core Information via the Central Digital Platform and fulfilling Conditions of Participation Lots 3 to 6, Direct Award, conditional on bidder not being excluded or excludable, Providing details of Core Information via the Central Digital Platform and fulfilling Conditions of Participation"
},
"documents": [
{
"id": "conflictOfInterest",
"documentType": "conflictOfInterest",
"description": "Not published"
},
{
"id": "L-1",
"documentType": "biddingDocuments",
"description": "Framework for Supported Living services - Larger Building-based schemes and Provider owned schemes Project # OPEN20251912",
"url": "https://open-uk.org/"
},
{
"id": "L-2",
"documentType": "technicalSpecifications",
"description": "Framework for Supported Living services - Larger Building-based schemes and Provider owned schemes Project # OPEN20251912",
"url": "https://open-uk.org/"
},
{
"id": "072051-2025",
"documentType": "tenderNotice",
"noticeType": "UK4",
"description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender",
"url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072051-2025",
"datePublished": "2025-11-07T13:37:59Z",
"format": "text/html"
}
],
"hasRecurrence": true,
"recurrence": {
"dates": [
{
"startDate": "2026-02-01T23:59:59Z"
}
]
},
"contractTerms": {
"financialTerms": "4-weekly payment cycle"
},
"riskDetails": "Unknown risk relating to regulation of activity",
"specialRegime": [
"lightTouch"
]
},
"language": "en",
"bids": {
"details": [
{
"id": "1",
"status": "valid",
"tenderers": [
{
"id": "GB-COH-IP27440R",
"name": "CREATIVE SUPPORT LIMITED"
}
],
"relatedLots": [
"2"
]
},
{
"id": "2",
"status": "valid",
"tenderers": [
{
"id": "GB-COH-02225727",
"name": "COMMUNITY INTEGRATED CARE"
}
],
"relatedLots": [
"2"
]
},
{
"id": "3",
"status": "valid",
"tenderers": [
{
"id": "GB-COH-10403352",
"name": "PARTNERS 4 CARE LIMITED"
}
],
"relatedLots": [
"2"
]
}
],
"statistics": [
{
"id": "1",
"measure": "bids",
"value": 6,
"relatedLot": "2"
},
{
"id": "2",
"measure": "bids",
"value": 6,
"relatedLot": "1"
},
{
"id": "3",
"measure": "finalStageBids",
"value": 3,
"relatedLot": "1"
},
{
"id": "4",
"measure": "smeFinalStageBids",
"value": 1,
"relatedLot": "1"
},
{
"id": "5",
"measure": "vcseFinalStageBids",
"value": 2,
"relatedLot": "1"
},
{
"id": "6",
"measure": "finalStageBids",
"value": 3,
"relatedLot": "2"
},
{
"id": "7",
"measure": "smeFinalStageBids",
"value": 1,
"relatedLot": "2"
},
{
"id": "8",
"measure": "vcseFinalStageBids",
"value": 1,
"relatedLot": "2"
}
]
},
"awards": [
{
"id": "1",
"title": "Supported Living Services - Kirkdale House",
"status": "pending",
"date": "2026-02-06T00:00:00Z",
"value": {
"amountGross": 5526941,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"mainProcurementCategory": "services",
"aboveThreshold": true,
"suppliers": [
{
"id": "GB-COH-IP27440R",
"name": "CREATIVE SUPPORT LIMITED"
}
],
"items": [
{
"id": "2",
"additionalClassifications": [
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "85311000",
"description": "Social work services with accommodation"
}
],
"deliveryAddresses": [
{
"region": "UKC11",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
}
],
"relatedLot": "2"
}
],
"standstillPeriod": {
"endDate": "2026-03-02T23:59:59Z"
},
"contractPeriod": {
"startDate": "2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00",
"endDate": "2029-03-31T23:59:59+01:00",
"maxExtentDate": "2031-03-31T23:59:59+01:00"
},
"hasRenewal": true,
"renewal": {
"description": "Framework Call off period will be extended on the basis that the performance of the Provider is satisfactory"
},
"relatedLots": [
"2"
],
"subcontracting": {
"subcontracts": [
{
"id": "1",
"mainContractors": [
{
"id": "GB-COH-IP27440R",
"name": "CREATIVE SUPPORT LIMITED"
}
],
"description": "None"
}
]
},
"documents": [
{
"id": "015154-2026",
"documentType": "awardNotice",
"noticeType": "UK6",
"description": "Contract award notice on Find a Tender",
"url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015154-2026",
"datePublished": "2026-02-19T11:29:11Z",
"format": "text/html"
}
],
"assessmentSummariesDateSent": "2026-02-09T00:00:00Z",
"milestones": [
{
"id": "1",
"type": "futureSignatureDate",
"dueDate": "2026-03-07T23:59:59Z",
"status": "scheduled"
}
]
},
{
"id": "2",
"title": "Acorn House Supported Living Scheme",
"status": "pending",
"date": "2026-02-06T00:00:00Z",
"value": {
"amountGross": 2071066,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"mainProcurementCategory": "services",
"aboveThreshold": true,
"suppliers": [
{
"id": "GB-COH-IP27440R",
"name": "CREATIVE SUPPORT LIMITED"
}
],
"items": [
{
"id": "1",
"additionalClassifications": [
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "85311000",
"description": "Social work services with accommodation"
}
],
"deliveryAddresses": [
{
"region": "UKC11",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
}
],
"relatedLot": "1"
}
],
"standstillPeriod": {
"endDate": "2026-03-02T23:59:59Z"
},
"contractPeriod": {
"startDate": "2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00",
"endDate": "2029-03-31T23:59:59+01:00",
"maxExtentDate": "2031-03-31T23:59:59+01:00"
},
"hasRenewal": true,
"renewal": {
"description": "The extensions will be taken based on satisfactory performance of the Provider"
},
"relatedLots": [
"1"
],
"subcontracting": {
"subcontracts": [
{
"id": "1",
"mainContractors": [
{
"id": "GB-COH-IP27440R",
"name": "CREATIVE SUPPORT LIMITED"
}
],
"description": "None"
}
]
},
"documents": [
{
"id": "015154-2026",
"documentType": "awardNotice",
"noticeType": "UK6",
"description": "Contract award notice on Find a Tender",
"url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015154-2026",
"datePublished": "2026-02-19T11:29:11Z",
"format": "text/html"
}
],
"assessmentSummariesDateSent": "2026-02-09T00:00:00Z",
"milestones": [
{
"id": "1",
"type": "futureSignatureDate",
"dueDate": "2026-03-15T23:59:59Z",
"status": "scheduled"
}
]
}
]
}