Notice Information
Notice Title
Community Based Day Opportunities
Notice Description
Lincolnshire County Council is pleased to inform providers that an Invitation to Tender (ITT) has now been issued for the delivery of Community Based Day Opportunities (formerly referred to as Building-Based Day Care Services). This procurement is being undertaken in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 using the Open Procedure and will establish a Light Touch Open Framework for Community Based Day Opportunities across Lincolnshire. All procurement documents, including the ITT instructions, specification, and response documentation, are available via the Council's Tender Portal on Panacea. Providers wishing to bid must submit their tender submission electronically via the Tender Portal by the deadline stated above. Submissions received after the deadline will not be considered. Clarification questions must also be submitted through the Tender Portal and by the published clarification deadline.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-067ed4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032304-2026
- 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
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £13,600,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £13,600,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Apr 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 11 May 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 2-3 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
- LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LINCOLN
- Postcode
- LN1 1YL
- Post Town
- Lincoln
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF3 Lincolnshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF30 Lincolnshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLF3 Lincolnshire
-
- Local Authority
- Lincoln
- Electoral Ward
- Carholme
- Westminster Constituency
- Lincoln
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032304-2026
9th April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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