Award

Ask AI about this notice

Summarise, research or assess it with AI

View Markdown

Share this notice

Send this contract to a colleague

021237-Commissioned Short Breaks - Group Activity (3)

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

23 Oct 2026 at 15:00

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

18 Aug 2026 at 09:27

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council commissioned group activity as part of its short breaks provision. The service is classified as health and social work services and is intended to provide short breaks through group activities. Delivery is in Greater Manchester. The procurement was managed by Star Procurement on the council’s behalf. The contract is for one service lot, covering the group activity requirement; no more detailed activity specification is included in the supplied information.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to LEARNACTIVE NW LTD on 23 October 2026. The awarded value is £168,500 excluding VAT (£202,200 including VAT). The contract period is 4 January 2027 to 3 April 2028, with a 12-month extension option. The council used an open competitive flexible procedure. Eight bids were received, and the three highest-scoring bidders were invited to interview. Evaluation weighted quality at 85% and price at 15%. The tender submission deadline was 14 September 2026 at 12:00, and the deadline for enquiries was 7 September 2026 at 17:00. Bids could be submitted electronically in English.

This award shows demand from Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council for commissioned group activities within short breaks provision. Suppliers looking to compete when this requirement returns should be able to deliver health and social care services through group-based activities in Greater Manchester. The award process placed substantially more weight on quality than price, so a credible competitor would need a strong service proposal demonstrating how activities meet the needs of people using short breaks, alongside a competitive cost. The three highest-scoring bidders proceeded to interview, making the ability to explain and evidence service quality important. The selected supplier is an SME, showing that a smaller provider was able to win this requirement.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Information

Notice Title

021237-Commissioned Short Breaks - Group Activity (3)

Notice Description

021237-Commissioned Short Breaks - Group Activity (3) Secondary

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e62f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100613-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
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
£168,750 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£168,750 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£168,500 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Oct 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
14 Sep 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Oct 20264 days ago
Contract Period
4 Jan 2027 - 3 Apr 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Tameside Metropolitan Borough 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
ASHTON UNDER LYNE
Postcode
OL6 0GS
Postcode Area
Oldham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD35 Greater Manchester South East
Delivery Location
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Local Authority
Tameside
Electoral Ward
St Peter's
Westminster Constituency
Ashton-under-Lyne

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

LEARNACTIVE NW LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

JSON Markdown

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.

Loading OCDS record...