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CareCubed - National Care Costing Tool

Stockton on Tees Borough Council

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04 Sep 2026 at 10:16

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council procured continued access to CareCubed Adults, an established care-costing and negotiation tool for adult social care. The service supports the council’s Strategic Procurement Brokerage Team in reviewing care fees and negotiating individual adult care packages. It provides a transparent, evidence-based method for engaging with care providers and determining care fees consistently. The requirement is for IT consultancy, software and support services, covering use of the CareCubed Adults calculator and its associated toolkit. Delivery covers England, including the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. The buyer is a sub-central public authority responsible for adult care procurement and fee reviews.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to IESE Innovation Ltd. Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council used a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition. The award is active and the contract was signed on 10 August 2026. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. Its value is £51,000 excluding VAT, or £62,200 including VAT. There was one completed lot. The award covers IT services, including consulting, software development, internet and support, for the CareCubed Adults tool. The service is intended to support care-fee reviews, negotiations for individual adult care packages, identification of savings on high-cost placements, value for money and consistent engagement with care providers. IESE Innovation Ltd is the selected supplier.

This procurement demonstrates established demand for specialist adult social-care costing software and support within local government. A credible future competitor would need a proven toolkit for calculating care costs, analysing individual adult care packages and supporting fee negotiations with care providers. The solution would need to produce transparent, evidence-based and consistent outputs that can withstand scrutiny from councils and providers. Experience of strategic procurement brokerage, adult social-care commissioning and high-cost placement reviews would be relevant. Suppliers should also be able to support public-sector users across England and show that their software and service can help identify savings while maintaining fair, robust relationships with care providers. The requirement favours established, scalable technology providers with implementation and ongoing support capability.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CareCubed - National Care Costing Tool

Notice Description

The CareCubed Adults calculator is an established and widely recognised toolkit used by numerous local authorities and care providers. It provides a transparent and evidence-based approach to care fee negotiations, supporting fair and consistent engagement with care providers. CareCubed Adults is currently utilised by the Strategic Procurement Brokerage Team to support care fee reviews and the negotiation of individual adult care packages. The continued use of the system will help identify opportunities to reduce the cost of high-cost placements, ensure value for money, and strengthen relationships with care providers by demonstrating a fair, robust, and transparent methodology for determining care fees.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f1f7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083774-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£51,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Stockton on Tees Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
STOCKTON ON TEES
Postcode
TS17 6BJ
Postcode Area
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Stockton-on-Tees
Electoral Ward
Mandale & Victoria
Westminster Constituency
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

iESE Innovation Ltd

Further Information

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