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title: "Shared Lives Services in Buckinghamshire"
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# Shared Lives Services in Buckinghamshire

Buyer: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051d4f

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## Summary

Buckinghamshire Council, a public authority operating at the sub-central government level, initiated a procurement process for the delivery of Shared Lives Services in Buckinghamshire. Located in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire Council aimed to expand support services over the next 5 to 7 years, targeting health and social work services under the CPV codes 85000000 and 85300000. The tender, initially planned and then opened through an open procedure, was ultimately cancelled as of 3rd October 2025 as per the tender cancellation notice. The procurement process included phases such as planning beginning on 22nd May 2025, tender submission deadline on 7th July 2025, and the potential contract starting on 5th January 2026. The procurement was valued at £10,538,000, with a focus on developing live-in, short break, and day support arrangements for various supported care programs.

This tender presented significant opportunities for businesses specializing in innovative health and social work services that could adeptly deliver and scale such support systems. Ideal candidates included providers with experience in managing Shared Lives, supported lodgings, or fostering services, and those capable of partnering with local authorities to expand service offerings. Companies with a robust marketing strategy for recruiting and training self-employed carers, experience in securing regulatory compliance, and the ability to facilitate comprehensive support to individuals with diverse needs would find this contract beneficial for business growth. The contract also allowed for growth in capability and presence within the UK's care service industry, offering a lucrative long-term opportunity, despite its eventual cancellation.

## Notice

Buckinghamshire Council is seeking to contract with an innovative Provider to deliver and expand the Shared Lives Service in Buckinghamshire. The Provider will take over the existing service and work with the Council to realise it's growth ambitions to significantly increase the number of Live-In, Short Break and Day Support Arrangements available for Individuals over the next 5 -7 years. The Provider will implement a successful marketing strategy to recruit and train a pool of self-employed Carers who are able to deliver care and support services to Individuals with a wide range of social care and health needs who require varying intensities of support. The Provider should be able to demonstrate experience of managing a Shared Lives, supported lodgings or fostering service as well as strong partnership working with a Local Authority, particularly around service expansion. The Provider will aim to make Shared Lives the ' first choice' for Social Care Workers, Individuals and their Families in Buckinghamshire when considering types of care and support for an Individual. What is Shared Lives Shared Lives enable Individuals, with assessed eligible social care and health needs, the opportunity to live and/ or to be supported in the households of carefully selected, trained and approved Carers. Together, the person needing support, and the Carer, share the Carer's domestic, family and community life. The individuals will be supported and enabled by the Carer to achieve and maintain as much independence as possible and to live meaningful and fulfilling lives in line with their individual choices and ambitions. The Service supports a range of Individuals with varying levels of needs across a range of care cohorts including, but not limited to older people, people with mental health needs including dementia, those with a physical disability or sensory impairment, learning disabilities, autism, neurodivergences, care leavers, people recovering from addictions and people fleeing domestic violence. The Council requires the delivery of the following types of Shared Lives services: * Live-in: an Individual with support needs lives with a Carer and their family (this is sometimes referred to as "long term"). * Short Break: an Individual stays with their chosen Carer on a regular basis, from one night to several weeks. * Day Support: an Individual receives support from their Carer during the day. The Carer's home is used as a base for community activities. Contractual Conditions: The Provider must be registered with the CQC for the regulated activity of personal care. The Provider will maintain an annual membership to Shared Lives Plus for the Service and each Carer. The contract is for 5 years with a 2-year extension option. The start date of the contract will be5th January 2026. TUPE may apply to this contract.

### Lot Information

Lot LOT-0001

Renewal: Option to extend for up to two years after initial term

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062295-2025 |
| Notice type | UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Jul 2025 |
| Future notice date | 30 May 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 5 Jan 2026 - 4 Jan 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £10,538,000 |
| Lots value | £10,538,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Cancelled |
| Contracts status | Cancelled |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | Missing |
| Locality | AYLESBURY |
| Post town | Hemel Hempstead |
| Postcode | HP19 8FF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ13 Buckinghamshire |
| Local authority | Buckinghamshire |
| Electoral ward | Aylesbury North West |
| Westminster constituency | Aylesbury |
| Delivery location | TLJ13 Buckinghamshire |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 3 Oct 2025 at 15:20 - TenderCancellation - UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062295-2025
- 6 Jun 2025 at 13:34 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030630-2025
- 30 May 2025 at 09:58 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028701-2025
- 22 May 2025 at 11:17 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024705-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062295-2025
  3rd October 2025 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030630-2025
  6th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028701-2025
  30th May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024705-2025
  22nd May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/buckinghamshire-council

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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