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title: "CareCubed - National Care Costing Tool"
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buyer: "Stockton on Tees Borough Council"
published: "2026-09-04"
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# CareCubed - National Care Costing Tool

Buyer: Stockton on Tees Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f1f7

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083774-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £51,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Stockton on Tees Borough Council |
| Locality | STOCKTON ON TEES |
| Postcode area | Cleveland |
| Postcode | TS17 6BJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley |
| ITL 3 | TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees |
| Local authority | Stockton-on-Tees |
| Electoral ward | Mandale & Victoria |
| Westminster constituency | Middlesbrough and Thornaby East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | iESE Innovation Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 4 Sep 2026 at 10:16 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083774-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083774-2026
  4th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-21926

## Notice URLs

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

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