Award

Community Care Inform Adults - Supported Partner Subscription

  • West Northamptonshire Council

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-056688

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-059a9a

Published 15 September 2025, 4:12pm



Scope

Reference

CCI-AP-May25-WestNorthHants-Adults

Description

This procurement is for a 3-year subscription agreement between West Northamptonshire Council (Adults' Services) and Community Care Inform for the provision of Community Care Inform Adults at Supported Partner level.

The service provides access to specialist resources, guidance, and tools for adult social care professionals.

The subscription will be invoiced annually as follows:

May 2025 - £18,074

May 2026 - £18,074

May 2027 - £18,074

Total contract value: £54,222 (exclusive of VAT).

The supplier is MA Education & Music Ltd, part of the Mark Allen Group. (1140000382 )


Contract 1. Community Care Inform Adults - Supported Partner Subscription

Supplier

Contract value

  • £54,222 excluding VAT
  • £65,066.40 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Award decision date

8 May 2025

Earliest date the contract will be signed

15 September 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 15 September 2025 to 9 May 2028
  • 2 years, 7 months, 25 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
  • 80000000 - Education and training services
  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

Contract locations

  • UKC - North East (England)
  • UKD - North West (England)
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
  • UKH - East of England
  • UKI - London
  • UKJ - South East (England)
  • UKK - South West (England)

Information about tenders

  • 3 tenders received
  • 3 tenders assessed in the final stage:
    • 0 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 2 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - limited competition


Supplier

MA Education and Music Ltd

St Jude's Church, Dulwich Road

London

SE24 0PB

United Kingdom

Telephone: 01722 716997

Email: maria.thick@markallengroup.com

Region: UKI45 - Lambeth

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1. Community Care Inform Adults - Supported Partner Subscription


Contracting authority

West Northamptonshire Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGDV-8944-CMBP

Angel Street

Northampton

NN1 1ED

United Kingdom

Region: UKF24 - West Northamptonshire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government