Tender

Complex AWD Residential Framework reopening 2025

  • Essex County Council

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (prior information notice with call for competition)

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-069517

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-035930 (view related notices)

Published 29 October 2025, 4:06pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Essex County Council

County Hall, Market Road

Chelmsford

CM1 1QH

Contact

Mr Edward Broadbridge

Email

Edward.Broadbridge@essex.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 333

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH3 - Essex

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.essex.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.essex.gov.uk/

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://procontract.due-north.com/Register

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://procontract.due-north.com/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Complex AWD Residential Framework reopening 2025

Reference number

DN781682

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Essex County Council is seeking to procure a framework for the delivery of registered residential care services to adults with complex needs, with learning disabilities and/or autism. This is a re-opening exercise for the framework to identify new providers.

The framework is for an initial period of 4 years from the initial contract award in March 2023, with the option to extend for a further two years.

The framework is open to all providers (with or without existing residential services in Essex) and will not have a limit for the number of providers or homes. The closure date for the procurement process will be 12pm on 5th December 2025 and all procurement and contract documents can be viewed free of charge on ProContract - https://procontract.due-north.com/

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH3 - Essex

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Essex County Council is seeking to procure a framework for the delivery of registered residential care services to adults with complex needs, with learning disabilities and/or autism. This is a re-opening exercise for the framework to identify new providers.

The framework is for an initial period of 4 years from the initial contract award in March 2023, with the option to extend for a further two years.

The framework is open to all providers (with or without existing residential services in Essex) and will not have a limit for the number of providers or homes. The closure date for the procurement process will be 12pm on 5th December 2025 and all procurement and contract documents can be viewed free of charge on ProContract - https://procontract.due-north.com/

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £168,000,000

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Form of procedure

Open procedure

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-020815

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest

Date

5 December 2025

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice

London

Country

United Kingdom