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Open raceNo supplier dominates: 4 different companies have won the last 5 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 5 comparable awards by this buyer in this sector over 5 years. Every verdict is recorded before the outcome and graded against the award notice. How we score ourselves.
Summary
Machine-generated summaryCentral Bedfordshire Council is appointing an experienced provider to deliver supported living services at Aldbanks. The service will offer high-quality, person-centred support to adults with eligible care and support needs, helping individuals maximise their independence, maintain their wellbeing and participate fully in their local community. The provider will work collaboratively with the Council, residents, families, health partners and other stakeholders to deliver safe, effective and outcome-focused support that promotes choice, control and independence. The procurement is run as a two-stage Competitive Flexible Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. At Stage One, suppliers complete a Participation and Selection Questionnaire, and the four highest-scoring qualified suppliers will be invited to submit a full tender response at Stage 2 via the In-Tend e-tendering system.
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- Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid.
- Documents in English.
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Source: Find a Tender Service (UK Cabinet Office / Crown Commercial Service)
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Last verified against Find a Tender Service (UK Cabinet Office / Crown Commercial Service) 2 hours ago
What this market pays
The buyer has too few awards of its own in this sector, so this is the range of the last 261 awards for Health & social work in United Kingdom.
- Median award
- €133,397
- Middle half of past awards
- €55,674 to €442,608
Find a Tender Service (UK Cabinet Office / Crown Commercial Service) publishes no value for this notice, so it has no mark on the scale. The official documents may state one.
Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.
The buyer
Full buyer profileCentral Bedfordshire Council
- notices in the register
- 61
- awards
- 48
- awarded in total
- €69,906
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 35
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 23%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 7%
Based on 44 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.
One dot per award, on the day it was signed, sized by its value. A ring is an award with no published value.
Who usually wins this buyer's contracts in this sector
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hope for 16 plus | 2 | Sep 2026 | |
| Allen Carr's EasyWay | 1 | Sep 2026 | |
| CHANCE TRANSITIONAL SUPPORTED LIVING LTD | 1 | Sep 2026 | |
| Essential Living Care | 1 | Jul 2026 |
Based on 5 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
5 open tenders right now
- Competitive Flexible Procedure (CFP) Aldbanks Supported Living CBC-2074-CFP-SK 30 days left
- CBC-2012-FW-SK - Sixteen Plus Accommodation Framework No deadline published
- CBC-2014 Housing Repairs and Void Property Works No deadline published
Market context
Find a Tender Service (UK Cabinet Office / Crown Commercial Service) publishes no value for this notice, so it cannot be placed among the open notices of its sector. The official documents may state one.
- open now in Health & social work
- 2,354
- median open notice
- €498,107
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersUnited Kingdom · Health & social work
- different companies won awards here
- 436
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 10%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 213
Based on 555 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.
Similar tenders
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days left
€1,511,389
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€3,225,869
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Awarded before
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Independent Advocacy (Children) €46,653
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