ClosedHealth and social care

Provision of Enhanced Residential Services for (Primarily) Working Age Adults with Disabilities and/or Mental Health Needs[E11]

Carlisle, United KingdomCumberland Council[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Cumberland Council is looking to procure a Framework for Provision of Enhanced Residential Services for (Primarily) Working Age Adults with Disabilities and/or Mental Health Needs. Residential care providers (current and new) are invited to submit a bid in order to be accepted on to the new Framework to deliver high quality services.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 21 Mar 2025, 10:00 UTC. UTC: 21 Mar 2025, 10:00 UTC.
Published 20 Feb 2025.
Value: GBP 50,800,000
Buyer: Cumberland CouncilSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]: 21 Mar 2025, 10:00 UTC
Value[E12]: GBP 50,800,000
Published[E9]: 20 Feb 2025
Procedure[E8]: Open procedure (above threshold)
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 3 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Cumberland Council is looking to procure a Framework for Provision of Enhanced Residential Services for (Primarily) Working Age Adults with Disabilities and/or Mental Health Needs. Residential care providers (current and new) are invited to submit a bid in order to be accepted on to the new Framework to deliver high quality services. Whilst it is not mandatory for providers joining the Framework to have a residential service within Cumberland, providers must have accommodation with an appropriate CQC registration. The aim of the Service is to enable people to maximise and maintain and (where possible) regain their independence. Providers will support individuals to be healthy and happy, to build and maintain relationships, to achieve goals and aspirations, to have choice and control and to participate and thrive in their local community, both inside and outside of the care home. Provision has been included to support use of the Framework by North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NENCICB) during the term of the Framework. Further discussions are being held with NENCICB around scoping access. For further information refer to Schedule 2 Service Specification. The are two Lots (1 & 2). All providers who join the Framework will join under Lot 1 and will automatically be eligible for Lot 2. Providers can only join Lot 2 by being eligible and successful to join Lot 1. Lot 1 - Individual Placement - Cumberland Council will commission residential services via referral and follow the Call Off processes outlined in the Award Process Schedule 2 of the Framework Agreem…[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: England, United Kingdom.[E6]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC
The deadline (2025-03-21T10:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document 09a9efd2-a6ee-4bde-b660-4cc8ecd49885-828787

Evidence

12 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Cumberland Council.
Document 09a9efd2-a6ee-4bde-b660-4cc8ecd49885-828787, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 85000000 (Health and social work services).
Document 09a9efd2-a6ee-4bde-b660-4cc8ecd49885-828787, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
Document 09a9efd2-a6ee-4bde-b660-4cc8ecd49885-828787, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 21 Mar 2025, 10:00 UTC.
“2025-03-21T10:00:00Z”
Document 09a9efd2-a6ee-4bde-b660-4cc8ecd49885-828787, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Cumberland Council is looking to procure a Framework for Provision of Enhanced Residential Services for (Primarily) Working Age Adults with Disabilities and/or Mental Health Needs. Residential care providers (current and new) are invited to submit a bid in order to be accepted o…”
Document 09a9efd2-a6ee-4bde-b660-4cc8ecd49885-828787, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: England, United Kingdom.
Document 09a9efd2-a6ee-4bde-b660-4cc8ecd49885-828787, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document 09a9efd2-a6ee-4bde-b660-4cc8ecd49885-828787, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Open procedure (above threshold).
Document 09a9efd2-a6ee-4bde-b660-4cc8ecd49885-828787, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 20 Feb 2025.
“2025-02-20T15:38:48Z”
Document 09a9efd2-a6ee-4bde-b660-4cc8ecd49885-828787, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document 09a9efd2-a6ee-4bde-b660-4cc8ecd49885-828787, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "Provision of Enhanced Residential Services for (Primarily) Working Age Adults with Disabilities and/or Mental Health Needs".
Document 09a9efd2-a6ee-4bde-b660-4cc8ecd49885-828787, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The stated value is GBP 50,800,000.
“50800000 GBP”
Document 09a9efd2-a6ee-4bde-b660-4cc8ecd49885-828787, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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