ClosedHealth and social care

P2286 - Flexible Contracting Agreement for Externally Provided Day Opportunities[E11]

West Midlands, United KingdomBirmingham City Council[E1]

In plain English

What they want: The Council wishes to establish a Flexible Contracting Agreement for Externally Provided Day Opportunities. Day Opportunities, traditionally referred to as day centres, where the services are provided for people with care and support needs and their carers that take place, mainly, over daytime hours which provide vital support in two main ways: o They provide meaningful activities, including learning, stimulation…
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 4 Apr 2025, 12:00 UTC+1. UTC: 4 Apr 2025, 11:00 UTC.
Published 10 Feb 2025.
Value: Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer: Birmingham City 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]: 4 Apr 2025, 12:00 UTC+1
Value: Not stated
Published[E9]: 10 Feb 2025
Procedure[E8]: Restricted procedure (above threshold)
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 3 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

The Council wishes to establish a Flexible Contracting Agreement for Externally Provided Day Opportunities. Day Opportunities, traditionally referred to as day centres, where the services are provided for people with care and support needs and their carers that take place, mainly, over daytime hours which provide vital support in two main ways: o They provide meaningful activities, including learning, stimulation and recreation, promoting independence, supporting the development of skills, preparing for access to employment, making friends and enjoying the company of others. o They provide valuable respite for unpaid carers. Day Opportunities support autistic people, those with a learning disability, physical disabilities, acquired brain injury, older adults including those with dementia, mental health and other assessed support needs. The Flexible Contracting Arrangement (FCA) is based on the principles of a Dynamic Purchasing System. The FCA will re-open on an ad hoc basis as required; this will be at the Council's discretion and based on citizen need and market provision. There will be an initial one-off re-opening of the FCA to allow for new applications as appropriate; this includes the opportunity for unsuccessful applicants to re-apply. The FCA will be for a period of 5 years commencing on 1 August 2025, with an option to extend for a further period of 2 years, subject to satisfactory performance and budgetary availability. The duration of the call off contracts will be based on the individual requirements i.e. care packages; citizens' c…[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: West Midlands, 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

UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC
The deadline (2025-04-04T11:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document 2ac6e6a7-09fa-4bf8-9065-4778f4fb81bc-830773

Evidence

11 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 Birmingham City Council.
Document 2ac6e6a7-09fa-4bf8-9065-4778f4fb81bc-830773, 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 2ac6e6a7-09fa-4bf8-9065-4778f4fb81bc-830773, 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 2ac6e6a7-09fa-4bf8-9065-4778f4fb81bc-830773, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 4 Apr 2025, 12:00 UTC+01:00.
“2025-04-04T12:00:00+01:00”
Document 2ac6e6a7-09fa-4bf8-9065-4778f4fb81bc-830773, 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.
“The Council wishes to establish a Flexible Contracting Agreement for Externally Provided Day Opportunities. Day Opportunities, traditionally referred to as day centres, where the services are provided for people with care and support needs and their carers that take place, mainl…”
Document 2ac6e6a7-09fa-4bf8-9065-4778f4fb81bc-830773, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: West Midlands, United Kingdom.
Document 2ac6e6a7-09fa-4bf8-9065-4778f4fb81bc-830773, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/1, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This notice changes or updates a call for competition.
“tenderAmendment”
Document 2ac6e6a7-09fa-4bf8-9065-4778f4fb81bc-830773, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Restricted procedure (above threshold).
Document 2ac6e6a7-09fa-4bf8-9065-4778f4fb81bc-830773, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 10 Feb 2025.
“2025-02-10T18:31:35Z”
Document 2ac6e6a7-09fa-4bf8-9065-4778f4fb81bc-830773, 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 2ac6e6a7-09fa-4bf8-9065-4778f4fb81bc-830773, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "P2286 - Flexible Contracting Agreement for Externally Provided Day Opportunities".
Document 2ac6e6a7-09fa-4bf8-9065-4778f4fb81bc-830773, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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