Reopening of the Flexible Contracting Agreement for Externally Provided Day Opportunities[E11]

From the notice

The Council is re-opening its Flexible Contracting Agreement (FCA) established under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 via light touch regime 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: • 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. • 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. The FCA is for a period of 5 years from 16 July 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' care may remain commissioned under these arrangements until such time as the call-off ends and provision will be made …[E5]

• 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.

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1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:35 UTC

   The deadline (2025-10-03T11:00:00.000Z) has passed.

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1. E1

   The buyer is BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL.

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2. E2

   The notice is classified under CPV 85000000 (Health and social work services).

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3. E3

   Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.

   “England”

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4. E4

   Tenders must be submitted by 3 Oct 2025, 12:00 UTC+01:00.

   “2025-10-03T12:00:00+01:00”

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5. E5

   The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

   “The Council is re-opening its Flexible Contracting Agreement (FCA) established under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 via light touch regime for Externally Provided Day Opportunities. Day Opportunities, traditionally referred to as day centres, where the services are provid…”

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6. E6

   Delivery location: West Midlands, United Kingdom.

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7. E7

   This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.

   “tender”

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8. E8

   The procedure is: Restricted procedure (above threshold).

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9. E9

   The notice was published on 29 Aug 2025.

   “2025-08-29T13:12:30+01:00”

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10. E10

    Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.

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11. E11

    The notice is titled "Reopening of the Flexible Contracting Agreement for Externally Provided Day Opportunities".

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12. E12

    The stated value is GBP 56,000,000.

    “56000000 GBP”

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