Better Care Fund 26/27
Awarded to Improvement & Development Agency For Local Government
Department of Health & Social Care(buyer)
- Published
- Published 30 October 2025
- Deadline
- Closed 5 March 2026
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Overview
Contracting authority
1 live opportunity · 46 awarded contracts
London, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PMQG-9965-CHZR
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Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £5,000,000
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Rules
- Procurement Act 2023
- SME suitable
- Yes
- Published
- 30 October 2025
- Questions by
- 5 March 2026
- Deadline
- Closed
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £2,500,000
- Award date
- 11 March 2026
- Contract period
- 31 March 2026 → 31 March 2027
- Contract length
- 1 year
- Could run to
- 31 March 2028
- Against estimate
- 50% below
- Bids received
- 2
- Improvement & Development Agency For Local Government
This contract ends on 31 March 2027, or 31 March 2028 if every extension is used.
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About the winner
Improvement & Development Agency For Local Government
- Based in
- London
- Public contracts won
- 11
- Across UK and EU notices
1 other contract from Department of Health & Social Care since 2026, worth £7,860,000.
Competition and scoring
Bids received
2
1 from SMEs
Open and restricted tenders in Administration, defence and social security services drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 18% received only one.
How bids were scored
- Quality
- Social Value
- Price
Market context
Typical award in Administration, defence and social security services
£288,652
Median of 1,330 awards in the last 24 months
This award is 8.7× the median.
Department of Health & Social Care in the last 12 months
61
contracts awarded, worth £435,984,903 in total
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Notice history
Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.
Contract
8 April 2026
Award Update · Contract Update
24 March 2026
Contract
16 March 2026
Tender Update
5 February 2026
Tender Update
4 February 2026
Contract Notice
4 February 2026
Planning Update
30 October 2025
Prior Information Notice
30 October 2025
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