How to win: Community Based Daytime Opportunities

About this contract

The Borough Council of Calderdale (the "Council") is to commission Providers to deliver Community Based Daytime Opportunities Service (the "Service") for both the Council and NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB). The contract will commence on the 1st April 2027, for an initial term of five (5) years, with the option to extend for a period or periods of up to 24 months. This is a multi-award service where contracts will be awarded to successful tenderers on a no guarantee of work basis. There is no cap on the number of successful tenderers. Referrals will be based on the choice of the Individual in receipt of the service or their carer. The commissioned service will be for adults living in Calderdale aged 18+ and for all client groups. The Service will include adults who have been assessed and who have eligible needs associated with older age, sensory impairment, learning disability, physical disability, physical ill health, and mental health conditions including dementia. The Provider will determine which client groups their service offer relates to. The primary aim of the Service will be to support with individuals with a learning disability or older people, including p

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Borough Council of Calderdale scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £31,500,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 12 August 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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