Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Dorset Council
Dorset Council, County Hall, Colliton Park
Dorchester
DT1 1XJ
UK
Contact person: Ms Alice Crocker
Telephone: +44 1305221250
E-mail: dp@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK25
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Recovery and Community Resilience (RCR) - Direct Award Process C
Reference number: DN787447
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85141210
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This is a Confirmation of Award Notice under PSR23.
For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and
Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract is being awarded using
direct award process C.
The requirements of the Recovery and Community Resilience (RCR) scheme is to deliver
short term, enhanced support to individuals following discharge from hospital or to avoid
hospital admission. This takes place in an individual’s own home, in order to bring them
back to their baseline, prior to their illness or crisis to improve their current situation.
Dorset Council has awarded this contract to the existing providers following Direct Award Process C under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
11 500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85141000
85312500
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK25
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a Confirmation of Award Notice under PSR23.
The requirements of the Recovery and Community Resilience (RCR) scheme is to deliver short term, enhanced support to individuals following discharge from hospital or to avoid hospital admission. This takes place in an individual’s own home, in order to bring them back to their baseline, prior to their illness or crisis to improve their current situation.
The RCR service falls under the following CPV Codes: 85141000-9 (Services provided by medical personnel), 85141210-4 (Home medical treatment services), and 85312500-4 (Rehabilitation services, but only insofar as such services are provided to individuals to tackle substance misuse or for the rehabilitation of the mental or physical health of individuals).
Dorset Council has awarded this contract via Direct Award Process C under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, to the 5 providers who currently run this service, to ensure that all 3 areas of Dorset are covered; East/Purbeck, West, and North.
The 5 existing providers are as follows:
1. Agincare Live-In Care
Address: Agincare House, Admiralty Buildings, Portland
2. Agincare UK
Address: Agincare House, Admiralty Buildings, Portland
3. Altogether Care
Address: 21 Glendinning Ave, Weymouth DT4 7QF
4. Care South
Address: 39 Commercial Rd, Poole BH14 0HU
5. Wisteria Care
Address: Middlefield House, Marlott Rd, Gillingham SP8 4FA
The award decision-makers were the Executive Director of Adults & Housing, in consultation with the Section 151 Officer and the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care.
A conflict of interest assessment was carried out and no conflicts or potential conflicts were identified.
The contract will run for an initial period of 7 months from 11th September 2025 to 31st March
2026. The Contract may be extended by the Council for up to three further terms of 12 months at the discretion of the Council and subject to the continued availability of funding and agreement and satisfactory performance by the Providers. The scope of services during any extension shall remain materially the same, with minor adjustments permissible to reflect evolving service needs.
The estimated total contract value including all extensions is £11.5m.
The award values in this notice are for the initial 7 month contract period until 31.03.2026.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality and Innovation
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Value
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Integration, collaboration and service sustainability
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Social value
/ Weighting: 20
Cost criterion: There is no cost criterion - set budget
/ Weighting: 0
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-051827
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: DN787447
Title: Recovery and Community Resilience (RCR) - Direct Award Process C
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/09/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Agincare Live-In Care
Portland
UK
NUTS: UKK25
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 474 510.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: DN787447
Title: Recovery and Community Resilience (RCR) - Direct Award Process C
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/09/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Agincare UK
Portland
UK
NUTS: UKK25
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 241 425.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: DN787447
Title: Recovery and Community Resilience (RCR) - Direct Award Process C
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/09/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Altogether Care
Weymouth
UK
NUTS: UKK25
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 832 500.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: DN787447
Title: Recovery and Community Resilience (RCR) - Direct Award Process C
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/09/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Care South
Poole
UK
NUTS: UKK24
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 141 510.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: DN787447
Title: Recovery and Community Resilience (RCR) - Direct Award Process C
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/09/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Wisteria Care
Gillingham
UK
NUTS: UKK25
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 158 160.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Dorset Council
Dorchester
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/09/2025