Extra Care Feasibility Study

Bracknell Forest Borough Council is running a below threshold open competition for a specialist consultancy to complete an Extra Care Housing feasibility study on the council's behalf. The official notice records delivery in Berkshire under region code UKJ11. This is a consultancy study, not a contract to construct or operate an extra care scheme.

The detailed scope and deliverables are in the Request for Quotation on the ProContract Due North portal. The procurement has one active lot. Its estimated value is £40,000 excluding VAT and £48,000 including VAT.

Bids will be assessed on quality at 60% and price at 40%. The planned initial contract runs from 4 January 2027 to 3 May 2027. The notice permits an extension of up to one month, to 3 June 2027, only by mutual consent.

Supplier enquiries closed at 17:00 GMT on 11 November 2026. Electronic tender submissions close at 12:00 GMT on 20 November 2026. The notice seeks suitably qualified specialist consultancies and marks the opportunity as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs.

The public notice does not name a mandatory professional or regulator registration. Suppliers must review the RFQ for the full conditions, evidence requirements and study outputs. Bidding documents and electronic submissions are handled through ProContract Due North at procontract.due-north.com.

Suppliers should use the official portal and Find a Tender notice 100456-2026, linked to OCID ocds-h6vhtk-078eee, rather than relying on an aggregator. The notice classifies the work under CPV 71600000, Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services. For the search question about how much a feasibility study should cost, this notice does not establish a general market price.

It confirms only the estimated value of this specific council commission: £40,000 excluding VAT and £48,000 including VAT. The official notice does not define extra care housing, set out five or seven generic feasibility study steps, explain who pays for extra care housing, decide whether extra care is affordable housing, or provide guidance on finding NHS tenders.

Care Sync advice: check the complete RFQ, portal messages and any buyer clarifications before deciding whether to bid. Build the response around the stated 60% quality weighting, but do not assume evaluation subcriteria that are not visible in the public notice. Submit through the named portal before the official deadline.