Awarded· 28 Jun 2025
Optimising Care Project
Bedford Borough Council · Bedford, East
Bedford Borough Council has awarded Optimising Care Project. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bedford.
Source: Find a Tender, published 31 Jul 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Ot33 Occupational Therapy Services
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 08:08
View notice2026
Contract ends
1 year after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Bedford Borough Council has awarded Optimising Care Project. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bedford. The contract went to Ot33 Occupational Therapy Services. It was awarded on 28 June 2025. The contract value is £60,000. The contract runs from 29 June 2025 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 1 year.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 31 July 2025. The notice number is 044557-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0569b7.
Summary of the contracting process
Bedford Borough Council has completed the procurement process titled "Optimising Care Project" within the health and social work services category. This direct procurement, conducted without competition and below the financial threshold, was part of a waiver process aimed at optimising care services.
The contract was awarded to OT33 Occupational Therapy Services Ltd, a small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) based in Cliftonville, and is set to run from 30th June 2025 to 31st March 2026. The contract's value is £72,000 gross, with key delivery taking place in the UKH24 region, highlighting Bedford as a critical location for service deployment.
This procurement represents a significant opportunity for SMEs specialising in health and social work services to establish themselves within the public sector. Organisations similar to OT33 Occupational Therapy Services Ltd, with capabilities in delivering specialised occupational therapy services, are well-suited for such direct procurement opportunities.
Engaging in this type of process can provide SMEs a chance to demonstrate their expertise and reliability, potentially leading to sustained growth and further contracts in the public sector.
The notice in full
Waiver - Sole Trader Reasons - Optimising Care Project
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 29 Jun 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (1 year)
- Awarded to
- Ot33 Occupational Therapy Services
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement method
- Direct
- Procedure
- Below threshold - without competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
Values
- Contracts value
- £60,000
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 044557-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0569b7
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Town
- Milton Keynes
- Postcode
- MK42 9AP
- Electoral ward
- Cauldwell
- Constituency
- Bedford
- Region
- East
- Sub-region
- Bedford
- Area
- Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Bedford Borough Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Bedford, MK42 9AP · East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Ot33 Occupational Therapy Services
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Optimising Care Project
Who won the Optimising Care Project contract?
Bedford Borough Council awarded the contract to Ot33 Occupational Therapy Services on 28 June 2025. It is due to end on 31 March 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Optimising Care Project contract worth?
The contract value is £60,000. The contract runs from 29 June 2025 to 31 March 2026 (1 year).
Who is the buyer for Optimising Care Project?
Bedford Borough Council, based in Bedford, East.
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