Residential Care delivered in a Council owned property for children with multiple presenting needs (Phase 2a)
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£32.0m
Suppliers
1
Lots
1
Published
11 Dec 2025
Description
Nottinghamshire County Council is seeking an experienced Provider who can deliver care and support for those children presenting with multiple needs for whom we find difficult to find suitable homes for. The cohorts of children the Council envisage being referred into this service are as described in Section 1 of the Specification. The Provider will have access to a property owned by the Council to deliver care from. This is a property secured with DfE Capital grant funding and will be offered to the Provider under a lease arrangement. Once the first property is registered and delivering care, a second Council owned property will be offered to the Provider from which to deliver care. It is expected that a refurbishment of this second property will begin after the first property is completed and delivering care and is anticipated to take place during Year 1 of the contract.
Scope
- Reference
- DN789171
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 01 Jan 2026 to 31 Dec 2030Possible extension to 31 Mar 2035
The contract will commence on 1 January 2026 for an initial 4-year period, with a subsequent extension period of a further 4 years. The maximum contract term after all extension periods will be 8 years, plus 3 months to 31 March 2035. Reviewing whether to continue with these services is at the sole discretion of the Council. The Council will, under its duty to obtain best value, consider a range of factors when deciding whether to continue a contractual arrangement.
- CPV classifications
- 85310000
- Contract locations
- East Midlands, United KingdomEast Midlands, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | — | quality | 60.00% |
| Price | — | price | 40.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
At point of contract award: D&B Credit score of 3 or higher • Public liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than £5million in relation to any one claim or series of claims, policy coverage should be on a claims occurring basis • Employer's liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than £10million where a Provider has employees, policy coverage should be on a claims occurring basis • Residents Effects insurance during the Contract Period with a limit of indemnity of not less than £500 for each and every claim for each Looked After Child. • Malpractice insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than £1million in relation to any one claim or series of claims. Alternatively, evidence will be required that the medical risks associated with the contract are covered under the contractor's public liability policy.
Prospective bidders will need to demonstrate that they have sufficient technical, professional ability.
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£32.0m
Award date
11 Dec 2025
Contract start
19 Jan 2026
Contract end
31 Dec 2029