Regulation 44 Service for Coventry Children's Homes (2025)

Coventry City CouncilcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05041fProcurement Act 2023Light-touch servicesSME suitableVCSE suitableactive
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Published

26 May 2026

Description

This contract is for the provision of a Regulation 44 Service for Coventry City Council's internal children's homes. The Regulation 44 visitor shall visit each home once a month auditing the service offered to Coventry City Council's children ensuring they inspect in line with the three areas of inspection (the effectiveness of the leadership and managers, how well young people are helped and protected, and the overall experience and progress of young people) and the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015. The Regulation 44 visitor shall collate the findings within a report and follow a process to circulate the findings to the Children's Residential Homes' Registered Managers and Ofsted

Scope

Reference
COV - 21687
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 Aug 2025 to 31 Aug 2028
Possible extension to 31 Aug 2032

2 x 2 years expiring 31/08/2032

CPV classifications
85321000
Contract locations
West Midlands, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

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NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Net Priceprice30.00%
Service Delivery & Experiencequality30.00%
Communication & Reportingquality25.00%
Safeguarding & Trainingquality15.00%

Submission & procedure

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Below threshold - open competition

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