Nottingham Children's Residential Homes

Nottingham City CouncilcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-0548a4Procurement Act 2023Light-touch servicesSME suitableVCSE suitablepending
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Estimated value

Awarded value

£19.4m

Awarded 30 Apr 2026

Suppliers

1

1 SME

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

01 May 2026

Description

Nottingham City Council sought an experienced Provider to deliver 20-23 standard residential care beds supporting Children and Young People in care aged 5-18 years with primary presenting needs of emotional and behavioural difficulties. Providers were required to have experience of delivering Children's Residential Services with the majority of their homes having a current Ofsted rating of Good or Outstanding. Any home offered as part of this contract which is already in existence must be rated as Good or Outstanding (except newly registered provision which will have this rating as a target) The Services will be delivered in units of between 2-4 beds in Ofsted registered homes which are rated Good or above. Homes will be located within 4 miles of Nottingham City border (with some exceptions as outlined in the Service Specification. The Contract will be for an initial term of 3 years from 1 September 2026 with a possible extension of 2 years on a 1+1 basis. Payments will be made on a block basis.

Scope

Reference
CPU2484
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 Aug 2026 to 31 Aug 2029
Possible extension to 31 Aug 2031

A total of 2 years extension on a 1 +1 basis at the Council's discretion

CPV classifications
85000000
Contract locations
UK, 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.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Service Modelquality22.00%
Management and Staffingquality10.00%
Managing Capacityquality10.00%
Children and Young People's Voicequality10.00%
Outcomes for Children and Young Peoplequality23.00%
Social Valuequality5.00%
Priceprice20.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

Please see Tender Pack

Must be registered with Ofsted Services to be used at Contract start must be rated Good or Above unless newly registered provision pending Ofsted rating.

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£19.4m

Award date

30 Apr 2026

Contract start

31 Aug 2026

Contract end

31 Aug 2029

Awarded to
TC
SME