Official UK procurement notice
16+ Supported Accommodation Services - Solo and Core Plus - South and Central Nottinghamshire
Authority: Nottinghamshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNottinghamshire County Council (the "Authority") is seeking to recommission 16+ Supported Accommodation Services - Solo and Core Plus - across South and Central Nottinghamshire. The procurement is divided into 3 lots: Lot 1 South Nottinghamshire (Broxtowe, Rushcliffe and Gedling), Lot 2 Mansfield, and Lot 3 Ashfield. The service is for looked after children aged 16-17 and requires providers to deliver both Solo and Core Plus supported accommodation within the relevant locality.
The Council is seeking safe, suitable, high-quality, Ofsted-registered supported accommodation that promotes safeguarding, stability, positive outcomes, and planned progression towards greater independence. Providers must be able to deliver accommodation and support that is flexible, person-centred, and responsive to the needs and risks of young people, including the ability to scale provision in line with demand and agreed service requirements.
Providers may bid for one, two or all three lots. The Council intends to appoint one provider per lot, although a provider may be awarded more than one lot where it can demonstrate sufficient capacity and capability to mobilise and deliver the required provision. The contract will include mobilisation requirements, performance monitoring, and contractual obligations relating to quality, safeguarding, accommodation standards, staffing, and Ofsted registration.
The contract will initially run to 31 July 2029, with the option to extend for up to a further four years through two extension periods of two years each, up to 31 July 2033.
The maximum contract value assigned to these requirements is £19,920,000 (inclusive of VAT) over the maximum term allowed of 7 years.
CPV: Social work services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£16,598,400 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1South Nottinghamshire (Broxtowe, Rushcliffe and Gedling)AwardedRenewalPublished value£5,532,800
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Central Nottinghamshire (Mansfield)AwardedRenewalPublished value£5,532,800
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #3Central Nottinghamshire (Ashfield)AwardedRenewalPublished value£5,532,800
The source published no individual description for this lot.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: Lot 1 South Nottinghamshire (Broxtowe, Rushcliffe and Gedling) Lot 2 Central Nottinghamshire (Mansfield) Lot 3 Central Nottinghamshire (Ashfield)
- Price: Lot 1 South Nottinghamshire (Broxtowe, Rushcliffe and Gedling) Lot 2 Central Nottinghamshire (Mansfield) Lot 3 Central Nottinghamshire (Ashfield)
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Jun 2026, 16:05 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Aug 2026, 17:42 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
DN817882- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-052990- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06adf4Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted electronically via www.eastmidstenders.org ↗
Timeline
4 Jun 2026 → 7 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published141 days ago4 Jun 2026, 16:05 BST
- Clarification questions by127 days ago18 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline120 days ago25 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by99 days ago16 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts84 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent59 days ago26 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published58 days ago26 Aug 2026, 17:42 BST
- Standstill ends46 days ago7 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jun 2026- Tender notice published4 Jun 2026, 16:05 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published26 Aug 2026, 17:42 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete26 Aug 2026, 17:42 BST
- Contract signature expected8 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · South Nottinghamshire (Broxtowe, Rushcliffe and Gedling)1 award | |||
| Cheery Blossom8 Sept 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2033Extensions: The contract may be extended by up to two further periods of two years each, subject to satisfactory performance, continued service need and available funding. | £5,532,800 | 19 Aug 2026standstill to 7 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 2 · Central Nottinghamshire (Mansfield)1 award | |||
| Cheery Blossom8 Sept 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2033Extensions: The contract may be extended by up to two further periods of two years each, subject to satisfactory performance, continued service need and available funding. | £5,532,800 | 19 Aug 2026standstill to 7 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 3 · Central Nottinghamshire (Ashfield)1 award | |||
| Cheery Blossom8 Sept 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2033Extensions: The contract may be extended by up to two further periods of two years each, subject to satisfactory performance, continued service need and available funding. | £5,532,800 | 19 Aug 2026standstill to 7 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · South Nottinghamshire (Broxtowe, Rushcliffe and Gedling) | 10final-stage tenders · 18 at stage one | 10 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Central Nottinghamshire (Mansfield) | 7final-stage tenders · 13 at stage one | 7 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Central Nottinghamshire (Ashfield) | 6final-stage tenders · 11 at stage one | 6 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonCHEERY BLOSSOM SUPPORTED LIVING LTDSME · North West England · all lots
- did not winBECKFORD HOMES LTDSME · East of England · 1
- did not winDIVINE DEES CARE LIMITEDSME · East Midlands · all lots
- did not winGENESIS LIVING LTDSME · West Midlands · all lots
- did not winH.O.P.E. SUPERJOBS LIMITEDSME · Greater London · 1, 2
- did not winH24 SUPPORT LTDSME · Yorkshire and the Humber · 1, 2
- did not winNEVAEH HOMES LTDSME · East Midlands · 1
- did not winPRIMETIME CARE SERVICES LIMITEDSME · East Midlands · all lots
- did not winSAFE HAVEN ACCOMMODATION LTDSME · East Midlands · all lots
- did not winSERENITY HOUSING SUPPORT LTDSME · East Midlands · 1
- did not winACH HEALTHCARE LTDSME · East of England · 3
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
11 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- ACH HEALTHCARE LTDBidder / tenderer
- BECKFORD HOMES LTDBidder / tenderer
- CHEERY BLOSSOM SUPPORTED LIVING LTDAwarded supplier
- DIVINE DEES CARE LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- GENESIS LIVING LTDBidder / tenderer
- H.O.P.E. SUPERJOBS LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- H24 SUPPORT LTDBidder / tenderer
- NEVAEH HOMES LTDBidder / tenderer
- PRIMETIME CARE SERVICES LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- SAFE HAVEN ACCOMMODATION LTDBidder / tenderer
- SERENITY HOUSING SUPPORT LTDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender