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# 21 100 Residential Children's Care

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/21-100-residential-children-s-care-ocds-h6vhtk-02d6e9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cheshire East Council: "21 100 Residential Children's Care". Published status: complete. Published Value: £4,700,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Sept 2021, 13:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Cheshire East Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cheshire-east-council-ons-e06000049)
- **Published Value:** £4,700,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 September 2021 at 13:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social work services with accommodation, Welfare services for children and young people
- **Delivery Location:** UKD62
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £2,446,564 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02d6e9`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/21-100-residential-children-s-care-ocds-h6vhtk-02d6e9#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/21-100-residential-children-s-care-ocds-h6vhtk-02d6e9#participate

## Description
Cheshire East Borough Council Children and Families Department has an exciting
opportunity for Providers of residential children’s care to support the Council with its
continuing journey to improving outcomes for our cared for children and young people.
The Council is seeking Suppliers, for the care and support of our cared for children and young
people within residential homes. This service will provide care to two separate homes within
the Borough of Cheshire East. The service is separated into two lots, Lot 1 is for a Cheshire
East Council owned property located in Crewe that will be leased to the successful supplier
and Lot 2 will be a new property located within the borough of Cheshire East that the
successful supplier will need to source and manage.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: 2 bed existing CEC owned property (Registered for EBD)
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85311300
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £2,300,000
- **Description:** Lot 1 is for a Cheshire East Council owned property located in Crewe and is registered for
EBD
The Council is seeking Suppliers for the care and support to our cared for children and young
people within residential homes. This service will provide ca...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: 2 Bed Property in Cheshire East Borough to be sourced by Provider (Registered for EBD)
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 85311000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £2,400,000
- **Description:** Lot 2 is for a 2 bed property, to be sourced by the successful provider. It must be located in
the Borough of Cheshire East and registered for EBD
The Council is seeking Suppliers for the care and support to our cared for children and young
people wi...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 21 100 Residential Children's Care (active)
  - Award id: `028567-2021-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Safe Places for Children UK**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-34663`
  - Value: £2,446,564 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 21 100 Residential Children's Care (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,446,564
  - Signed Date: 10/10/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F028567-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-11-16T11:34:17.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T05:02:31.650Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02d6e9