Official UK procurement notice
AT1456 Children's Residential Home
Authority: Luton Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionChildren's Residential Home services for children and young people (12-17) with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£9,900,800
- Economic & financial standing
You will be required to have an annual turnover of at least £3,000,000 to meet the Conditions of Participation.
Contract Terms and Conditions to be accepted.
- Technical & professional ability
Must have an Ofsted rating of Good or above on a current provision and have experience of delivering required services.
Social value to be offered.
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: Q1. Ofsted Rating Q2. Experience of delivery Q3. Delivering Specification and mobilisation Q4. Measuring Outcomes Q5. Safeguarding Q6. Voice of Child/Young Person Q7. Social Value
- Price: Mobilisation = 2% Weekly all inclusive costs = 28%
- Economic & financial standing
You will be required to have an annual turnover of at least £3,000,000 to meet the Conditions of Participation.
Contract Terms and Conditions to be accepted.
- Technical & professional ability
Must have an Ofsted rating of Good or above on a current provision and have experience of delivering required services.
Social value to be offered.
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Oct 2025, 13:06 BST
- Last source update
- 28 May 2026, 11:58 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
DN793917- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-081811- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ced0Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Please see contract.
- Risks
Changes to legislation, Ofsted requirements, needs of the service users, business need of the Authority, funding, anything contained within the Contract.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
17 Oct 2025 → 28 May 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published370 days ago17 Oct 2025, 13:06 BST
- Market engagement353 days ago3 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
If you would like to attend the Meet the Buyer session which will be held in person at Wigmore House, 47 Eaton Green Rd, Luton LU2 9TN from 10am on Monday 03 November 2025 – you must register to attend by emailing [email protected].
You will not be admitted if you haven’t registered.
- Next notice expected346 days ago10 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published315 days ago11 Dec 2025, 10:44 GMT
- Clarification questions by269 days ago26 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline265 days ago30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent212 days ago25 Mar 2026
- Award decision expected by206 days ago30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends198 days ago7 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts165 days ago11 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published147 days ago28 May 2026, 11:58 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published17 Oct 2025, 13:06 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published11 Dec 2025, 10:44 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £9,900,80011 Dec 2025, 10:44 GMTwas £11,200,000
- Status changed to active11 Dec 2025, 10:44 GMT
- Procurement method changed11 Dec 2025, 10:44 GMT
- Deadline published: 30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT11 Dec 2025, 10:44 GMT
- Contract award notice published25 Mar 2026, 14:56 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete25 Mar 2026, 14:56 GMT
- Contract signature expected30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published28 May 2026, 11:58 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-10: 1 release · 17 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| C F SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITEDSME11 May 2026 – 10 May 2031 · up to 10 May 2033Extensions: Extensions may be provided if the Provider is performing well and meeting or exceeding KPI's, funding is still available and the business need dictates the service is still required. · Options: Additional purchases will be allowed if they relate directly to the services to be provided, the needs of the service users change and/or the business needs change due to innovation, funding or legislative requirements. | £9,755,200 | 24 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
AT1456 Children's Residential Home · C F SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 27 May 2026
- Value
- £9,755,200
- Period
- 28 May 2026 – 10 May 2031 · up to 10 May 2033 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Extensions may be provided if the Provider is performing well and meeting or exceeding KPI's, funding is still available and the business need dictates the service is still required.
- Options
- The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. Additional purchases will be allowed if they relate directly to the services to be provided, the needs of the service users change and/or the business needs change due to innovation, funding or legislative requirements.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonC F SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITEDSME · East of England
- did not win1ST CLASS SUPPORT & HOUSING LTD · South East England
- did not winLOCUM VISION LTDSME · South East England
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
3 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- 1ST CLASS SUPPORT & HOUSING LTDBidder / tenderer
- C F SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- LOCUM VISION LTDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical specifications Provider must have an Ofsted rating of Good or above on a current provision.
- Signed contract Tender Contract with Signatures and Provider Details.
- Bidding documents and specifications All tender documents can be found of the ProContract (Proactis) e-tendering portal.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender