Official UK procurement notice
CBC-1985-FW-SK - Supported Accommodation for Care Experienced Young People 16+ Framework (ITT)
Authority: Central Bedfordshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionCentral Bedfordshire Council (CBC) is seeking to establish a Light Touch Framework for the provision of Supported Accommodation for Care Experienced Young People and Young People Seeking Sanctuary aged 16+ years.
The Framework will provide high quality supported accommodation and support services for young people aged 16-17 who are Looked After, Care Experienced or Separated Migrant Children, including PACE placements where required. Providers must be Ofsted registered under the Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023 and demonstrate the ability to deliver safe, effective and outcome-focused support that promotes independence, wellbeing and positive life opportunities.
The Council will provide as much support and information as possible to assist suppliers through the tender process. Questions submitted and the Authority's responses will be shared with all bidders to ensure a fair, open and transparent procurement process.
If there is anything you are unsure about or require clarification on, please use the Correspondence facility within the In-Tend electronic tendering system.
Last date for receipt of clarification questions: Monday 7 September 2026 at 17:00.
Completed tender submissions and all supporting documentation must be submitted electronically via the"My Return" section of the In-Tend system. Tender submissions sent through the Correspondence facility will not be accepted.
Tender submission deadline: Monday 21 September 2026 at 12:00 noon.
Tenders received after this deadline will not be considered.
CPV: Social work services with accommodation · Welfare services for children and young people
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Places
- up to 25 suppliers
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 1 Feb 2027
- Scheme runs until
- 31 Jan 2032
Published description of the framework
This procurement will establish an Open Framework for the provision of Supported Accommodation for Care Experienced Young People and Young People Seeking Sanctuary aged 16+, including PACE placements. The Framework is divided into four Lots. Suppliers may apply for one or more Lots and those satisfying the Framework Admission Criteria will be eligible for appointment to the relevant Lot(s). The total number of Framework Suppliers appointed at commencement will not exceed 25 suppliers per Lot. The Council reserves the right to reopen the Framework during its term and admit additional suppliers in accordance with the Framework Agreement. Where the Framework is reopened, no more than 10 additional suppliers may be appointed to any Lot at any one time.
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 3 and win at most 3 of them · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Placements with 24/7 staffing in Central Bedfordshire,Renewal East of EnglandPublished value£0
Provision of supported accommodation and support services for care experienced young people and young people seeking sanctuary aged 16+, including 24/7 staffed placements located within Central Bedfordshire. Services must promote safeguarding, wellbeing, independence and positive outcomes for young people.
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must demonstrate sufficient legal and financial capacity to deliver the services. This includes compliance with the Conditions of Participation set out in the procurement documents, satisfactory financial standing, appropriate insurance cover, valid Ofsted registration under the Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023, and compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must demonstrate the technical ability required to deliver supported accommodation services for care experienced young people and young people seeking sanctuary aged 16+. This includes relevant experience, appropriate staffing, safeguarding arrangements, operational capability and compliance with the requirements set out in the procurement documents.
Lot #2Placements with 24/7 staffing in Bedford, Luton, Milton Keynes, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and/or NorthamptonshireRenewal East Midlands, East of England +1Published value£0
Provision of supported accommodation and support services for care experienced young people and young people seeking sanctuary aged 16+, including 24/7 staffed placements located within Bedford, Luton, Milton Keynes, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must demonstrate sufficient legal and financial capacity to deliver the services. This includes compliance with the Conditions of Participation set out in the procurement documents, satisfactory financial standing, appropriate insurance cover, valid Ofsted registration under the Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023, and compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must demonstrate the technical ability required to deliver supported accommodation services for care experienced young people and young people seeking sanctuary aged 16+. This includes relevant experience, appropriate staffing, safeguarding arrangements, operational capability and compliance with the requirements set out in the procurement documents.
Lot #3PACE placements within Central BedfordshireRenewal East of EnglandPublished value£0
Provision of accommodation placements for young people requiring accommodation under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) within Central Bedfordshire.
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must demonstrate sufficient legal and financial capacity to deliver the services. This includes compliance with the Conditions of Participation set out in the procurement documents, satisfactory financial standing, appropriate insurance cover, valid Ofsted registration under the Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023, and compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must demonstrate the technical ability required to deliver supported accommodation services for care experienced young people and young people seeking sanctuary aged 16+. This includes relevant experience, appropriate staffing, safeguarding arrangements, operational capability and compliance with the requirements set out in the procurement documents.
Lot #4PACE placements within Bedford, Milton Keynes, Luton, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and NorthamptonshireRenewal East Midlands, East of England +1Published value£0
Provision of accommodation placements for young people requiring accommodation under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) within Bedford, Milton Keynes, Luton, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must demonstrate sufficient legal and financial capacity to deliver the services. This includes compliance with the Conditions of Participation set out in the procurement documents, satisfactory financial standing, appropriate insurance cover, valid Ofsted registration under the Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023, and compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must demonstrate the technical ability required to deliver supported accommodation services for care experienced young people and young people seeking sanctuary aged 16+. This includes relevant experience, appropriate staffing, safeguarding arrangements, operational capability and compliance with the requirements set out in the procurement documents.
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Quality - Methodology: 60%
- Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Price: Tender prices will be evaluated in accordance with the Pricing Schedule and evaluation methodology set out in the procurement documents
- Quality - Methodology: Quality submissions will be evaluated against the published Quality Award Criteria and Framework Admission Criteria set out in the procurement documents.
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must demonstrate sufficient legal and financial capacity to deliver the services. This includes compliance with the Conditions of Participation set out in the procurement documents, satisfactory financial standing, appropriate insurance cover, valid Ofsted registration under the Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023, and compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must demonstrate the technical ability required to deliver supported accommodation services for care experienced young people and young people seeking sanctuary aged 16+. This includes relevant experience, appropriate staffing, safeguarding arrangements, operational capability and compliance with the requirements set out in the procurement documents.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “CBC-1985-FW-SK - Supported Accommodation for Care Experienced Young…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 25 suppliers, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Aug 2026, 14:33 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Aug 2026, 16:28 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
CBC-1985-FW-SK -- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078155- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e5b1Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
30-day payment terms from receipt of a valid and undisputed invoice.
- Risks
Key risks include provider capacity, staffing, safeguarding, regulatory compliance, accommodation availability and business continuity. Suppliers will be required to have appropriate controls and mitigation measures in place
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tender responses must be submitted electronically via the Central Bedfordshire Council In-Tend e-tendering portal at in-tendhost.co.uk/centralbedfordshire ↗. Tender responses must be uploaded through the “My Return” section of the system. Responses submitted by email, post or through the correspondence facility will not be accepted. Suppliers are responsible for ensuring that their tender response is submitted before the tender deadline
Timeline
17 Aug 2026 → 1 Feb 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published70 days ago17 Aug 2026, 14:33 BST
- Clarification questions by49 days ago7 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends36 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 14 days9 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 97 days1 Feb 2027
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Aug 2026- Tender notice published17 Aug 2026, 14:33 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published17 Aug 2026, 16:28 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Full procurement documentation is available via the procurement portal and includes the ITT, Tender Response Document, Pricing Schedule, Form of Tender, Financial Assessment, Framework Agreement, Specifications, Quality Assurance documentation and supporting appendices.
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender