Official UK procurement notice
Children Residential Placements Framework
Authority: London Borough of Bexley (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Residential Placements for Children with disabilities
- How the procedure runs: restricted process
CPV: Health and social work services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Bids received
- 4 bids on the busiest of 3 lots · 7 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs · up to 6 yrs from 2 Feb 2026
Published description of the framework
Provision of Residential Placements for Children with disabilities
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Children with DisabilitiesAwardedRenewalPublished value£14,404,800
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
A minimum weighted score threshold of 14 will be applied when assessing all Procurement Selection Questionnaires. Applications not meeting this minimum score threshold will fail.
Lot #2Social, Emotional and Mental HealthAwardedRenewalPublished value£40,200,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
A minimum weighted score threshold of 14 will be applied when assessing all Procurement Selection Questionnaires. Applications not meeting this minimum score threshold will fail.
Lot #3Sexual and Criminal ExploitationAwardedRenewalPublished value£15,600,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
A minimum weighted score threshold of 14 will be applied when assessing all Procurement Selection Questionnaires. Applications not meeting this minimum score threshold will fail.
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)
- Price
- Quality
- Condition of participationshortlisting
A minimum weighted score threshold of 14 will be applied when assessing all Procurement Selection Questionnaires. Applications not meeting this minimum score threshold will fail.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Children Residential Placements Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, 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
- Competitive flexible 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
- Framework agreement
- 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
- 23 Oct 2025, 14:43 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Aug 2026, 11:29 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
6375- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067870- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d297Find a Tender
- How it runs
restricted process
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Appointment period ends
- 17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
23 Oct 2025 → 4 Aug 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published362 days ago23 Oct 2025, 14:43 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends337 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by274 days ago19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts261 days ago2 Feb 2026
- Assessment summaries sent237 days ago26 Feb 2026
- Latest notice published77 days ago4 Aug 2026, 11:29 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Oct 2025- Tender notice published23 Oct 2025, 14:43 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published6 Mar 2026, 16:14 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete6 Mar 2026, 16:14 GMT
- Contract signature expected9 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published4 Aug 2026, 11:29 BSTUK7
- Procurement method changed4 Aug 2026, 11:29 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Children with Disabilities1 award | |||
| OAK NEST CHILDREN'S HOMES LTDSME, THE DRIVE CARE HOMES LIMITEDSME9 Mar 2026 – 9 Mar 2030 · up to 9 Mar 2032Extensions: optional 2 year extension | £14,404,800 | 26 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Social, Emotional and Mental Health1 award | |||
| ACORN HOMES (UK) LIMITEDSME, Ethelbert Children's ServicesSME, LITTLE FEET LTDSME, Meadows Care LtdLot 2 - Social, Emotional Mental Health9 Mar 2026 – 9 Mar 2030 · up to 9 Mar 2032Extensions: optional 2 year extension | £40,200,000 | 25 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Sexual and Criminal Exploitation1 award | |||
| Ethelbert Children's ServicesSME, LITTLE FEET LTDSME, SANCTUARY 16 LTDSMELot 3 - Criminal/Sexual Exploitation9 Mar 2026 – 9 Mar 2030 · up to 9 Mar 2032Extensions: optional 2 years | £15,600,000 | 25 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · OAK NEST CHILDREN'S HOMES LTDSME, THE DRIVE CARE HOMES LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 9 Mar 2026
- Value
- £14,404,800
- Period
- 9 Mar 2026 – 9 Mar 2030 · up to 9 Mar 2032 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- N/A
Contract 2 · ACORN HOMES (UK) LIMITEDSME, Ethelbert Children's ServicesSME, LITTLE FEET LTDSME, Meadows Care Ltd
- Signed
- 9 Mar 2026
- Value
- £40,200,000
- Period
- 9 Mar 2026 – 9 Mar 2030 · up to 9 Mar 2032 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- N/A
Contract 3 · Ethelbert Children's ServicesSME, LITTLE FEET LTDSME, SANCTUARY 16 LTDSME
- Signed
- 9 Mar 2026
- Value
- £15,600,000
- Period
- 9 Mar 2026 – 9 Mar 2030 · up to 9 Mar 2032 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- N/A
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Children with Disabilities | 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Social, Emotional and Mental Health | 4final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Sexual and Criminal Exploitation | 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonOak Nest Childrens Homes LtdSME · Greater London · 1
- wonThe Drive Care Homes LtdSME · Greater London · 1
- wonACORN HOMES (UK) LIMITEDSME · South East England · 2
- wonETHELBERT SPECIALIST HOMES LIMITEDSME · South East England · 2, 3
- wonLITTLE FEET LTDSME · Greater London · 2, 3
- wonMEADOWS CARE LIMITED · North West England · 2
- wonSANCTUARY 16 LTDSME · Greater London · 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
Framework contractors & participating bidders
7 commercial parties on the notice- ACORN HOMES (UK) LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Ethelbert Children's ServicesFramework contractor
- LITTLE FEET LTDFramework contractor
- MEADOWS CARE LIMITEDFramework contractor
- OAK NEST CHILDREN'S HOMES LTDFramework contractor
- SANCTUARY 16 LTDFramework contractor
- THE DRIVE CARE HOMES LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details 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
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender