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# Children’s Home Collaborative Project Framework

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/children-s-home-collaborative-project-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-051b6e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** West Sussex County Council: "Children’s Home Collaborative Project Framework". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £79,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 1 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: atamis-7669.my.site.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [West Sussex County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-sussex-county-council-ons-e10000032)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £79,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 1 October 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ2
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/children-s-home-collaborative-project-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-051b6e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-051b6e`

## 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/children-s-home-collaborative-project-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-051b6e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [atamis-7669.my.site.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fatamis-7669.my.site.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/children-s-home-collaborative-project-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-051b6e#participate

## Description
This tender is for the Children's Home Collaborative (CHC) Framework. The Framework is for the provision of trauma-informed residential placements for Children and Young People in care.
The Framework is split into 3 Lots:
Lot 1 – Homes for Children with Complex Lives.
Lot 2a – Homes for Children with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD).
Lot 2b – Homes for Children with Complex Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (Complex EBD).
The Framework will initially provide 14 residential placements across the three Lots: Lot 1 - 4 placements, Lot 2a - 5 placements and Lot 2b - 5 placements.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £79,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2027 to 31/12/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F082586-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-01T11:04:59.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T14:21:12.582Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-051b6e