Official UK procurement notice
Children's Residential Care Solution (1322)
Authority: YPO (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionYPO is creating a procurement solution to enable its customers to purchase children’s homes for children, focusing on securing whole homes rather than individual placements. There is strong evidence to support this type of strategic commissioning as it promotes improved outcomes for children, sufficiency and market shaping and improved value for money. The time is right to look at this differently, both for commissioners and providers, to begin to build stronger relationships between them. This means understanding the different perspectives, risk and challenges that prevent homes being provided in a way that works for children, providers and commissioners. With the objective of providing high quality local homes for children, which are part of a system that supports them, offering stability and the opportunity to become successful adults. Recognising that transitions and change require careful joint planning and support.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 14 May 2029, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Evaluation consultancy services · Health and social work services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Bids received
- 8 bids received · 7 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 8 yrs from 2 Nov 2026
- Scheme runs until
- 1 Nov 2034
- Buyer regions
- UKC, UKD, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKJ, UKK
Who may buy through it
YPO is one of the largest Public Sector Buying Organisations in the UK, purchasing on behalf of many other public sector organisations named and/or described in the following link: https://www.ypo.co.uk/about/customers/permissible-users
Published description of the framework
This framework as been designed using the Light Touch Regime in line with the Procurement Act 2023. The open Framework will be for a period of 8 years in total and will be opened on the following dates unless a customer demand dictates otherwise. Framework 1 - 02/11/2026 to 01/11/2029 (3 Years) Framework 2 - 02/11/2029 to 01/11/2032 (3 Years) Framework 3 - 02/11/2032 to 01/11/2034 (2 Years) The method for Call-off will be Competitive Selection Process only based on customers individual requirements. Further details can be found in the procurement documents. Customers will have the opportunity to Call-off via region(s) if required, and this will be specified at the by the Customer at Competitive Selection stage. Please note that YPO will be hosting a Tenderers conference on Wednesday 8th July at 10am to provide more information about the tender. If you're interested please click on the link below to register: - Webinar Registration - Zoom YPO have a partnership with Go4Growth to provide free support to SMEs in tendering for Public Sector contracts: - For more details please visit https://www.ypo.co.uk/public-sector/go4growth or https://go4growth.co.uk/
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£900,000,000
- Value
- £900,000,000 exc. VAT · £1,080,000,000 inc. VAT
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 (3)
- Quality — 70%
- Cost — 10%
- Social Value — 20%
- Economic & financial standingPlease refer to procurement documents.
- Technical & professional abilityPlease refer to procurement documents.
- Price carries 10 of 100 points — a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Children's Residential Care Solution (1322)” 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
- 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
- Open framework scheme
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 14 May 2029
- First published
- 5 Oct 2026, 12:05 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Oct 2026, 12:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 24 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Authority reference
C0759- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-044314- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dbf4Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
- Please refer to tender particulars for further information.
- Risks
- The Lots defined in the Tender Notice are aligned with the administrative boundaries as of April 2026. YPO reserves the right to modify these Lot boundaries during the term of the framework to ensure continued alignment with UK Government devolution, local government reorganisation, RCC areas or NHS structural changes. Any such modifications will be communicated in the next Tender Notice issue. There is a risk that the life of this and subsequent Frameworks these may change and be more inline with the developing RCC areas. YPO reserves the right to modify these on the next iteration.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 24 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- success fee · 0.25% of the award value · 0.25% retrospective rebate will be payable by Providers on all contractual spend. No other associated fees will be charged.
Timeline
11 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice published336 days ago6 Nov 2025, 14:44 GMT
- Market engagement251 days ago30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTA combination of one to one meetings, with Providers who feel they align with the approach to this new solution. YPO may choose to issue questionnaires and host wider market engagement events and reserve the right to adapt the PME approach as needed. Further PME Notices will be published to inform the market as YPO moves forward with the solution development. Pre-market engagement is being sought without prejudice and without commitment. Any information provided will not be used to determine the outcome of the tender process. When, or if, YPO wishes to proceed further a formal procurement process will be followed in accordance with YPO's contract procedure rules and in line with the Procurement Act 2023.
- Next notice expected220 days ago2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published147 days ago14 May 2026, 11:51 BST
- Clarification questions by90 days ago10 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends76 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown24 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by14 days ago24 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent4 days ago5 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published3 days ago5 Oct 2026, 12:05 BST
- Standstill endsin 7 days15 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract startsin 24 days2 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agincare Children's Services Ltd, Fosse Children ServicesSME, Frontline Health Professionals LtdSME, GABLE HEALTHCARE SERVICESSME, Homes2Inspire Ltd, Keys PCE Limited +1 more2 Nov 2026 — 1 Nov 2034 | £900,000,000 | 5 Oct 2026standstill to 15 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonAgincare Children's Services Ltd · South West England
- wonHomes2Inspire Ltd · West Midlands
- wonFosse Children ServicesSME · West Midlands
- wonGABLE HEALTHCARE SERVICESSME · South East England
- wonFrontline Health Professionals LtdSME · East of England
- wonT-Junction Children's ServicesSME · East Midlands
- wonKeys PCE Limited · West Midlands
- did not winNest Children's Homes LtdSME · South West England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Notice history
11 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Nov 2025- Contract signature expected31 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract award notice published5 Oct 2026, 12:05 BSTUK6
- Published value updated5 Oct 2026, 12:05 BSTwas £900,000,000
- Status changed to complete5 Oct 2026, 12:05 BST
- Deadline withdrawn5 Oct 2026, 12:05 BST
- Tender notice published14 May 2026, 11:51 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £900,000,00014 May 2026, 11:51 BSTwas £800,000,000
- Status changed to active14 May 2026, 11:51 BST
- Procurement method changed14 May 2026, 11:51 BST
- Deadline published: 24 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST14 May 2026, 11:51 BST
- Preliminary market engagement notice published6 Nov 2025, 14:44 GMTUK2
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
8 commercial parties on the notice · 7 awarded- Agincare Children's Services LtdFramework contractor
- Fosse Children ServicesFramework contractor
- Frontline Health Professionals LtdFramework contractor
- GABLE HEALTHCARE SERVICESFramework contractor
- Homes2Inspire LtdFramework contractor
- Keys PCE LimitedFramework contractor
- Nest Children's Homes LtdBidder / tenderer
- T-Junction Children's ServicesFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declaration
Notices published for this procedure
- 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