Official UK procurement notice
Children’s Home Care Provision (Accommodation based residential care for Young People)
Authority: London Borough of Croydon (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe London Borough of Croydon (‘the Council") is seeking to commission an experienced Service Provider to run a new children’s home and deliver registered services.The full scope of the contract requirements are provided in the Service Specification, which form part of the Tender Documents. The Contract is for a period of a maximum of 7 years (the "Term").This procurement will be carried out in line with the open procurement process detailed within the PCR 2015.The required Services are being procured via a competitive tendering process and will run electronically via the Croydon Tenders Portal.All communication throughout the tender process will be via London Borough of Croydon E-Procurement Site - Home (in-tendhost.co.uk).A bidders briefing will be held on the 7th January at 11am. Please register your interest via correspondence message including, name and email of attendees on the intend portal to receive an teams invite to the event.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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: 70
- Price: 30
- 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
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 19 Dec 2024, 12:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Apr 2025, 15:41 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Jan 2025 – …
- Authority reference
LBC/TN/390- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012886- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c98fFind a Tender
- Review procedure
Review procedures are as set out in the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and are time limited. Any proceedings must be brought in the High Court of England and Wales.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 22 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
22 Jan 2025 → 1 Jul 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline22 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened22 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published3 Apr 2025, 15:41 BST
- Contract starts1 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete3 Apr 2025, 15:41 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Christopher’s FellowshipChildrens Home Care Provision | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Childrens Home Care Provision · St Christopher’s Fellowship
- Signed
- 24 Mar 2025
- Value
- £1,272,615
- Period
- … – 30 Jun 2032
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- HM Courts and Tribunal ServiceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- St Christopher’s FellowshipAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria