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# CMCV 109 - The Provision of a Specialist Residential Care Service for Looked After Children

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cmcv-109-the-provision-of-a-specialist-residential-care-service-for-looked-after-children-ocds-h6vhtk-0507df). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Shropshire Council: "CMCV 109 - The Provision of a Specialist Residential Care Service for Looked After Children". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £7,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Shropshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/shropshire-council-ons-e06000051)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £7,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cmcv-109-the-provision-of-a-specialist-residential-care-service-for-looked-after-children-ocds-h6vhtk-0507df#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0507df`

## Before you bid
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- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
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- **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/cmcv-109-the-provision-of-a-specialist-residential-care-service-for-looked-after-children-ocds-h6vhtk-0507df#tl-md)

## Description
This is a pipeline notice for the procurement of The Provision of a Specialist Residential Care Service for Looked After Children to be delivered under a block bed contract.  
The ten block bed placements within agreed Ofsted registered children’s residential homes will be located within Shropshire boundaries for Shropshire Council’s use at all times within the term of the contract.
A large proportion of the placements available are to be considered floating. The term floating refers to placements which could be available across multiple homes and not fixed to an individual home, allowing for greater flexibly in matching a child to a suitable home.
The term of the contract will be 12 months starting from the 1st August 2025 with two optional extensions of 12 months in 2026 and 2027.
Providers will be required to deliver Residential care provision in line with the Statement of Purpose and Ofsted registration of the home. The category of registration for homes that will provide services will be “children with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties (EBD)” as set out in the children’s home regulations Children’s homes regulations, including quality standards: guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk )
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/H75V8UD2KW
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/H75V8UD2KW

## Lots (1)
### Lot CMCV 109: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `CMCV 109`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85300000

- **Contract Period:** 01/08/2025 to 31/07/2026
- **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%2F017123-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-04-25T15:05:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-01T11:11:22.186Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0507df