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Published 16 May 2025, 12:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

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

Official notice

Authority: Shropshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG22)

Published estimate£7,000,000≈ £7.0m / year · £7,000,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 10 Jun 2025awarded 15 Jul 2025

Awarded to Keys PCE Limited

Contract term 1 yrends 1 Aug 2026 · up to 1 Aug 2027 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a contract details notice for 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.

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.

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CPV: Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£7,000,000

Contract period: 1 Aug 2025 – 1 Aug 2026 (1 yr) · up to 1 Aug 2027 with extensionsValue: £7,000,000 exc. VAT · £7,000,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: 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.

85300000 Social work and related services

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

Quality: Long criteria description
Social Value: Long criteria description
Price: Long criteria description

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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: 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: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 16 May 2025, 12:05 BST
Last source update: 5 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 26 Jun 2025
Authority reference: CMCV 109
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-022163
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Social work and related services
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG22)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0515ae Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta

Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup

Submission deadline: 10 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 10 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/H75V8UD2KW ↗

Timeline

16 May 2025 → 5 Dec 2025 · 7 dates

Tender notice published
16 May 2025, 12:05 BST
Clarification questions by
10 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission deadline
10 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
Award decision expected by
26 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent
15 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
Contract starts
1 Aug 2025
Latest notice published320 days ago
5 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 May 2025

Tender notice published
16 May 2025, 12:05 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
12 Aug 2025, 18:20 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
12 Aug 2025, 18:20 BST
Contract signature expected
1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
5 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £7,000,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Named bidders 1published on the award notice

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Keys PCE Limited2 Sept 2025 – 31 Jul 2026 · up to 31 Jul 2027Extensions: 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.	£7,000,000 inc. VAT	15 Jul 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Keys PCE Limited
Signed
1 Dec 2025
Value
£7,000,000 inc. VAT
Period
2 Dec 2025 – 31 Jul 2026 · up to 31 Jul 2028 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
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.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one	1	0	—

Who bid

wonKeys PCE Limited · West Midlands

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

Shropshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCLL-9577-QDZW Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, West Midlands, SY3 8HQContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Keys PCE LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10660100 Maybrook House, Third Floor Queensway, Halesowen, West Midlands, B63 4AHContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender5 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender12 Aug 2025, 18:20 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender16 May 2025, 12:05 BST