Official UK procurement notice
CSC26181 Residential Children’s Homes for Torbay
Authority: Torbay Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTorbay Council is embarking on an exciting programme to develop new children's residential homes within Torbay. We are seeking to work alongside experienced Ofsted-registered Children’s home providers to develop new local residential provision that enables children and young people to remain closer to their families, communities and support networks. We recognise the significant expertise, experience and innovation that residential care providers bring and we are keen to work collaboratively and build strong partnerships with organisations that share our ambition to create high-quality homes where children feel safe, supported, valued and able to thrive.
This contract is being split into two Lots and through this programme, Torbay Council intends to develop four new children’s homes through two complimentary delivery models, creating opportunities to work with experienced providers in bringing high-quality local residential provision to Torbay:
• Lot 1: Two Council-owned, 2-bed, provider-operated children's homes.
• Lot 2: Two Provider-owned, 2-bed, provider-operated children's homes.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal
- Extensions
- Extension options published
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 1 Oct 2026, 10:48 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Oct 2026, 10:48 BST
- Authority reference
CSC26181- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077e59
How it was run
- Submission deadline
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Timeline
4 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice publishedearlier today1 Oct 2026, 10:48 BST
- Market engagementin 8 days8 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
The aim of the engagement session on 09 October 2026 at 1330 until 1530 is to: • Share Torbay Council’s vision for developing local children’s residential provision • Learn from providers’ expertise and experience • Seek feedback to help shape the service model and procurement approach • Explore more…
opportunities for partnership working throughout mobilisation and delivery • Discuss how we can work together to achieve the best possible outcomes for children and young people. Market engagement will be virtual via Microsoft Teams. To reserve your place, please email us with the following information: • Name of attendee(s) • Email address(es) of the attendee(s); and • Organisation name by 1200 noon on 08 October 2026, via the Messaging Facility on ProContract. - Tender notice expectedin 19 days19 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract startsin 341 days7 Sept 2027, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published1 Oct 2026, 10:48 BSTUK2
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender