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title: "GMCA 693 Project Skyline: Greater Manchester Shared Children’s Residential Care Services"
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# GMCA 693 Project Skyline: Greater Manchester Shared Children’s Residential Care Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/gmca-693-project-skyline-greater-manchester-shared-children-s-residential-care-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0456d0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Greater Manchester Combined Authority: "GMCA 693 Project Skyline: Greater Manchester Shared Children’s Residential Care Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £64,900,000. 5 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 31 May 2024, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Greater Manchester Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/greater-manchester-combined-authority-ons-e47000001)
- **Published Value:** £64,900,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 May 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 5
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive dialogue
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** For children, Welfare services for children and young people
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £67,736,850 (exc. VAT, 3 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0456d0`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **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/gmca-693-project-skyline-greater-manchester-shared-children-s-residential-care-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0456d0#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3D6cdea258-1cbc-ed11-8120-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/gmca-693-project-skyline-greater-manchester-shared-children-s-residential-care-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0456d0#participate

## Description
GMCA and the Local Authorities are now looking for suitably-qualified organisations to
operate the Skyline children’s homes (“Care Providers”), providing a number of care services
to children and young people placed in the homes by the Local Authorities, pursuant to their
responsibilities under section 20 of the Children Act 1989 to provide accommodation for
children in need of such support.

## Lots (5)
### Lot 1: Complex Care Mental Health Support Homes
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85311300
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** GMCA and the Local Authorities are now looking for suitably-qualified organisations to
operate the Skyline children’s homes (“Care Providers”), providing a number of care services
to children and young people placed in the homes by the Local Authorit...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Residential Homes supporting younger children with a view to transitioning them back to foster care
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85311300
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** GMCA and the Local Authorities are now looking for suitably-qualified organisations to
operate the Skyline children’s homes (“Care Providers”), providing a number of care services
to children and young people placed in the homes by the Local Authorit...

### Lot 3: Residential Homes supporting older teenagers; Residential Homes supporting children / young people at risk of sexual exploitation (CSE); Residential Homes supporting children / young people at risk of criminal exploitation (CCE)
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85311300
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** GMCA and the Local Authorities are now looking for suitably-qualified organisations to
operate the Skyline children’s homes (“Care Providers”), providing a number of care services
to children and young people placed in the homes by the Local Authorit...

### Lot lot2: Lot 2 - Residential Homes supporting younger children with a view to transitioning them back to foster care
- **Lot id:** `lot2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85311300
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** .GMCA and the Local Authorities are now looking for suitably-qualified organisations to operate the Skyline children’s homes (“Care Providers”), providing a number of care services to children and young people placed in the homes by the Local Authori...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot lot3: Lot 3 – All of: (i) Residential Homes supporting older teenagers (ii) Residential Homes supporting children / young people at risk of sexual exploitation (CSE) (iii) Residential Homes supporting children / young people at risk of criminal exploitation (CCE)
- **Lot id:** `lot3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85311300
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** .GMCA and the Local Authorities are now looking for suitably-qualified organisations to operate the Skyline children’s homes (“Care Providers”), providing a number of care services to children and young people placed in the homes by the Local Authori...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** Complex Care Mental Health Support Homes (active)
  - Award id: `016263-2025-GMCA 693-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Barnardo's**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-00061625`
  - Value: £30,204,680 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Residential Homes supporting younger children with a view to transitioning them back to foster care (active)
  - Award id: `016263-2025-GMCA 693-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Social Care Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-144719`
  - Value: £13,590,930 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Residential Homes supporting older teenagers, children / young people at risk of sexual exploitation (CSE), children / young people at risk of criminal exploitation (CCE) (active)
  - Award id: `016263-2025-GMCA 693-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Social Care Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-144719`
  - Value: £23,941,240 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** Complex Care Mental Health Support Homes (active)
  - Signed Value: £30,204,680
  - Signed Date: 25/03/2025

- **Contract:** Residential Homes supporting younger children with a view to transitioning them back to foster care (active)
  - Signed Value: £13,590,930
  - Signed Date: 25/03/2025

- **Contract:** Residential Homes supporting older teenagers, children / young people at risk of sexual exploitation (CSE), children / young people at risk of criminal exploitation (CCE) (active)
  - Signed Value: £23,941,240
  - Signed Date: 25/03/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016263-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-04-22T13:24:34.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T01:56:48.618Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0456d0