Official UK procurement notice
HCC- Oct/25 - The Provision of Residential Placements for Children and Young People aged 7 years and Above with Complex Needs across four sites – Brickendon, Cassiobury, Clothall and Melbourn
Authority: Hertfordshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis is an Award Notice. Hertfordshire County Council went out to procurement for the Provision of Residential Placements for Children and Young People aged 7 years and Above with Complex Needs across four sites – Brickendon, Cassiobury, Clothall and Melbourn.
The Council wishes to procure separate ‘Block Contract’ arrangements to provide Ofsted registered residential homes for Children and Young People aged 7 to 18 with complex needs. This will be divided into four Lots .
The Council procured this contract using the Open Procedure as defined in the Procurement Act 2023.
The Council reserves the right at any time to cease the procurement process and not award a Contract or to award only part of the opportunity described in this notice. If the Council takes up this right, then they will not be responsible for or pay the expenses or losses, which may be incurred by any organisation or tenderer as a result.
Lot 2 - Melbourn and Lot 4 - Brickendon have not been awarded.
Lot 2 - Melbourn
The decision has been made not to proceed with the award of this contract as per section 3.5 of the ITT. This is due to a change in requirement to the original contract that was not known at the time of tender. We appreciate the time and effort put in by tenderers, and understand this will be disappointing, however the Council anticipates re-tendering this alongside an additional property within the next few months.
Lot 4 - Brickendon
The decision has been made not to proceed with the award of this contract as per section 3.5 of the ITT. This is due to a change in requirement to the original contract that was not known at the time of the tender. We appreciate the time and effort put in by tenderers, and understand this will be disappointing, however the Council intends to re-issue a tender opportunity for this Lot within the next few months.
The Council regrets the necessity for this action, but revised requirements are essential in ensuring the delivery of the right outcomes.
You will be notified on In-Tend of any future procurement for this service. The Council’s current intention is that a new procurement for the Services may be commenced, once the Council have been able to review and revise the requirements.
CPV: Health and social work services · Social work and related services · Social work services · Social work services with accommodation · Welfare services for children and young people
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value (£39,887,100 together) · same conditions of participation on every lotLot #1Contract for the Provision of Residential Placements for up to Two (2) Children and Young People aged 7 years and Above with Complex Needs – Lot 1 ClothallAwardedRenewalPublished value£10,949,400
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the Instructions to Tenderers document
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the Instructions to Tenderers document
Lot #2Contract for the Provision of Residential Placements for up to Four (4) Children and Young People aged 7 years and Above with Complex Needs – Lot 2 MelbournAwardedRenewalPublished value£8,603,100
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the Instructions to Tenderers document
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the Instructions to Tenderers document
Lot #3Contract for the Provision of Residential Placements for up to Three (3) Children and Young People aged 7 years and Above with Complex Needs – Lot 3 CassioburyAwardedRenewalPublished value£9,385,200
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the Instructions to Tenderers document
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the Instructions to Tenderers document
Lot #4Contract for the Provision of Residential Placements for up to Four (4) Children and Young People aged 7 years and Above with Complex Needs – Lot 4 BrickendonAwardedRenewalPublished value£10,949,400
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the Instructions to Tenderers document
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the Instructions to Tenderers document
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).
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the Instructions to Tenderers document
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the Instructions to Tenderers document
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 May 2025, 12:23 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Aug 2026, 16:16 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
HCC2516958 to HCC2516961- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-064380- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052218Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Invoices are to be submitted to the Council, in accordance with the Prices and Payment clause in the Conditions of Contract. Payment will normally be made within thirty (30) days of receipt of a correct invoice.
- Risks
The Contract will be based on the Council’s standard terms.
In furtherance of the UK Government’s plans for English devolution, Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) is consulting on plans for the reorganisation of local government structures in its county. This reorganisation may result in the county, district and borough councils of Hertfordshire being re-organised into a multi tiered unitary authority. HCC is required to submit its full plan for re-organisation to UK Government by November 2025, and any changes are estimated to take effect in April 2028 (although this is subject to change). Such changes could directly affect the structure, scope, or continuation of the contract beyond 1st April 2028. Whilst it is anticipated that existing contracts will be novated to the replacement authority, HCC can offer no guarantee at this stage.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 31 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
23 May 2025 → 21 Aug 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published23 May 2025, 12:23 BST
- Next notice expected15 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published376 days ago10 Oct 2025, 17:18 BST
- Clarification questions by355 days ago31 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline341 days ago14 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by265 days ago29 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts80 days ago3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent72 days ago11 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published71 days ago11 Aug 2026, 16:16 BST
- Standstill ends61 days ago21 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
11 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025- Pipeline notice published23 May 2025, 12:23 BSTUK1
- Pipeline notice published30 Jun 2025, 14:02 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published10 Oct 2025, 17:18 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £39,887,10010 Oct 2025, 17:18 BST
- Status changed to active10 Oct 2025, 17:18 BST
- Procurement method changed10 Oct 2025, 17:18 BST
- Deadline published: 14 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT10 Oct 2025, 17:18 BST
- Tender notice published13 Oct 2025, 11:50 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published11 Aug 2026, 16:16 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Aug 2026, 16:16 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
The proposed Contract associated with this Pipeline Notice has been included in the Pipeline Notice for 'The Provision of Residential Placements for Children and Young People aged 7 years and Above with Challenging Behaviour and Complex Needs across four sites - Brickendon, Cassiobury, Clothall and Melbourne.' Therefore this Pipeline Notice has been replaced with Pipeline Notice for 'The Provision…
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-06: 1 release · 30 Jun 2025
- 2025-05: 1 release · 23 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Contract for the Provision of Residential Placements for up to Two (2) Children and Young People aged 7 years and Above with Complex Needs – Lot 1 Clothall1 award | |||
| 1st Class Support and Housing LtdSMELot 1 - Clothall14 Sept 2026 – 13 Aug 2029 · up to 13 Aug 2031Extensions: There is an option to extend the contract up to a further two (2) years. Therefore the maximum duration of this contract could be five (5) years. · Options: There may be an opportunity within the Contract to create additional bed(s) as part of the overall Clothall registration. The Council will decide at its absolute discretion, whether to extend the Contract to include additional bed(s) and such decision is dependent on successful delivery of the existing Service, and the identification of suitable property locally to the Clothall property (within 20-30 minutes travel by vehicle). Any Contract amendment will not exceed the maximum bed registration for a single Registered Manager. | £9,228,780 | 10 Aug 2026standstill to 21 Aug 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 3 · Contract for the Provision of Residential Placements for up to Three (3) Children and Young People aged 7 years and Above with Complex Needs – Lot 3 Cassiobury1 award | |||
| Frontline Social Care LtdSMELot 3 - Cassiobury14 Sept 2026 – 13 Aug 2029 · up to 13 Aug 2031Extensions: There is the option to extend up to a further two (2) years. Therefore the maximum duration of this contract could be five (5) years. · Options: There may be an opportunity within the Contract to create additional bed(s) as part of the overall Cassiobury registration. The Council will decide at its absolute discretion, whether to extend the Contract to include additional bed(s) and such decision is dependent on successful delivery of the existing Service, and the identification of suitable property locally to the Cassiobury property (within 20-30 minutes travel by vehicle). Any Contract amendment will not exceed the maximum bed registration for a single Registered Manager. | £7,977,420 | 10 Aug 2026standstill to 21 Aug 2026 | Standstill |
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| supplier not published | — | 11 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Contract for the Provision of Residential Placements for up to Two (2) Children and Young People aged 7 years and Above with Complex Needs – Lot 1 Clothall | 1final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Contract for the Provision of Residential Placements for up to Four (4) Children and Young People aged 7 years and Above with Complex Needs – Lot 2 Melbourn | 0final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Contract for the Provision of Residential Placements for up to Three (3) Children and Young People aged 7 years and Above with Complex Needs – Lot 3 Cassiobury | 1final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
| 4 · Contract for the Provision of Residential Placements for up to Four (4) Children and Young People aged 7 years and Above with Complex Needs – Lot 4 Brickendon | 0final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- won1st Class Support and Housing LtdSME · South East England · 1
- wonFrontline Social Care LtdSME · East of England · 3
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
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- 1st Class Support and Housing LtdAwarded supplier
- Frontline Social Care LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (8)
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Notices published for this procedure
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