Official UK procurement notice
Management and Operation of a one-child Children's Home in St. Helens WA11 owned by St. Helens Borough Council
Authority: St Helens Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe service provided will be available at all times (including statutory holidays) during the term of the Contact, and will include the provision of an appropriate staffing model with a waking night or sleep-in staff (depending on the child's needs) in accordance with the Children's Homes regulations, including quality standards, and National Minimum Standards for Children's Homes.
- No preliminary market engagement: A previous notice was published prior to the new procurement act. St Helens did a workshop in person on 3rd March 2025. Chest reference - DN762737
CPV: Social work and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,548,000
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Apr 2025, 18:03 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Jul 2025, 14:03 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 Jun 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015102- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0502e5Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Project information - DN771591
Timeline
14 Apr 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published14 Apr 2025, 18:03 BST
- Clarification questions by2 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline11 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by24 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent18 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published18 Jul 2025, 14:03 BST
- Standstill ends29 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Apr 2025- Tender notice published14 Apr 2025, 18:03 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published27 May 2025, 09:08 BSTUK4
- Published value updated27 May 2025, 09:08 BST
- Deadline moved to 11 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST27 May 2025, 09:08 BST+15 days · was 27 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract award notice published18 Jul 2025, 14:03 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 Jul 2025, 14:03 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
contract length has been extended to 5 years 1+1 instead of 3+1+1 Deadline has been extended from 27th may 12pm to 11th June 12pm
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| INSPIRE CHILDRENS SERVICES LIMITED1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2030 · up to 31 Jul 2032Extensions: 3+1+1 | £2,548,000 | 18 Jul 2025standstill to 29 Jul 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders · 8 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- INSPIRE CHILDRENS SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender