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title: "Market Engagement - Integrated Care Model for Children and Young People (Children's Homes)"
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# Market Engagement - Integrated Care Model for Children and Young People (Children's Homes)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/market-engagement-integrated-care-model-for-children-and-young-people-children-s-homes-ocds-h6vhtk-06c939). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** London Borough of Barking and Dagenham: "Market Engagement - Integrated Care Model for Children and Young People (Children's Homes)". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £300,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [London Borough of Barking and Dagenham](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-barking-and-dagenham-ons-e09000002)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £300,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/market-engagement-integrated-care-model-for-children-and-young-people-children-s-homes-ocds-h6vhtk-06c939#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06c939`

## 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/market-engagement-integrated-care-model-for-children-and-young-people-children-s-homes-ocds-h6vhtk-06c939#tl-md)

## Description
The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham are seeking to engage with providers of children's homes to inform future commissioning arrangements for children with severe, complex behavioural needs and/or significant mental health needs.
The Council is particularly interested in developing local capacity and exploring opportunities to support children to remain as close to their communities as practicable. While there is an interest in provision located within or close to the borough, the Council welcomes engagement from all providers with relevant experience, expertise and capacity.
The Council is exploring a range of potential commissioning and contracting models, which may include block purchasing arrangements, strategic partnerships, or other contractual approaches, subject to future business requirements, procurement considerations and approvals.
The aim of this market engagement exercise is to develop a better understanding of:
•	Current market capability and capacity;
•	Innovative approaches to supporting children with complex needs;
•	Opportunities for integrated and multidisciplinary support models;
•	Potential barriers, risks and implementation considerations; and
•	The feasibility of developing a local care estate that enables more children to remain closer to home.
Providers with relevant regulatory registrations, experience, facilities and specialist expertise are invited to participate and share their views.
The virtual market engagement details are as below:
Date: 30th July 2026
Time: 11 to 12 noon
Interested Providers should register their interest by contacting ayo.abugo@lbbd.gov.uk  no later than 12 noon, Wednesday 29th July.
Important Notice
This engagement is being undertaken solely for information-gathering and market-testing purposes. It does not constitute a call for competition, procurement exercise, or commitment by the Council to commence a procurement or award any contract. Participation in this engagement will not provide any advantage in any future procurement process, should one be undertaken. The Council will ensure that any future procurement is conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 and applicable regulations.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2026 to 31/10/2027

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F065483-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-13T09:26:42.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T10:20:10.293Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06c939