Official UK procurement notice
PEP/CYP/ Strategic Partner for Children's Homes
Authority: Bristol City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionStrategic Partner for the development and running of children’s homes and step down accommodation.
We want to prevent our most vulnerable children from being sent across the country, breaking their support networks in the city, experiencing additional trauma, and developing heightened dysregulation through a cycle of placement moves that provide few opportunities to engage in trauma-informed therapeutic work, and to develop resilience.
A single provider framework, with key projects to be called off
Contract length will be for 7 years with the option to extend for further 2 + 1 years
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£39,000,000
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 (3)
- Quality: 30
- Social Value: 20
- Price: 50
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive dialogue
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- 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
- 16 Jul 2024, 15:59 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Oct 2025, 09:41 BST
- Authority reference
DN727537- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062717- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047dd3Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
15 Aug 2024 → 7 Oct 2025 · 2 dates- Submission deadline15 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published384 days ago7 Oct 2025, 09:41 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete7 Oct 2025, 09:41 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CF Contact and Support Services LtdSME | £39,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 062717-2025-DN727537-1 · CF Contact and Support Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 23 Jul 2025
- Value
- £39,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Bristol MagistratesReview body
- Bristol Magistrates CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CF Contact and Support Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.