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# Preliminary Market Engagement for Residential Homes for Children Looked After

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-for-residential-homes-for-children-looked-after-ocds-h6vhtk-0649ec). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** London Borough of Camden: "Preliminary Market Engagement for Residential Homes for Children Looked After". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £18,000,000. 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 Camden](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-camden-ons-e09000007)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £18,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social work services with accommodation
- **Delivery Location:** UKI31
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-for-residential-homes-for-children-looked-after-ocds-h6vhtk-0649ec#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0649ec`

## 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/preliminary-market-engagement-for-residential-homes-for-children-looked-after-ocds-h6vhtk-0649ec#tl-md)

## Description
The Council are planning to commission three new children's homes for 6 -18 year olds the first contract will commence in December 2026/January 2027 and the other two in June/July 2027 (subject to change) for an estimated contract duration of four (4) years with an option to extend for a further two year.  The Council will provide the buildings, and we are seeking service providers to run the homes. 
Two of the contracts will be for children with emotional behavioural difficulties and one will provide short term stabilising placements for children with complex needs who are at risk or on deprivation of liberty orders.  The children and young people living at the homes will be 'Children Looked After,' where the Council has corporate parenting responsibilities in line with the requirements of the Children Act 1989 and the Children Act 2004. As a result of their experiences, the children referred to the service will have varying and complex needs.
Alongside the daily support from the service provider, children and young people placed in this service will receive in-reach from local services including health, education child adolescent mental health services (CAMHS).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 85311000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2026 to 30/11/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F010887-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-06T11:50:22.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T17:59:27.535Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0649ec