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Published 18 Sept 2025, 11:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of a Children's Home

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Bromley (Local council)

Direct awardLight touch regimeVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: London (UKI61)
Awarded value£17,880,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 17 Sept 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Barnardo's

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The London Borough of Bromley has commissioned a provider to deliver specialist children's residential provision via a partnership arrangement.

The Provider will deliver a five-bed residential children's home in Bromley for young people aged 11-17 with medium to high levels of need, including those experiencing complex trauma and behavioural challenges. The service will operate 24/7, 365 days a year, with a minimum 1:1 staffing ratio and enhanced support where required. The delivery model is relational, trauma-informed, child-centred, and aligned with Ofsted's Social Care Common Inspection Framework. The Provider will provide integrated care, including emotional wellbeing support, health coordination, and therapeutic interventions, underpinned by a strong safeguarding framework and a dedicated children's home property management team.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedVCSE
Delivery: LondonEligibility: VCSE eligible
85311300 Welfare services for children and young people

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
18 Sept 2025, 11:45 BST
Last source update
20 Feb 2026, 11:25 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-015578
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
London (UKI61)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059cfe Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

In September 2024, the London Borough of Bromley conducted formal market testing of solutions for the provision of specialist children's residential provisions, including partnership arrangements and investment solutions. The market testing concluded that the only provider to meet the Council's expectations and criteria set out was Barnardo's. This process was advertised via a Prior Information Notice (PIN) under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

This exercise indicated that there are no alternative providers available that would be interested and capable of fulfilling the Council's requirements and criteria.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 Oct 2025 → 20 Feb 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends387 days ago
    3 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published247 days ago
    20 Feb 2026, 11:25 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Sept 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    18 Sept 2025, 11:45 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    23 Sept 2025, 10:42 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    13 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    20 Feb 2026, 11:25 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £17,880,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Barnardo'sVCSE13 Oct 2025 – 12 Oct 2032 · up to 12 Oct 2035Extensions: One three-year extension option on the same terms. · Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The option to provide the same services at a second property, subject to funding.£17,880,00017 Sept 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Barnardo'sVCSE

    Signed
    13 Oct 2025
    Value
    £17,880,000
    Period
    13 Oct 2025 – 12 Oct 2032 · up to 12 Oct 2035 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    One three-year extension option on the same terms.
    Options
    The option to provide the same services at a second property, subject to funding.
    3 agreed KPIs: Occupancy · Referral Acknowledgment · Matching Meetings
    • Occupancy, % of occupancy (per days per month of beds occupied or referral accepted) - monitoring to commence three months from first placement.
    • Referral Acknowledgment, No./% referrals acknowledged within 24 hours of receipt (core office hours)
    • Matching Meetings, No./% matching meeting arranged within 48 hours of receipt (core office hours)

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Bromley

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBBG-1282-YCXD Bromley Civic Centre, Churchill Court, 2 Westmoreland Road, Bromley, London, BR1 1DPContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • BARNARDO'SAwarded supplierGB-CHC: 216250GB-COH: 00061625 Barnardo House, Barkingside , Ilford, London, IG6 1QGContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender