Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Overnight Respite Care Services For Children and Young People With Disabilities
Authority: Achieving for Children (Public body)·On behalf of: Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe delivery of overnight respite in an overnight short breaks facility (Moor Lane Respite Centre (Rainbow House) for children and young people who may have multiple disabilities, complex medical needs and challenging behaviour.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£9,900,000
- Economic & financial standing
Financial viability based on the criteria set out in the ITT.
- Technical & professional ability
Technical Ability: Ofsted registration and having achieved a 'Good' rating, and the specific qualification requirements for a childcare residential setting, as set out in the ITT.
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 sub-criteria (12)
- Service Delivery: 9%
- Outcomes: 8%
- Staffing, Workforce and Training: 8%
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: 5%
- Stakeholder Engagement: 6%
- Safeguarding: 8%
- Contract Monitoring: 6%
- Building Maintenance,Regulatory Body, H&S Requirements: 5%
- Complaints and Incident Reporting: 5%
- Mobilisation: 5%
- Price: 30%
- Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (12)
- Service Delivery
- Outcomes
- Staffing, Workforce and Training
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Safeguarding
- Contract Monitoring
- Building Maintenance,Regulatory Body, H&S Requirements
- Complaints and Incident Reporting
- Mobilisation
- Social Value
- Price: Tenderers should quote on a tendered price as set out in the Instructions to Tenders.
- Economic & financial standing
Financial viability based on the criteria set out in the ITT.
- Technical & professional ability
Technical Ability: Ofsted registration and having achieved a 'Good' rating, and the specific qualification requirements for a childcare residential setting, as set out in the ITT.
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Jun 2025, 14:14 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2026, 11:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
DN780016- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-059241- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05553eFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
The Authority shall accept and process the payment of an electronic invoice submitted by the Provider, within 30 calendar days, where it complies with the standard electronic invoicing and is undisputed.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
London Tenders Portal DN780016
Timeline
27 Jun 2025 → 21 Aug 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published27 Jun 2025, 14:14 BST
- Market engagement10 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
27/06/2025 - Soft Market Testing published on London Tenders Portal
09/07/2025 - Deadline for queries
11/07/2025 - Interested parties to provide written responses to the questionnaire via London Tenders Portal
- Tender notice published391 days ago24 Sept 2025, 12:57 BST
- Clarification questions by369 days ago16 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline361 days ago24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by287 days ago5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent260 days ago2 Feb 2026
- Standstill ends249 days ago12 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts141 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published60 days ago21 Aug 2026, 11:06 BST
Notice history
12 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jun 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published27 Jun 2025, 14:14 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published24 Sept 2025, 12:57 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £9,900,00024 Sept 2025, 12:57 BSTwas £9,662,179
- Status changed to active24 Sept 2025, 12:57 BST
- Procurement method changed24 Sept 2025, 12:57 BST
- Deadline published: 24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST24 Sept 2025, 12:57 BST
- Tender notice published24 Sept 2025, 16:32 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published3 Feb 2026, 15:41 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete3 Feb 2026, 15:41 GMT
- Buyer details updated3 Feb 2026, 15:41 GMT
- Contract signature expected31 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published21 Aug 2026, 11:06 BSTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Amendment to Parties section to list Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames as procuring entity and not Contracting Authority.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-09: 1 release · 24 Sept 2025
- 2025-06: 1 release · 27 Jun 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| EnhanceAbleSMEVCSE1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2033Extensions: two extension periods of 24 months | £11,686,626 inc. VAT | 2 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · EnhanceAbleSMEVCSE
- Signed
- 26 May 2026
- Value
- £11,686,626 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2033 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Initial Term: 3 years Extensions: 2 years + 2 years (Total 4 years of extensions) Total Potential Term: 7 years Calculated End Dates Initial Contract End Date: May 31, 2029 (3 years from the start date) Total Potential End Date: May 31, 2033 (7 years from the start date, including all extensions)
1 agreed KPI: KPI's
- KPI's, 1 - Disabled Children and Young People's physical and emotional health needs are met. 2 - Disabled Children and Young People feel safe, secure and protected from harm, abuse and bullying. 3- Disabled Children and Young People are happy and have enjoyable experiences. 4- Disabled Children and Young People's thoughts and views are listened to and valued. 5- Disabled Children and Young People can join in activities regardless of their family circumstances
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 3 | 1 | — |
Who bid
- wonENHANCEABLESMEVCSE · Greater London
- did not winACTION FOR CHILDRENSME · East of England
- did not winGLOR CONSULTANCY LTDSME · Greater London
- did not winWE ARE BEAMSVCSE · South East England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Achieving for Children Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Royal Borough of Kingston Upon ThamesProcess contact pointProcuring entityPublic authority - sub-central governmentRoyal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- ACTION FOR CHILDRENBidder / tenderer
- ENHANCEABLEAwarded supplier
- GLOR CONSULTANCY LTDBidder / tenderer
- WE ARE BEAMSBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Signed contract Redacted contract attached.
- Bidding documents and specifications The Tender documents will be published on the London Tenders Portal at the web address provided.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- 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
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender