Official UK procurement notice
Regulation 44 Independent Visits to Children's Homes
Authority: North Tyneside Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProcured under a competitive flexible process under Procurement Act 2023.
Provision of statutory monthly Regulation 44 visits to North Tyneside Council children's homes and the provision of a report following each visit, in line with the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015.
3 year contract (1 year with 2 x 1 year extensions).
Value £28,800 per annum
- How the procedure runs: This procurement is a Light Touch multi stage competitive flexible process (2 stage). Stage 1 - Invitation to Tender inviting suppliers to submit a tender response as detailed in the documentation with a maximum of 5 suppliers being shortlisted to Stage 2. Stage2 - Presentation/Interview. Award criteria is based on: 60% Stage 1 - Invitation to Tender 40% Stage 2 - Presentation/Interview
CPV: Social work and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£86,400
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 (5)
- Technical and Professional Ability: 30%
- Presentation: 30%
- Interview: 10%
- Pricing: 20%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Technical and Professional Ability
- Presentation
- Pricing
- Social Value
- Interview
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Competitive flexible 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Mar 2026, 16:54 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 May 2026, 15:33 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
OPEN2026413- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-020130- Accelerated
- State of urgency
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06638eFind a Tender
- How it runs
This procurement is a Light Touch multi stage competitive flexible process (2 stage).
Stage 1 - Invitation to Tender inviting suppliers to submit a tender response as detailed in the documentation with a maximum of 5 suppliers being shortlisted to Stage 2.
Stage2 - Presentation/Interview.
Award criteria is based on:
60% Stage 1 - Invitation to Tender
40% Stage 2 - Presentation/Interview
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Reference number: OPEN2026413
Title: Regulation 44 Independent Visits to Children's Homes (re-tender)
Timeline
5 Mar 2026 → 14 May 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published237 days ago5 Mar 2026, 16:54 GMT
- Clarification questions by224 days ago18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline216 days ago26 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by184 days ago27 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts181 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent168 days ago14 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published167 days ago14 May 2026, 15:33 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Mar 2026- Tender notice published5 Mar 2026, 16:54 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published14 May 2026, 15:33 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete14 May 2026, 15:33 BST
- Contract signature expected31 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MINERVA TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT LIMITED1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2027 · up to 31 May 2029Extensions: Contract length is 3 years (1 year with 2 x 1 year options to extend). | £86,400 | 14 May 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MINERVA TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender