Official UK procurement notice
Residential Care delivered in a Council owned property for children with multiple presenting needs (Phase 2a)
Authority: Nottinghamshire County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£32,000,000≈ £8.0m / year · £38,400,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 17 Oct 2025awarded 11 Dec 2025
Award (standstill) to Action for Children
Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Dec 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2034 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNottinghamshire County Council is seeking an experienced Provider who can deliver care and support for those children presenting with multiple needs for whom we find difficult to find suitable homes for. The cohorts of children the Council envisage being referred into this service are as described in Section 1 of the Specification.
The Provider will have access to a property owned by the Council to deliver care from. This is a property secured with DfE Capital grant funding and will be offered to the Provider under a lease arrangement.
Once the first property is registered and delivering care, a second Council owned property will be offered to the Provider from which to deliver care. It is expected that a refurbishment of this second property will begin after the first property is completed and delivering care and is anticipated to take place during Year 1 of the contract.
CPV: Social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£32,000,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
At point of contract award:
D&B Credit score of 3 or higher
- Public liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than £5million in relation to any one claim or series of claims, policy coverage should be on a claims occurring basis
- Employer's liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than £10million where a Provider has employees, policy coverage should be on a claims occurring basis
- Residents Effects insurance during the Contract Period with a limit of indemnity of not less than £500 for each and every claim for each Looked After Child.
- Malpractice insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than £1million in relation to any one claim or series of claims. Alternatively, evidence will be required that the medical risks associated with the contract are covered under the contractor's public liability policy.
- Technical & professional ability
Prospective bidders will need to demonstrate that they have sufficient technical, professional ability.
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
At point of contract award:
D&B Credit score of 3 or higher
- Public liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than £5million in relation to any one claim or series of claims, policy coverage should be on a claims occurring basis
- Employer's liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than £10million where a Provider has employees, policy coverage should be on a claims occurring basis
- Residents Effects insurance during the Contract Period with a limit of indemnity of not less than £500 for each and every claim for each Looked After Child.
- Malpractice insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than £1million in relation to any one claim or series of claims. Alternatively, evidence will be required that the medical risks associated with the contract are covered under the contractor's public liability policy.
- Technical & professional ability
Prospective bidders will need to demonstrate that they have sufficient technical, professional ability.
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 May 2025, 11:08 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Dec 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 28 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
DN789171- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-057259- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05169fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: East Midlands Tendering
Access & registration note: Free regional portal
- Submission deadline
- 17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Clarifications must be submitted via the e-tendering portal.
Timeline
19 May 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published19 May 2025, 11:08 BST
- Next notice expected1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published398 days ago17 Sept 2025, 11:40 BST
- Clarification questions by375 days ago10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline368 days ago17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by325 days ago28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent313 days ago11 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published313 days ago11 Dec 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Standstill ends300 days ago23 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts292 days ago1 Jan 2026
Notice history
11 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 May 2025- Pipeline notice published19 May 2025, 11:08 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published9 Jun 2025, 12:11 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published17 Sept 2025, 11:40 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £32,000,00017 Sept 2025, 11:40 BST
- Status changed to active17 Sept 2025, 11:40 BST
- Procurement method changed17 Sept 2025, 11:40 BST
- Deadline published: 17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST17 Sept 2025, 11:40 BST
- Tender notice published17 Sept 2025, 14:00 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published11 Dec 2025, 11:00 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Dec 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Contract signature expected16 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Amended contract end date
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-06: 1 release · 9 Jun 2025
- 2025-05: 1 release · 19 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £32,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 108 from SMEs
Named bidders 10published on the award notice
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Action for Children19 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2034Extensions: The contract will commence on 19 January 2026 for an initial 4-year period, with a subsequent extension period of a further 4 years. The maximum contract term after all extension periods will be 8 years, plus 3 months to 31 March 2035. Reviewing whether to continue with these services is at the sole discretion of the Council. The Council will, under its duty to obtain best value, consider a range of factors when deciding whether to continue a contractual arrangement. | £32,000,000 | 11 Dec 2025standstill to 23 Dec 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10final-stage tenders · 14 at stage one | 8 | 1 | — |
Who bid
- wonACTION FOR CHILDREN · East of England
- did not winABBEY GREEN THERAPEUTIC CHILDREN'S SERVICES LTDSME · East Midlands
- did not winAngel Care Staffing LtdSME · East Midlands
- did not winAPSLEY CARE LTDSME · East of England
- did not winBE CARE LIMITEDSME · West Midlands
- did not winHOMES2INSPIRE SERVICES LIMITEDVCSE · West Midlands
- did not winIGNITE HEALTH AND HOME CARE SERVICES LTDSME · West Midlands
- did not winINICIO GROUP LTDSME · North West England
- did not winKOPE-MEDICS LTDSME · Greater London
- did not winSKYLIGHT 21 HOMES LTDSME · East Midlands
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
Bidders & participating suppliers
10 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- ABBEY GREEN THERAPEUTIC CHILDREN'S SERVICES LTDBidder / tenderer
- ACTION FOR CHILDRENAwarded supplier
- APSLEY CARE LTDBidder / tenderer
- Angel Care Staffing LtdBidder / tenderer
- BE CARE LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- HOMES2INSPIRE SERVICES LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- IGNITE HEALTH AND HOME CARE SERVICES LTDBidder / tenderer
- INICIO GROUP LTDBidder / tenderer
- KOPE-MEDICS LTDBidder / tenderer
- SKYLIGHT 21 HOMES LTDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Suppliers must submit their tenders through the e-tendering system below before the deadline shown in the e-tendering system.
Notices published for this procedure
- 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
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender