Residential Placement (Spot) · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Bedford Borough Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionLight touch regime

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East of England (UKH24)

Awarded value£500,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 9 Dec 2025no call for competition

Awarded to SANDTON HEALTHCARE LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Approved Waiver - Urgency Reasons

This was an emergency residential placement where

child was placed over a weekend by EDT

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East of England

85311300 Welfare services for children and young people

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
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: 13 Jan 2026, 15:34 GMT
Last source update: 13 Jan 2026, 15:34 GMT
Authority reference: C BBC CH 07272
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-002772
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: East of England (UKH24)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0604e6 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
13 Jan 2026, 15:34 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £500,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 9 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
SANDTON HEALTHCARE LIMITED	£500,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · SANDTON HEALTHCARE LIMITED
Signed
9 Dec 2025
Value
£500,000
Period
10 Dec 2025 – 1 May 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bedford Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLCV-4616-VTHL Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, East of England, MK42 9APContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

SANDTON HEALTHCARE LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 13041776GB-PPON: PVWY-6287-LLLM 41 Caxton Point, Stevenage, East of England, SG1 2XUContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender13 Jan 2026, 15:34 GMT