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# Supported Accommodation

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supported-accommodation-ocds-h6vhtk-03a360). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Kent County Council: "Supported Accommodation". Published status: complete. Dynamic Market Estimate: Value not published. 5 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Feb 2023, 17:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Kent County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-county-council-ons-e10000016)
- **Dynamic Market Estimate (lifetime call-offs):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 February 2023 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 5
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social work services with accommodation, Welfare services for children and young people
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ4, UKJ41, UKJ44, UKJ45, UKJ46
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03a360`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supported-accommodation-ocds-h6vhtk-03a360#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [kentbusinessportal.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentbusinessportal.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supported-accommodation-ocds-h6vhtk-03a360#participate

## Description
Kent County Council has a statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of
Kent Children in Care and ensure best value for money it spends on behalf of the Kent
population. It also has a statutory responsibility to ensure there is safe and sufficient
accommodation for Children in Care. The KCC Sufficiency Strategy for 2022-2027 sets out
our approach to meet this statutory responsibility over the next five years.
In addition, in December 2021, the Department for Education outlined its intention to
introduce national standards for independent and semi-independent provision for looked
after children and care leavers aged 16 and 17, which will be overseen by an Ofsted led
registration and inspection regime. The implication of this, is that current provision of
unregulated accommodation and support services within Kent, will need to be
decommissioned during a 12 months transition process, commencing in April 2023, to meet
the new national regulation standards.
The Council is working to redesign and align the existing accommodation and support
pathways for Care Leavers, Children in Care and Children in Need 16 and 17 year-olds. This
includes purchasing a good range of stable, safe, and well-maintained accommodation and
support services that are flexible to meet individual and changing demands.

## Lots (5)
### Lot 1: High/Medium Needs Supported Accommodation; Low Needs Supported Accommodation; and 18+ Transitional Property Only Model Accommodation
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85311300
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** The Services required to fulfill the offer of an Accommodation and Support Pathway are made up of:
High/Medium Needs Supported Accommodation - the capacity to support 16/17-year-old young people by providing an intensive support service model. This w...

### Lot 2: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85311300
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Supported Accommodation Low Needs for Children in Care and Children in Need
Low Needs Supported Accommodation - to provide up to seven hours of support per week is
to be provided via an outreach support or on-site staffed provision. The young people ...

### Lot 3: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85311300
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Transitional Accommodation for 18-year-old Care Leavers
18+ Transitional Property Only Model Accommodation - there are currently over 450 young
adults aged 18+ who are accommodated under this arrangement. It is anticipated that this
figure will incre...

### Lot 1a: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1a`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85311300
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Supported Accommodation High/Medium Needs Children in Care – North and West
High/Medium Needs Supported Accommodation - the capacity to support 16/17-year-old
young people by providing an intensive support service model. This will require adequate
ac...

### Lot 1b: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1b`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85311300
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Supported Accommodation High/Medium Needs Children in Care – South and East
High/Medium Needs Supported Accommodation - the capacity to support 16/17-year-old
young people by providing an intensive support service model. This will require adequate
ac...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (4)
- **Award:** 035711-2023-SC230106-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **YMCA Thames Gateway**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-99944`
  - Value: £10,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 035711-2023-SC230106-2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Sanctuary Home Care t/a Sanctuary Supported Living**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-47518`
  - Value: £16,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 035711-2023-SC230107-3 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Clearsprings Ready Homes Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-92752`
  - Value: £51,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 035711-2023-SC230149-4 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Clearsprings Ready Homes Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-92752`
  - Value: £34,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (4)
- **Contract:** 035711-2023-SC230106-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £10,000,000
  - Signed Date: 30/10/2023

- **Contract:** 035711-2023-SC230106-2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £16,500,000
  - Signed Date: 30/10/2023

- **Contract:** 035711-2023-SC230107-3 (active)
  - Signed Value: £51,000,000
  - Signed Date: 30/10/2023

- **Contract:** 035711-2023-SC230149-4 (active)
  - Signed Value: £34,000,000
  - Signed Date: 30/10/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F035711-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-12-04T17:14:38.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T11:58:02.423Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03a360