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# WCC Block contract for Residential Care Services for children and young people up to age of 18 years

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wcc-block-contract-for-residential-care-services-for-children-and-young-people-up-to-age-o-ocds-h6vhtk-051bf7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Warwickshire County Council: "WCC Block contract for Residential Care Services for children and young people up to age of 18 years". Published status: complete. Published Value: £8,550,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Warwickshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/warwickshire-county-council-ons-e10000031)
- **Published Value:** £8,550,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 December 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Welfare services for children and young people
- **Delivery Location:** UKG13
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £8,550,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wcc-block-contract-for-residential-care-services-for-children-and-young-people-up-to-age-o-ocds-h6vhtk-051bf7#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-051bf7`

## 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/wcc-block-contract-for-residential-care-services-for-children-and-young-people-up-to-age-o-ocds-h6vhtk-051bf7#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fwarwickshirecc%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wcc-block-contract-for-residential-care-services-for-children-and-young-people-up-to-age-o-ocds-h6vhtk-051bf7#participate

## Description
Warwickshire County Council (WCC) is seeking to commission a Children's residential care provider within Warwickshire to deliver a 6-bed block arrangement across 3 nominated local homes for children and young people (CYP) with a diverse range of needs. The aim of this contract is to ensure high-quality, stable, and therapeutic residential care that promotes positive outcomes, emotional wellbeing, and long-term stability.
WCC is seeking to put in place a new block contracting arrangement for residential services for Children in Care and to replace the existing Warwickshire block contract from 7th May 2026.The new arrangements will fulfil WCC's sufficiency duty and enable WCC to achieve and ensure:
• Meeting statutory duties under the Children Act1989 and the Sufficiency Duty to provide enough accommodation within the local area.
• Providing safe, nurturing environments that support emotional wellbeing, education, and long-term stability.
• Achieving financial efficiency through block contracts and framework agreements, reducing reliance on high-cost spot placements.
• Enabling children to remain within or close to Warwickshire, maintaining community ties and access to local services.
• Shaping the local provider market to ensure quality, consistency, and responsiveness to changing needs.
Ensuring providers meet regulatory standards (e.g.,Ofsted) and contractual obligations through robust monitoring.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85311300
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £8,550,000

- **Contract Period:** 06/05/2026 to 06/05/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **HEXAGON CARE SERVICES LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-134265`
  - Value: £8,550,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 17/02/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £8,550,000
  - Signed Date: 02/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F075351-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-03T13:42:34.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T20:22:53.823Z
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