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CBC-1217-LOT1-FC-281-AI 16+ Accommodation Placement - AWARD

Central Bedfordshire Council

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Summary of the contracting process

Central Bedfordshire Council procured social work services with accommodation for a 16-year-old unaccompanied asylum-seeking young person. The requirement was a placement under Lot 1 of the council’s 16+ Accommodation Dynamic Purchasing System, which covers accommodation with 24-hour staffing. The service is intended to provide safe accommodation and round-the-clock support for a young person claiming asylum from Sudan. The placement includes support for a young person whose first language is Arabic. This is a social care and supported accommodation requirement rather than a general housing contract, and would suit providers experienced in residential or semi-independent accommodation for older children and young people with complex safeguarding and resettlement needs.

The procurement has been awarded and is complete. It was run as a further competition under Lot 1 of the 16+ Accommodation Dynamic Purchasing System. The deadline for placement offers was 23 July 2026 at 14:45. Central Bedfordshire Council awarded the contract to Essential Living Care on 30 July 2026 for £36,400 including the stated currency, GBP. The awarded contract period runs from 24 July 2026 to 23 July 2027. The underlying placement period is recorded over the same dates, with the start time recorded as 01:00 on 24 July 2026. The procurement was evaluated through placement offers submitted using a completed questionnaire. The requirement was classified as social work services with accommodation.

For providers that did not win this award, the procurement demonstrates a defined requirement for accommodation-based social care with continuous staffing for older children. A credible competitor would need suitable accommodation, the ability to provide 24-hour staffing, and experience supporting unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people who may have safeguarding, settling-in and communication needs. Relevant operational capability includes staff able to support an Arabic-speaking resident, manage a placement for a young person from a refugee or asylum-seeking background, and work effectively with a local authority’s placement and safeguarding teams. Providers should also be able to respond through a Dynamic Purchasing System further competition and complete the required placement questionnaire clearly and promptly. The award indicates demand for individually matched placements rather than generic accommodation.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CBC-1217-LOT1-FC-281-AI 16+ Accommodation Placement - AWARD

Notice Description

Placement request via a further competition under Lot 1 (24/7 Staffing) of the 16+ Accommodation DPS. We require the placement to be available for this young person as soon as possible. * First name: Mazen * Last name : Adam * Date of birth : 01/05/2010 * Child age : 16 * Child gender : Male * Ethnicity : African * Nationality : Sudanese * Religion : No religion * First Language : Arabic * Child address No address as claiming asylum from Sudan * Reasons for coming to the UK. Claiming asylum from Sudan Please review the attached documents, before submitting any placement offers, in the way of a completed questionnaire, by [deadline date & time].

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-647c857a-dcfd-4f9b-a131-9c64ec1b3fa6
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9fd5228a-1257-4c04-af0e-ead1f2c3c87c
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other -
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£36,400 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
24 Jul 2026 - 23 Jul 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Central Bedfordshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHICKSANDS
Postcode
SG17 5TQ
Postcode Area
Stevenage
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH25 Central Bedfordshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Electoral Ward
Shefford
Westminster Constituency
Hitchin

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Essential Living Care

Further Information

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