Notice Information
Notice Title
Supported Accommodation Services Framework for Children in Care
Notice Description
BCP Council are commissioning Supported Accommodation Services for Children in Care aged 16 - 18 years, for whom the authority has a statutory responsibility for, in line with Ofsted requirements and regulations for the sector. Supported Accommodation Services enable children to prepare for independent living, utilising support (rather than care) to aid children to achieve positive outcomes. In accordance with the sufficiency duty placed upon local authorities, wherever it is safe and appropriate to do so, BCP Council intend to support children to remain living in their local area; to maintain in contact with, and access to, their family and friends, education services, health and wellbeing services and local communities. The anticipated start date of the contract is January 2026. The contract will be 5 years with the option to extend for a further 3 years (5+2+1). Therefore, if all extensions were to be taken, the full length of the contract would be 8 years.
Lot Information
Lot 1 - Supported Accommodation Services Framework for Children in Care
Lot 1 - Supported Accommodation and support for eligible and relevant children in care, aged 16-18yrs
Renewal: Options to extend are subject to satisfactory performance throughout the life of the contract and the Council's confirmation of funding availability (budget).
Lot 2 - Supported Accommodation Services Framework for Children in CareLot 2 - Supported Accommodation and support for Separated Migrant Children, and / or formerly Separated Migrant Children with No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF).
Renewal: Options to extend are subject to satisfactory performance throughout the life of the contract and the Council's confirmation of funding availability (budget).
Planning Information
Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole Council (BCP Council) are hosting an online market engagement event on Wednesday 4th June at 11:00-13:00 to promote our commissioning intentions for a new Supported Accommodation Framework. This market engagement event is open to all providers who have an interest in the delivery of Registered Supported Accommodation Services. The event will offer providers with the opportunity to learn more about BCP Council's vision to provide the young people we look after across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole a safe and supportive place to call home, overview of BCP Council's latest data and find out about the procurement process. The tender opportunity is due to be published on Supplying the Southwest in July 2025. To register for the market engagement event, please send an email to art.contracts@bcpcouncil.gov.uk by Monday 2nd June 2025, midday with your First and Last Name and organisation name. Participation or non-participation in this market engagement event shall not prejudice organisations participating in any future procurement process nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any organisation at an advantage in any forthcoming procurement process.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051151
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057484-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £36,553,600 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £36,553,600 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Sep 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 20 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 2 Jun 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2026 - 1 Jan 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- 2034-01-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@bcpcouncil.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BOURNEMOUTH
- Postcode
- BH2 6DY
- Post Town
- Bournemouth
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Delivery Location
- TLK24 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
-
- Local Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Electoral Ward
- Bournemouth Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Bournemouth West
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057484-2025
17th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020612-2025
12th May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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