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Dual placement (2-bed) residential children's home for Suffolk children in care aged 12-17 years including those aged 17 years

Suffolk County Council

This public procurement record has 7 releases in its history.

Award

09 Sep 2026 at 10:54

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

11 Jun 2026 at 12:51

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

11 Jun 2026 at 12:32

UK4 - Tender Notice
PlanningUpdate

06 May 2026 at 12:24

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

05 May 2026 at 09:55

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
PlanningUpdate

05 May 2026 at 09:31

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Planning

16 May 2025 at 12:48

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Suffolk County Council is procuring children’s care home services for a two-bed dual-placement residential home for children in Suffolk who are in care and aged 12 to 17, including 17-year-olds. The service covers the operation and management of the home and the care, safeguarding and support of its residents. This is a health and social work service (CPV 85000000), delivered in Suffolk. The requirement is intended for providers of residential children’s homes able to support two young people with high needs in a small-home setting. The council’s stated objectives include securing placement sufficiency, maintaining children’s wellbeing and safeguarding, and providing a stable service that can be mobilised for the specified home.

The procurement has reached award stage. CF Support Services Limited was selected on 9 September 2026, subject to a standstill period ending 18 September 2026; the award is recorded as pending. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 March 2027 to 28 February 2029, with an option to extend by up to 12 months, and signature is scheduled for 15 October 2026. The awarded value is £3.5 million excluding VAT (£4.2 million including VAT), representing maximum estimated spend over the contract and extension period. This was a single-lot open procurement using a competitive flexible procedure. Evaluation weighted technical quality at 51%, charges at 35%, social value at 7% and a stakeholder presentation at 7%. Four bids were received and three reached the final stage.

This award indicates demand for specialist residential children’s home operators able to run a small, two-bed setting for Suffolk children in care aged 12 to 17, including young people with high needs. A credible future competitor would need an established safeguarding model, strong residential childcare practice and the ability to demonstrate positive outcomes for children. The council expects most operated Ofsted-registered children’s homes to be rated Good or above, with no home rated Inadequate; homes rated Requires improvement should have post-inspection action plans. Evidence would include three consecutive Regulation 44 reports for one home, covering safeguarding, children’s views and service improvement. Suppliers also need robust health and safety arrangements, data protection controls, subcontractor management, suitable insurance, financial resilience and capacity to mobilise the service.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Dual placement (2-bed) residential children's home for Suffolk children in care aged 12-17 years including those aged 17 years

Notice Description

Suffolk County Council are intending to award a contract for the provision of children's care home services at a Dual placement (2-bed) residential children's home for Suffolk children in care aged 12-17 years including those aged 17 years. This opportunity was available in the 'Current Tenders' area of the portal. Interested parties were invited to express their interest to gain full access to the tender documentation. The value detailed in the notice represents the maximum estimated spend for the life of the contract (including the optional extension period), it does not represent a guaranteed level of spend under the contract. The VAT included is 20% Standard Rate however in some circumstances VAT may be exempt or chargeable at a different rate.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Contract can be extended by up to 12 months.

Planning Information

An online market engagement event will be held on Thursday 14th May at 1pm via Microsoft Teams. The aims of the engagement event will be to: • provide a general update on Suffolk's placement sufficiency needs • test the market for operating a Council owned dual placement home • provide information on contract length, lease and commercial arrangements • explore workforce requirements for small, high needs homes • Identify the procurement timeline For further information, and to be added to our distribution list, please contact cypcontractsmailbox@suffolk.gov.uk We would welcome any other comments, questions or feedback following the market engagement event, provided they are submitted by 5pm on Friday 22nd May 2026.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0515c5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085274-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

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
£3,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£3,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£3,500,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Sep 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
9 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
3 Jun 2026Expired
Award Date
9 Sep 20264 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Mar 2027 - 28 Feb 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Suffolk County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
IPSWICH
Postcode
IP1 2BX
Postcode Area
Ipswich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH6 Suffolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH62 Ipswich
Delivery Location
TLH14 Suffolk CC
Local Authority
Ipswich
Electoral Ward
Gipping
Westminster Constituency
Ipswich

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CF Support Services Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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