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LBS - Children's Home Care

London Borough of Southwark

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

TenderCancellation

26 Aug 2026 at 17:35

UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
Tender

09 Sep 2025 at 11:55

UK4 - Tender Notice
PlanningUpdate

01 Jul 2025 at 12:44

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Planning

16 May 2025 at 20:09

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Southwark sought providers for children’s home care services for children and young people in the borough. The requirement included transferring existing care packages and appointing providers to deliver health and social work services. It was intended to create a closed framework for three successful providers, with call-off contracts allocated on a rotational basis. The work is local authority social care delivery rather than general domiciliary care, and providers would need to support continuity for existing care packages as well as future service delivery. The procurement was intended to support high-quality, good-value services aligned with the Southwark Ethical Care Charter and the Council’s wider objectives for children’s home care.

The procurement reached tender: the Council invited offers through a selective competitive flexible procedure, with a prior selection questionnaire stage followed by invitation to tender and a presentation stage. Expressions of interest were due by 8 October 2025 at 15:00, and enquiries by 1 October 2025 at 15:00. Electronic submission was allowed in English. The framework was planned to run from 2 November 2026 to 1 November 2030, with extensions of up to four further years in two-year and two-year periods. Its estimated value was £7.3 million excluding VAT, or £8.76 million including VAT. Evaluation was based on price and quality, expressed as price per point of quality. The procurement was cancelled on 26 August 2026 following a legal challenge; no award will be made.

This opportunity suited established children’s home care providers, including small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. It offered a framework route for three providers to deliver council-commissioned care and manage the transfer of existing care packages. Providers well placed to compete would have relevant experience in children’s home care, the operational capacity to maintain continuity across multiple packages, and the ability to work within a rotational call-off model. They would also need to demonstrate service quality alongside competitive pricing, and to align delivery with the Southwark Ethical Care Charter. The requirement was particularly relevant to organisations already delivering regulated or local-authority-commissioned children’s social care services in London.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

LBS - Children's Home Care

Notice Description

The Council is seeking to appoint three (3) successful bidders to the Framework as part of this Procurement and it is anticipated that the Framework will be fully operational by 2 November 2026 (this may be subject to change) and will continue for a period of four (4) years from that date with an option to extend, at the Council's discretion, for up to four (4) years (two (2) years plus two (2) years) unless terminated in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of the Framework. Transfer of existing care packages are within the scope of this Procurement (see Specification), the contract values below are calculated based on current care packages.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Framework agreement for four years with option to extend for a further four years (4+2+2).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-051662
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081527-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
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
£7,300,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£7,300,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
21 Jul 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Nov 2026 - 1 Nov 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Cancelled
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Cancelled
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
London Borough of Southwark
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 2QH
Postcode Area
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
Delivery Location
TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
Local Authority
Southwark
Electoral Ward
London Bridge & West Bermondsey
Westminster Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark

Further Information

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