Tender

Supported Accommodation 16-25 year olds

CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL

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Tender

14 Jan 2026 at 14:29

Planning

11 Jun 2025 at 12:26

PlanningUpdate

20 May 2025 at 13:56

Planning

20 May 2025 at 13:26

Summary of the contracting process

Cheshire East Council is actively seeking suppliers to provide supported accommodation services for children and young people aged 16 to 25, under the title "Supported Accommodation 16-25 year olds." The focus spans across industry category "services," specifically welfare services for children and young people, to be delivered within the UKD62 region. This procurement process has reached the tender stage, with significant deadlines approaching: expressions of interest must be submitted by 13 February 2026, and any inquiries must be made by 6 February 2026. The contract is phased over several years, with a projected start date of 1 July 2026 and an option to extend for up to seven years in total. The procurement method employed is a selective, competitive flexible procedure, encouraging diverse participation.

This tender offers substantial business growth opportunities, particularly for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations capable of delivering high-quality accommodation-based support. The procurement is segmented into lots, focusing on a variety of needs, including emergency accommodation and long-term facilities tailored for different age cohorts and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. Businesses experienced in delivering welfare services, particularly those registered or willing to partner with registered housing providers or OFSTED, are well-positioned to compete. These contracts could enhance business portfolios by contributing to the social care sector and expanding service footprints throughout the Cheshire East region. With a gross contract value of approximately £29.6 million, this procurement could be a pivotal opportunity for entering or expanding within this sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supported Accommodation 16-25 year olds

Notice Description

In working collaboratively, Cheshire East is aiming to deliver a new supported accommodation initiative designed specifically for our Children in Care and Care Leavers aged 16 - 25, designed to provide high-quality, accommodation-based support. The specification outlines the service level requirements for the Supported Accommodation commission, which provides services for children and young people aged 16 to 25 years old. These services are categorised as follows: Cheshire East will be looking to block contract approx.126 beds across the borough, with the number of beds scaling up across the life of the contract as young people can transition into them. In Year 1, we are looking to commission the following: Year 1, 66 beds, Year 2, 92 beds and Year 3, 126 beds. We will be looking to block contract a range of accommodation types for the following cohorts, with levels of support to match each individual cohort: 16/17 year olds, 18-25 year olds and Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) Full Lotting strategy: * LOT 1 - Supported Accommodation for 16-17-year-olds - North Cheshire East * LOT 2 - Supported Accommodation for 16-17-year-olds - South Cheshire East * LOT 3 - Supported Accommodation for 18-25-year-olds - North Cheshire East * LOT 4 - Supported Accommodation for 18-25-year-olds - South Cheshire East * LOT 5 - Supported Accommodation for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children 16-17-year-olds - ALL Cheshire East The LOTS within this commission aim to offer a mixture of emergency accommodation, shared supported living facilities with own spaces, self-contained shared accommodation with own facilities, self-contained taster flats, community semi-independent flats and a post 18 offer focussed on independence. Supported Accommodation Services for 16-17-year-olds will require registration with OFSTED under the new regulations which were brought in from April 2023. Supported Accommodation Services for 18-25 year olds will required to be a Registered Housing Provider. The Provider will need to be a registered provider of social housing, where supported accommodation service providers are not registered, they can partner with a registered provider landlord to submit a collaborative application, however the Lead Provider will be the Registered Landlord. Registration ensures that housing offered is to national standards and that the costs of the accommodation can be met via Housing Benefits.

Lot Information

Supported Accommodation for 16-17-year-olds - North Cheshire East

Supported Accommodation for 16-17-year-olds - North Cheshire East. Emergency Bed x1 (all years) Supported accommodation beds Year 1 x 10, year 2 x 12, year 3 x 15 Years 4-7 same as Year 3

Renewal: 2 x 12 months optional extensions : - 01/07/2031 - 30/06/2032 - 01/07/2032 - 30/06/2033 Optional extensions to be implemented at the sole discretion of the Council

Supported Accommodation for 16-17-year-olds - South Cheshire East

Supported Accommodation for 16-17-year-olds - South Cheshire East. Emergency Beds x 2 (All years) Supported Accommodation Beds - Year 1 x 19, Year 2 x 22, Year 3 x 25, Years 4-7 same as Year 3

Renewal: 2 x 12 months optional extensions : - 01/07/2031 - 30/06/2032 - 01/07/2032 - 30/06/2033 Optional extensions to be implemented at the sole discretion of the Council

Supported Accommodation for 18-25-year-olds - North Cheshire East

Supported Accommodation for 18-25-year-olds - North Cheshire East Emergency Beds x 1 (all years) Supported Accommodation Beds - Year 1 x 10, Year 2 x 15, Year 3 x 20. Years 4-7 same as Year 3

Renewal: 2 x 12 months optional extensions : - 01/07/2031 - 30/06/2032 - 01/07/2032 - 30/06/2033 Optional extensions to be implemented at the sole discretion of the Council

Supported Accommodation for 18-25-year-olds - South Cheshire East

Supported Accommodation for 18-25-year-olds - South Cheshire East Emergency Beds x 2 (all years) Supported accommodation beds - Year 1 x 15, Year 2 x 25, Year 3 x 40. Years 4-7 same as Year 3

Renewal: 2 x 12 months optional extensions : - 01/07/2031 - 30/06/2032 - 01/07/2032 - 30/06/2033 Optional extensions to be implemented at the sole discretion of the Council

Supported Accommodation for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children 16-17-year-olds - ALL Cheshire East

Supported Accommodation for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children 16-17-year-olds - ALL Cheshire East Emergency Beds x 0 Supported Accommodation Beds - Year 1 x 6, Year 2 x 12, Year 3 x 20 Years 4-7 same as year 3

Renewal: 2 x 12 months optional extensions : - 01/07/2031 - 30/06/2032 - 01/07/2032 - 30/06/2033 Optional extensions to be implemented at the sole discretion of the Council

Planning Information

Cheshire East Council is conducting a soft market testing survey to understand interest from providers in the delivery a bespoke Supported Accommodation Pathway for our 16-25-year-old Cared for Children and Care Leaver cohort. We also want to use feedback to help inform our future commissioning intentions, including service model. The closing date for this survey is Wednesday 25th June 2025. The survey can be found on the Chest; the North West procurement Portal at https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ Once registered on the Chest (registration is free) go to project reference DN761967. Once you express an interest the survey will be available to download and complete. Once completed upload to the Chest by Wednesday 25th June at 15:00 hrs.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0518ed
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003135-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender 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

85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£24,649,185 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£24,649,185 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Jan 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
6 Feb 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
28 Aug 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurementeast@cheshireeast.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
CREWE
Postcode
CW1 2JZ
Post Town
Crewe
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD62 Cheshire East
Delivery Location
TLD62 Cheshire East

Local Authority
Cheshire East
Electoral Ward
Crewe Central
Westminster Constituency
Crewe and Nantwich

Further Information

Notice Documents

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                }
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                "id": "023340-2025",
                "description": "The establishment of a framework was selected in error This has been corrected"
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            "features": "The procurement process adopted by the Council is based upon the Competitive Flexible procedure. In brief, the process will be as follows: All suppliers that express an interest in the opportunity will be provided with access to the tender documents including Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) Response Document that contains pass/fail conditions of participation and a Competitive Flexible Procedure (CFP) Response Document that contains the award stage Pricing Schedule, Qualitative Questions and Provider Presentation Requirements. Both the PSQ Response Document and the CFP Response Document require completing in full and must be submitted, at the same time, prior to the tender deadline. All tenderers that pass the conditions of participation (PSQ) will progress to the award stage and their CFP Response document will be assessed. All tenderers that pass the conditions of participation (PSQ) will be invited to deliver a qualitative presentation and have this assessed as part of the award stage. Tenderers that fail the conditions of participation, contained within the PSQ response document, will not progress to award stage and their CFP response document will not be assessed. Each LOT will be evaluated individually using the evaluation methodology set out in the documentation."
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        "submissionMethodDetails": "Tenders must be submitted at https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ Project ID DN761967 Unrestricted access to this opportunity is available via the Chest North West Portal, register for free at https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ and express an interest in project ID DN761967",
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                "description": "Not published"
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            {
                "id": "future",
                "documentType": "biddingDocuments",
                "accessDetails": "Unrestricted access to this opportunity is available via the Chest North West Portal, register for free at https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ Express your interest in project ID DN761967 to access and download the associated tender documents."
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                "description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender",
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