Tender

Nottingham Children's Residential Care Homes

NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

TenderUpdate

19 Feb 2026 at 11:38

Tender

18 Feb 2026 at 14:29

Planning

17 Nov 2025 at 09:59

Planning

13 Jun 2025 at 13:42

Summary of the contracting process

Nottingham City Council is seeking providers for the "Nottingham Children's Residential Care Homes" contract, focusing on delivering between 20 to 23 standard residential care beds for children and young people aged 5-18 years, primarily presenting emotional and behavioural difficulties. The service must be delivered in homes located within four miles of Nottingham City's border, rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The procurement process operates under an open procedure for services within the health and social work industry, with the tender phase currently active. The initial contract term is three years starting from 1 September 2026, with potential extensions of up to two additional years. Interested parties must submit tenders by 25 March 2026, and clarifications are due by 18 March 2026.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in children's residential services, particularly Ofsted-registered providers with homes rated Good or above. Companies with robust experience in managing facilities and meeting the emotive and behavioural needs of children can strategically position themselves for contract awards. The scalability of the service offering from 3 up to 20 beds by Year 3 also provides room for phased growth. The open procedure promotes competitive bidding, especially for entities equipped to demonstrate strong service models, effective management, staffing capabilities, and enhanced outcomes for children, all of which are key award criteria alongside pricing. This opens avenues for business expansion tailored to addressing critical social service needs within the Nottingham locality.

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Notice Title

Nottingham Children's Residential Care Homes

Notice Description

Nottingham City Council are seeking an experienced Provider to deliver 20-23 standard residential care beds supporting Children and Young People in care aged 5-18 years with primary presenting needs of emotional and behavioural difficulties. Providers must have experience of delivering Children's Residential Services with the majority of their homes having a current Ofsted rating of Good or Outstanding. Any home offered as part of this contract which is already in existence must be rated as Good or Outstanding (except newly registered provision which will have this rating as a target) The Services will be delivered in units of between 2-4 beds in Ofsted registered homes which are rated Good or above. Homes will be located within 4 miles of Nottingham City border (with some exceptions as outlined in the Service Specification). Where full capacity is not available at the point of tender, a minimum of 3 beds must be available at contract start building up to a maximum of 20 beds by Year 3 (31 August 2029). The Contract will be for an initial term of 3 years from 1 September 2026 with a possible extension of 2 years on a 1+1 basis. Payments will be made on a block basis, with the maximum contract value over the total potential 5 year term PS33,791,401. The maximum annual contract value is PS6,758,280.20. This Procurement is being conducted as an Open Procedure and is a "light touch contract" under the Procurement Act 2023. Tender documents can be accessed via www.eastmidstenders.org tender reference CPU2484. The deadline for tender submissions is midday (12:00pm) 25 March 2026. All communications and clarifications must be submitted through www.eastmidstenders.org Deadline for provider clarifications is 18 March 2026.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: A total of 2 years extension on a 1 +1 basis at the Council's discretion

Planning Information

This PME aims to gain input from the Children in Care residential market to gain their view of our plans to tender for a replacement block contract for children's residential homes in 2026. Nottingham City Council (NCC) would like to understand providers capacity, experience and expertise to support the needs of our children and young people in care and any support they may need from NCC to enable them to effectively deliver this support, along with their estimate proposed costings for placements. Providers' responses may be collectively themed, or costings averaged to support the development of the service model/ specification, but responses will be anonymised, and individual provider information will not be shared with competitors. Providers must complete the below MS form in full by 1st December 2025. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=vRE2qqwTrEeCBwD7nqRO3hnWwg385VpFt_WZLZ2EjOFUQ1hDQ1VCRkFZUUgxSDk0NzREWUYxUEpZOC4u

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0548a4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015162-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open 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
£33,791,401 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£33,791,401 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Feb 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
25 Mar 20261 months to go
Future Notice Date
1 Feb 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
NOTTINGHAM
Postcode
NG2 3NG
Post Town
Nottingham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF14 Nottingham
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Nottingham
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Nottingham East

Further Information

Notice Documents

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