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Nottingham Children's Residential Care Homes

Nottingham City Council

This public procurement record has 6 releases in its history.

Award

07 Sep 2026 at 12:46

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

01 May 2026 at 14:34

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

19 Feb 2026 at 11:38

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

18 Feb 2026 at 14:29

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

17 Nov 2025 at 09:59

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

13 Jun 2025 at 14:42

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Nottingham City Council commissioned children's residential care services for children and young people in care aged 5 to 18, with primary emotional and behavioural difficulties. The requirement covers 20 to 23 standard residential care beds, delivered in Ofsted-registered homes arranged in units of two to four beds. Homes are to be within four miles of Nottingham City Council's boundary, subject to stated exceptions. The service is a block-funded health and social care provision, including support designed around children's needs, their views and outcomes. The council sought an experienced provider able to operate several suitable homes and build capacity where the full provision was not immediately available. The procurement is classified as health and social work services and is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

The procurement is complete and awarded following an open procedure. Total estimated value was £33,791,401 excluding VAT, or £40,549,681 including VAT. The sole lot was awarded to Total Care Matters Ltd for £19,438,849 excluding VAT, or £23,326,619 including VAT, on 1 May 2026; the contract was signed on 27 August 2026. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029, with two possible one-year extensions on a 1+1 basis, at the council's discretion, allowing a maximum end date of 31 August 2031. Evaluation weighted outcomes for children and young people at 23%, service model at 22%, price at 20%, management and staffing, capacity management, and children's and young people's voice at 10% each, and social value at 5%.

This requirement suits established children's residential care operators able to provide Ofsted-registered homes and deliver care for children aged 5 to 18 with emotional and behavioural difficulties. Credible providers need experience of children's residential services, with most homes rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted; homes already in existence must meet that standard, while newly registered provision is expected to achieve it. The service model should demonstrate effective staffing and management, the ability to manage and expand capacity, meaningful involvement of children and young people, and measurable outcomes. Providers should also show how they create social value and offer competitive pricing. The scale favours organisations able to coordinate multiple two-to-four-bed homes near Nottingham, while the procurement's SME and VCSE suitability indicates that capable smaller or mission-led providers may also be relevant.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Nottingham Children's Residential Care Homes

Notice Description

Nottingham City Council sought 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 were required to 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. 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.

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

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0548a4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084369-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open 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
£33,791,401 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£33,791,401 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
£19,438,849 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
£19,438,849 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
25 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
1 Feb 2026Expired
Award Date
1 May 20265 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Nottingham City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NOTTINGHAM
Postcode
NG2 3NG
Postcode Area
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Nottingham
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Nottingham East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Total Care Matters Limited

Further Information

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