Planning

Residential Children's Homes

CORNWALL COUNCIL

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PlanningUpdate

26 Sep 2025 at 10:41

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

10 Sep 2025 at 14:12

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Cornwall Council is currently in the planning stage of a public procurement process aimed at improving residential children's homes within Cornwall. This soft market assessment, updated on 26th September 2025, seeks insights into the interest and capabilities of providers across various sectors, including Voluntary, NHS, Independent, and Private sectors. The procurement process offers a contract valued at approximately £4.16 million, extending from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2031. Interested parties are encouraged to submit their responses by 24th October 2025 at 12:00. This initiative falls under the "Other community, social and personal services" industry category and is intended to inform the development of a business proposal without imposing any commercial commitment at this stage.

This tender represents significant opportunities for businesses interested in contributing to children's residential care. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly well-suited for this procurement, given their adaptability and innovative capabilities in service provision. Businesses have the opportunity to form collaborative partnerships with Cornwall Council, enhancing local provision and jointly working towards achieving accommodation sufficiency goals. Additionally, participating in this preliminary market engagement allows businesses to showcase innovative service models and partnership approaches that could be pivotal in shaping future service delivery within the county.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Residential Children's Homes

Notice Description

Supporting children and young people through residential care Cornwall Council is keen to understand providers experience and ideas around the value that innovation partnerships and new approaches could bring to increasing local provision for children's homes within Cornwall. We would welcome hearing about where this has worked previously, or how providers could form a collaborative partnership with the Local Authority to achieve our accommodation sufficiency aims.

Planning Information

Cornwall Council is undertaking a soft market assessment to explore the level of interest from providers across the Voluntary, NHS, Independent, and Private sectors in delivering Residential Children’s Home services within Cornwall. This exercise is intended to inform the development of a business proposal ahead of any potential commissioning of local services. Responses will help shape our understanding of the market and guide future service design. Please note, this is not a formal tender and does not represent any commercial commitment. Any costings or service models shared will be treated as indicative and used solely to support strategic planning. Participation in this soft market assessment will not affect your eligibility to engage in any future procurement processes. If you are interested in supporting children and young people through residential care and would like to contribute to our market assessment, please complete the “Information Required” section at the end of this notice. You may also include any additional information you feel is relevant. Please return your response via the Due North / Supplying the South-West messaging system by Friday 24th October at 12:00 and not 23:59 as the system defaults to. Cornwall Council reserves the right to re open the Soft Market Test should they require further responses from the market. PLEASE NOTE, IF YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED A RESPONSE THERE IS NO NEED TO RESUBMIT

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0597b7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060079-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£4,160,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Sep 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
28 Nov 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CORNWALL COUNCIL
Contact Name
Christine Stone
Contact Email
christine.stone@cornwall.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+441872722222

Buyer Location

Locality
TRURO
Postcode
TR1 3AY
Post Town
Truro
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cornwall
Electoral Ward
Truro Boscawen & Redannick
Westminster Constituency
Truro and Falmouth

Further Information

Notice Documents

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