Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of a Children's Home
Notice Description
The London Borough of Bromley has commissioned a provider to deliver specialist children's residential provision via a partnership arrangement. The Provider will deliver a five-bed residential children's home in Bromley for young people aged 11-17 with medium to high levels of need, including those experiencing complex trauma and behavioural challenges. The service will operate 24/7, 365 days a year, with a minimum 1:1 staffing ratio and enhanced support where required. The delivery model is relational, trauma-informed, child-centred, and aligned with Ofsted's Social Care Common Inspection Framework. The Provider will provide integrated care, including emotional wellbeing support, health coordination, and therapeutic interventions, underpinned by a strong safeguarding framework and a dedicated children's home property management team.
Procurement Information
In September 2024, the London Borough of Bromley conducted formal market testing of solutions for the provision of specialist children's residential provisions, including partnership arrangements and investment solutions. The market testing concluded that the only provider to meet the Council's expectations and criteria set out was Barnardo's. This process was advertised via a Prior Information Notice (PIN) under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This exercise indicated that there are no alternative providers available that would be interested and capable of fulfilling the Council's requirements and criteria.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059cfe
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015578-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £17,880,000 £10M-£100M
- Contracts Value
- £17,880,000 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Feb 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 16 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 12 Oct 2025 - 12 Oct 2032 Over 5 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
- LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@bromley.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BROMLEY
- Postcode
- BR1 1DP
- Post Town
- Bromley
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI6 Outer London - South
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI61 Bromley
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Bromley
- Electoral Ward
- Bromley Town
- Westminster Constituency
- Bromley and Biggin Hill
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015578-2026
20th February 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058793-2025
23rd September 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057650-2025
18th September 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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