Notice Information
Notice Title
AT1456 Children's Residential Home
Notice Description
Children's Residential Home services for children and young people (12-17) with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs. This procurement process is to commission a single provider to operate a residential provision in premises owned by Luton Council. The home will offer provision which has one to one staff at all times during the day, including two waking and one sleep in staff member. A single provider with proven experience of managing and operating an Ofsted registered children's home rated Good or Outstanding.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: Additional purchases will be allowed if they relate directly to the services to be provided, the needs of the service users change and/or the business needs change due to innovation, funding or legislative requirements.
Renewal: Extensions may be provided if the Provider is performing well and meeting or exceeding KPI's, funding is still available and the business need dictates the service is still required.
Planning Information
If you would like to attend the Meet the Buyer session which will be held in person at Wigmore House, 47 Eaton Green Rd, Luton LU2 9TN from 10am on Monday 03 November 2025 – you must register to attend by emailing Caroline.sturman@luton.gov.uk. You will not be admitted if you haven’t registered.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ced0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081811-2025
- 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
- £9,900,800 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £9,900,800 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Dec 20252 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 30 Jan 20262 months to go
- Future Notice Date
- 10 Nov 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 10 May 2026 - 10 May 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
- LUTON COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Mrs Caroline Sturman
- Contact Email
- caroline.sturman@luton.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 07926 077638
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LUTON
- Postcode
- LU1 2BQ
- Post Town
- Luton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH21 Luton
- Delivery Location
- TLH21 Luton
-
- Local Authority
- Luton
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081811-2025
11th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066306-2025
17th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://procontract.due-north.com
All tender documents can be found of the ProContract (Proactis) e-tendering portal.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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