Planning

001322 - Children's Homes Solution

YORKSHIRE PURCHASING ORGANISATION

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Planning

06 Nov 2025 at 14:44

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation is in the planning stage of a procurement process for the "Children's Homes Solution" project, scheduled to commence in June 2026 with a contract period extending until June 2036. This initiative, categorized under health and social work services, aims to establish a values-based Children's Homes Framework in the United Kingdom. The current phase focuses on pre-market engagement activities, inviting potential providers to contribute insights that will shape the framework structure and associated strategies. Key dates include a planned market engagement milestone by the end of January 2026, with a formal procurement process anticipated to follow in accordance with YPO's contract rules and the Procurement Act 2023.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth, particularly for SMEs, charities, and larger organisations that align with the child-centred values and strategic partnership approach highlighted by the YPO. Businesses with expertise in children's social care consultancy, strategic commissioning, and managed solutions for children's home provision will find this procurement aligned with their services. Additionally, the framework emphasizes innovation, transparency, and a commitment to joint strategic efforts with local authorities, offering an attractive opportunity for organisations ready to deliver high-quality, stable, and locally-based services in collaboration with public entities.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

001322 - Children's Homes Solution

Notice Description

YPO is exploring the establishment of a new, values-based Children's Homes Framework to secure high-quality, stable, and locally-based homes. The specific purpose of this PME is to: * Inform the Market: Provide early notification of our intent to procure a new Framework for children's services. * Refine the Operating Model: Seek insight from prospective providers to shape the Framework structure, Lotting strategy, commercial models, and service specifications. * Gauge Capacity and Capability: Understand the market's capacity to deliver high-quality, values-based services and a commitment to strategic partnership. * Explore Strategic Collaboration: Specifically engage with providers who are ready to move beyond transactional commissioning and work as strategic partners with commissioners to co-design and co-deliver system-wide improvements. * NOTE: The framework is NOT intended for the purposes of spot purchasing. We are specifically seeking to engage with providers (including SMEs, charities, and larger organisations) whose core values align with our commitment to: * Child-Centred Outcomes: A focus on long-term stability, excellent welfare, and therapeutic outcomes for children and young people. * Transparency and Openness: A willingness to share cost data, capacity projections, and actively participate in joint planning to improve sufficiency. * Innovation and Flexibility: Readiness to explore and develop diverse, blended models of care to meet complex and evolving needs, reducing reliance on distant and high-cost spot placements. We are particularly interested in hearing from organisations that can demonstrate a track record, or a clear strategy, for a long-term strategic relationship with Local Authorities, focusing on joint risk management, quality assurance. Proposed lot structure Lot 1: Children's Social Care Consultancy Lot 2: Strategic Commissioning of Children's Home Provision Lot 3: Children's Home Managed Solution Providers who wish to find out more and take part in the engagement should email socialcare@ypo.co.uk

Planning Information

A combination of one to one meetings, with Providers who feel they align with the approach to this new solution. YPO may choose to issue questionnaires and host wider market engagement events and reserve the right to adapt the PME approach as needed. Further PME Notices will be published to inform the market as YPO moves forward with the solution development. Pre-market engagement is being sought without prejudice and without commitment. Any information provided will not be used to determine the outcome of the tender process. When, or if, YPO wishes to proceed further a formal procurement process will be followed in accordance with YPO's contract procedure rules and in line with the Procurement Act 2023.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dbf4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071685-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
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

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£800,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Nov 20253 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
2 Mar 20261 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
14 Jun 2026 - 14 Jun 2036 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
YORKSHIRE PURCHASING ORGANISATION
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
socialcare@ypo.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
WAKEFIELD
Postcode
WF2 0XE
Post Town
Wakefield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE45 Wakefield
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Wakefield
Electoral Ward
Wrenthorpe and Outwood West
Westminster Constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell

Further Information

Notice Documents

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