Planning

Children's Residential Care - Hampshire

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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Planning

27 Nov 2025 at 16:03

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Hampshire County Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process aimed at establishing a register of Residential Care Providers for children's services, with the title "Children's Residential Care - Hampshire." This initiative falls under the health and social work services category and is located in the South East England region (UKJ3). The Council is seeking market engagement to inform future commissioning arrangements, specifically targeting the development of new children's homes for those with complex needs. Key dates include a supplier event on 10th and 11th December 2025 via MS Teams, with providers needing to register by 9:00 on 9th December 2025 on the Council's e-tendering platform. The project aims to address an increased demand for residential care services, with a contract period starting in May 2026, valued at £200 million.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specializing in residential care services, particularly those with expertise in facilities for children with complex and challenging needs. Companies that can deliver innovative and flexible care solutions compatible with Hampshire County Council's requirements may benefit from joining the planned register of providers. Specifically, providers experienced in managing solo homes for children with the highest needs or settings for those with Social, Emotional, and Behavioural Difficulties will find this tender favourable for expansion and collaboration. The procurement method designated as a "light touch" regime suggests ease of entry and adaptability, offering room for businesses to align with the Council's evolving service needs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Children's Residential Care - Hampshire

Notice Description

Hampshire County Council is considering establishing a register of Residential Care Providers to supplement the Children's Residential Collaborative Framework and support the commissioning of services for children with higher needs. The register would be an flexible light touch vehicle to allow providers to join at any time, and for the Council to commission different services to best support their sufficiency duty. Initially, the Council would be looking at the Register as the best method to commission new children's homes specifically for Hampshire children with complex or challenging needs. However, any procurement will be designed to ensure that any future needs for residential care that arise can be met. New Children's homes Requirement; We have an increasing need for residential care for those children between the ages of 12 (and most commonly 14) - 17, up to the age of 18. We have seen an increase in children who have higher needs due to trauma, dysregulated or challenging behaviour and poor mental health. For this cohort of children it takes much longer to find a suitable residential setting, which can mean these children spend time in temporary placements and/or arrangement that do not meet their needs. To address our sufficiency duty strategy we are exploring the option of commissioning four new children's homes specifically for Hampshire children with complex or challenging needs We anticipate any tender exercise may commission: * 3 x solo homes for children with the highest / most complex needs, either with a single or multiple providers * 1 x multi bed setting with a focus on supporting children with Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties which may also include challenging behaviours, poor mental health, DoLS and/or neurodiverse conditions.

Planning Information

Hampshire County Council are seeking the views of the market on the development of the services outlined in the service description. With the aim of further assessing the viability of the proposal for both providers and the Council, prior to any additional permissions being sought to progress the project​. To do this the Council is hosting a supplier event. The Council will follow the event with a questionnaire to seek the views of providers and may follow up individual meetings with providers who respond to gain further details. Hampshire County Council would like to invite interested providers to an online market engagement session to help inform the Council's future commissioning arrangements. The session will be 1 hour and will cover; The potential new procurement model The requirements around establishing new residential homes in Hampshire The same session will be run twice to maximise the potential for suppliers to attend and will take place at 11:00 on Wednesday the 10 of December and 10:30am on Thursday the 11 December and be held via MS Teams. Providers only need to attend one of the two sessions. Suppliers wishing to attend should register (if not already registered) on the Council's e-tendering platform, In-tend (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/aspx/Home) and 'Express Interest' against the project 'CS24772 Residential Care - Hampshire'. Please then use the Correspondence function for the project and provide the name of attendees and their email addresses that invitations can be issued to. Suppliers wishing to attend need to confirm with the Council, via the correspondence function of In-tend, by 9:00 on Tuesday 9th December 2025.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ea73
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077816-2025
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
Not specified
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
£200,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Nov 20251 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Mar 20263 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Apr 2026 - 30 Apr 2030 4-5 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
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Strategic Procurement
Contact Email
strategic.procurement@hants.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
WINCHESTER
Postcode
SO23 8UJ
Post Town
Southampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ36 Central Hampshire
Delivery Location
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Local Authority
Winchester
Electoral Ward
St Michael
Westminster Constituency
Winchester

Further Information

Notice Documents

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