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Out of Borough Residential Placement

OLDHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

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16 Dec 2025 at 16:53

Summary of the contracting process

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council has completed the procurement process for an "Out of Borough Residential Placement" under the industry category of Health and Social Work Services. This decision was made following challenges in accommodating the client within local facilities in Oldham due to behavioural issues. Consequently, an alternative permanent placement at Marland Court Care Home in Rochdale was secured. The procurement followed a direct method, categorised as below threshold without competition, aligning with a light-touch regime. The award for this service-based contract was finalised on 16th December 2025, with the contract commencing on 17th December 2025 and concluding on 17th December 2026. This strategic move addresses urgent needs while ensuring the client's wellbeing and safety are prioritised.

This tender presents significant opportunities, particularly for providers within the residential care sector looking to expand their client base and geographic reach beyond traditional frameworks. Suitable businesses to engage in this or similar procurements would include small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) that specialise in personalised residential care solutions and have the flexibility to accommodate urgent client needs, as demonstrated by Marland Court Care Home. The direct procurement approach highlights the importance of agile decision-making and the ability to respond promptly to complex scenarios, positioning such businesses advantageously to secure future contracts within sub-central government procurement activities.

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Notice Title

Out of Borough Residential Placement

Notice Description

The client currently resides at a residential home in Oldham, this was intended to be a temporary placement found following the client being unable to continue to live with their sister due to carer breakdown following physical incidents. Due to presenting behaviours impacting on other residents in the home, the provider is unable to meet the clients needs there and have unfortunately had to serve notice on the placement. The notice period expired 29/09/2025. Further residential placements have been explored in borough, however all homes explored within Oldham cannot accept the client due to his behaviours or having no vacancies. The Oldham process for supported living vacancies has been explored however there are currently no suitable vacancies available. The residential home that has been identified for the client was found through conversations with their existing provider as they manage another residential home within the Rochdale area that could meet their needs on a permanent basis under the urgent circumstances with understanding of his current presenting behaviours. This alternative placement was sourced by the Social Worker outside of the GM Provider framework approach, as it was needed urgently to prevent further escalation of behaviours and to reduce risk to other residents, with consideration to distance from Oldham. The out of borough check has been completed and has not raised any concerns.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f72c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083555-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£40,196 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Dec 20252 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Dec 20252 months ago
Contract Period
17 Dec 2025 - 17 Dec 2026 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
OLDHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
commercial.procurementunit@oldham.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
OLDHAM
Postcode
OL1 1HD
Post Town
Oldham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD37 Greater Manchester North East
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Oldham
Electoral Ward
Coldhurst
Westminster Constituency
Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MARLAND COURT CARE HOME

Further Information

Notice Documents

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