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Open Framework - Residential Care for children with multiple presenting needs (Phase 2b)

Nottinghamshire County Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

16 Jun 2026 at 11:38

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

12 Feb 2026 at 10:23

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

17 Dec 2025 at 15:02

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Nottinghamshire County Council has completed the award phase of an open framework agreement for residential care services for children with multiple presenting needs, including those displaying sexualised behaviours. Under the procurement titled "Open Framework - Residential Care for children with multiple presenting needs (Phase 2b)", the council aims to secure suitable providers offering both planned and emergency care within Nottinghamshire and up to 30 miles beyond its borders. This initiative, encompassing social work services with accommodation, will begin on 1st September 2026 and initially run until 31st August 2028, with potential extensions through to 2034. The procurement process, conducted via a competitive flexible procedure adhering to a light-touch regime, ensures a multi-provider framework agreement is established, with the framework being open for additional providers during its tenure. Notably, an anticipated contract value of £250 million highlights the project's scale and significance.

This tender opens considerable opportunities for businesses across the healthcare and social work sectors, especially those with experience providing residential care. Given the framework's structure, both existing and new providers can engage in ongoing tendering opportunities, providing continuity and growth opportunities. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) can particularly benefit, given the project's inclusivity and potential for a diverse range of service providers. This framework supports sustained business expansion, especially for organisations that can demonstrate quality and price competitiveness in residential child care services, ensuring alignment with the council's strategic objectives.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Open Framework - Residential Care for children with multiple presenting needs (Phase 2b)

Notice Description

Nottinghamshire County Council (the Council) is seeking to establish an Open Framework of suitable Providers to deliver residential care for children with multiple presenting needs, which includes those children displaying sexualised behaviours, on a planned and emergency basis. Ideally the support offered within this Framework will be delivered in Nottinghamshire for both emergency and planned packages of care. This will enable children to be supported by the Health and Education offer. In some cases, there may be a reason for the child to be supported outside of the county. For Providers delivering care outside of Nottinghamshire we will consider homes that are within a 30-mile radius of the county border. Providers of services for children displaying harmful sexual behaviours are exempt from this. A multi-provider framework agreement will be put in place which means that during the framework term the Council may re-open the Residential Care for children with multiple presenting needs (Phase 2b) tender exercise to run further competitive processes to allow new providers to be appointed to the Framework. The initial framework agreement will be in place for 2 years, from 1st September 2026 to 31st August 2028. Further framework agreements may then be in place for a maximum of 8 years in total (2+2+2), until 31st August 2034. Bidders should ensure they have fully reviewed all supporting tender documents before submitting their application. Please note that this framework is not for the provision of supported accommodation.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The initial framework agreement will be in place for 2 years, from 1st September 2026 to 31st August 2028. Further framework agreements may then be in place for a maximum of 8 years in total (2+2+2), until 31st August 2034. Reviewing whether to continue with these services is at the sole discretion of the Council. The Council will, under its duty to obtain best value, consider a range of factors when deciding whether to continue a contractual arrangement.

Planning Information

A pre-market engagement exercise is being carried out on https://www.eastmidstenders.org/ Direct link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=75f2e808-57db-f011-813c-005056b64545&p=527b4bbd-5c58-e511-80ef-000c29c9ba21 We invite Providers to submit their responses via the Portal.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f814
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056552-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£250,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£250,000,000 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
£250,000,000 £100M-£1B
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jun 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
26 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
5 Jan 2026Expired
Award Date
16 Jun 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
2028-02-12

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Nottinghamshire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
NOTTINGHAM
Postcode
NG2 7QP
Postcode Area
Nottingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF16 South Nottinghamshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Rushcliffe
Electoral Ward
Trent Bridge
Westminster Constituency
Rushcliffe

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
11
Supplier Names

313 CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD

AMBERLEIGH CARE LIMITED

CRYSTAL CARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

ELMDALE CARE LTD

ENNOOR LIMITED

KEYS PCE LIMITED

POSITIVE INDEPENDENCE LTD

SKYLIGHT HOMES GROUP LIMITED

TOPVIEW HEALTHCARE LTD

TOTAL CARE MATTERS LTD

YMCA ROBIN HOOD GROUP

Further Information

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