Notice Information
Notice Title
Regulation 44 Independent Visits to Children's Homes
Notice Description
Procured under a competitive flexible process under Procurement Act 2023. Provision of statutory monthly Regulation 44 visits to North Tyneside Council children's homes and the provision of a report following each visit, in line with the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015. 3 year contract (1 year with 2 x 1 year extensions). Value PS28,800 per annum
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. Additional visits will be required should there be an increase in homes during the term of the contract.
Renewal: Extension will be 2 x 1 year options to extend depending on the length of the initial contract.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06638e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044484-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85300000 - Social work and related services
85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £86,400 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £86,400 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- £86,400 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 May 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 26 Mar 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 13 May 20263 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 31 May 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTH TYNESIDE BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NORTH TYNESIDE
- Postcode
- NE27 0BY
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC43 Tyneside
- Delivery Location
- TLC2 Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear
-
- Local Authority
- North Tyneside
- Electoral Ward
- Shiremoor
- Westminster Constituency
- Cramlington and Killingworth
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044484-2026
14th May 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020130-2026
5th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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