Notice Information
Notice Title
16+ Supported Accommodation Services - Solo and Core Plus - South and Central Nottinghamshire
Notice Description
Nottinghamshire County Council (the "Authority") is seeking to recommission 16+ Supported Accommodation Services - Solo and Core Plus - across South and Central Nottinghamshire. The procurement is divided into 3 lots: Lot 1 South Nottinghamshire (Broxtowe, Rushcliffe and Gedling), Lot 2 Mansfield, and Lot 3 Ashfield. The service is for looked after children aged 16-17 and requires providers to deliver both Solo and Core Plus supported accommodation within the relevant locality. The Council is seeking safe, suitable, high-quality, Ofsted-registered supported accommodation that promotes safeguarding, stability, positive outcomes, and planned progression towards greater independence. Providers must be able to deliver accommodation and support that is flexible, person-centred, and responsive to the needs and risks of young people, including the ability to scale provision in line with demand and agreed service requirements. Providers may bid for one, two or all three lots. The Council intends to appoint one provider per lot, although a provider may be awarded more than one lot where it can demonstrate sufficient capacity and capability to mobilise and deliver the required provision. The contract will include mobilisation requirements, performance monitoring, and contractual obligations relating to quality, safeguarding, accommodation standards, staffing, and Ofsted registration. The contract will initially run from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029, with the option to extend for up to a further four years through two extension periods of two years each, up to 31 July 2033. The maximum contract value assigned to these requirements is PS19,920,000 (inclusive of VAT) over the maximum term allowed of 7 years.
Lot Information
Lot 1 South Nottinghamshire (Broxtowe, Rushcliffe and Gedling)
Under this lot, the Provider will be required to deliver Solo and Core Plus supported accommodation services for looked after children aged 16-17 within South Nottinghamshire. The service must provide safe, suitable, high-quality, Ofsted-registered supported accommodation and support that promotes safeguarding, stability, positive outcomes and planned progression towards greater independence. Preference is for all bed spaces to be located within Broxtowe, Rushcliffe and Gedling, although where this is not possible, up to 40% of bed spaces may be located in Nottingham City. The initial requirement is 1 Solo provision and 1 Core Plus provision, with capacity expected to scale up to a maximum of 2 Solo provisions and 2 Core Plus provisions. Providers must demonstrate that they can mobilise and deliver the required provision and bed capacity within the required timescales.
Renewal: Two Extensions of 24 months each
Lot 2 Central Nottinghamshire (Mansfield)Under this lot, the Provider will be required to deliver Solo and Core Plus supported accommodation services for looked after children aged 16-17 within the Mansfield district area. The service must provide safe, suitable, high-quality, Ofsted-registered supported accommodation and support that promotes safeguarding, stability, positive outcomes and planned progression towards greater independence. The initial requirement is 1 Solo provision and 1 Core Plus provision, with capacity expected to scale up to a maximum of 2 Solo provisions and 2 Core Plus provisions. Providers must demonstrate that they can mobilise and deliver the required provision and bed capacity within the required timescales.
Renewal: Two Extensions of 24 months each
Lot 3 Central Nottinghamshire (Ashfield)Under this lot, the Provider will be required to deliver Solo and Core Plus supported accommodation services for looked after children aged 16-17 within the Ashfield district area. The service must provide safe, suitable, high-quality, Ofsted-registered supported accommodation and support that promotes safeguarding, stability, positive outcomes and planned progression towards greater independence. Accommodation in Sutton in Ashfield and Kirkby in Ashfield is preferred. The initial requirement is 1 Solo provision and 1 Core Plus provision, with capacity expected to scale up to a maximum of 2 Solo provisions and 2 Core Plus provisions. Providers must demonstrate that they can mobilise and deliver the required provision and bed capacity within the required timescales.
Renewal: Two Extensions of 24 months each
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06adf4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052990-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85310000 - Social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £16,598,400 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £16,598,400 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Jun 2026Today
- Submission Deadline
- 25 Jun 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY 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
- NOTTINGHAM
- Postcode
- NG2 7QP
- Post Town
- 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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052990-2026
4th June 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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