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RCC-1608-2 Residential Children's Home Management and Service Delivery

Rutland County Council

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21 Jul 2026 at 14:56

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Rutland County Council is procuring a care provider to run and deliver services from a new residential children’s home in Rutland. The council has bought the property and is refurbishing it, and will retain ownership. The appointed provider will operate the home, deliver the required children’s residential care service and sign a lease with the council for use of the property. The requirement is classified as welfare services for children and young people. The service is intended to support the opening of the home under Department for Education funding requirements, with the provider responsible for having an operational service and recruited staff in place for the planned opening. Welland Procurement is managing the procurement for the council.

The process reached tender: Rutland County Council invited offers through an open procedure, with electronic submission allowed and bids in English. The enquiry deadline was 31 July 2026 at 12:00, and the tender submission deadline was 28 August 2026 at 12:00. The contract is planned to run from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2032, with a possible further five-year extension to 31 December 2037, dependent on meeting performance standards. The estimated value is £900,000 excluding VAT and £1,080,000 including VAT. There is one lot. Evaluation is based on quality, including social value, weighted at 70%, and price, weighted at 30%. Economic and technical selection criteria apply.

This opportunity suits established care providers able to manage and deliver a residential children’s home service, recruit and organise the staff needed for commencement, and operate from a council-owned property under lease arrangements. Providers should be prepared to demonstrate both economic capacity and technical capability through the selection process, with the detailed requirements set out in the tender documents. The evaluation places greater emphasis on quality than price, including the provider’s responses on social value, so bidders will need a strong service model as well as a competitive cost proposal. The procurement is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and for voluntary, community and social enterprises. Experience in children’s residential care and the operational capacity to meet performance standards will be relevant.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

RCC-1608-2 Residential Children's Home Management and Service Delivery

Notice Description

We are looking for a care provider to run a new children's residential home with Rutland County Council. The property has been bought and is being refurbished in line with the early market engagement advice sought as part of this process. The property will remain RCC's and the contract will be with a provider to deliver the service within the home. The provider will be expected to sign a lease with the Council for the property; an example Heads of Terms for the lease is included as part of the tender documents. DfE funding has been awarded with requirements for the home to open early in 2027, the provider will need to be in place by then with recruited staff. Additional Public Market engagement has been completed regarding the service to be delivered

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Extension of 5 further years dependent on meeting performance standards.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d008
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068777-2026
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
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£900,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£900,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
28 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2032 Over 5 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
Rutland County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
OAKHAM
Postcode
LE15 6HP
Postcode Area
Leicester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Delivery Location
TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Local Authority
Rutland
Electoral Ward
Oakham South
Westminster Constituency
Rutland and Stamford

Further Information

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