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Care Support Services for Children with a Disability CS26605B - Enhanced Support

Hampshire County Council

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30 Jul 2026 at 14:24

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Hampshire County Council commissioned enhanced care support services for children and young people with disabilities. The service is for children and young people with profound or complex needs, including learning or physical disabilities, autistic spectrum conditions, behaviour that challenges, and complex physical or mental health needs. Support forms part of an agreed Care Plan and the Council’s wider children’s social care provision. It is a specialist Tier 4 service for families where assessment identifies that the Disabled Children’s Team criteria are met or there is an unmet social care need. Delivery may involve enhanced care or support workers with additional training, including behavioural management, specific care needs and interventions. Services are delivered across south, central and north Hampshire. The requirement is classified as health and social work services.

This is a completed, competitive call-off under a framework using a selective procedure and a light-touch regime. The single lot was completed and the contract was awarded to Request Services Limited on 15 July 2026 for £416,000 gross. The contract period is 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2030, with possible renewals extending the maximum period to 31 August 2034. The published renewal terms provide two possible extensions, each lasting up to two years and each stated as £10,750,000 excluding VAT. A future contract signature milestone was scheduled for 17 August 2026. The award is active, while the tender is complete. No individual service contract values were set at the call-off stage; potential value is to be awarded through subsequent individual service contracts.

This award demonstrates demand for specialist, personalised support for children and young people whose disability, behaviour or health needs require more than conventional domiciliary care. Suppliers competing for comparable work would need to provide enhanced care workers or support workers able to work within agreed Care Plans and respond safely to profound or complex needs. Relevant capability includes supporting learning and physical disabilities, autistic spectrum conditions, behaviour that challenges, and complex physical or mental health needs. Practical experience in behavioural management, specific care interventions and family-centred social care would be important. Providers should also be able to develop staff skills and deliver flexible, personalised services across Hampshire, working as part of a wider children’s services package and meeting outcomes identified through social care assessment.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Care Support Services for Children with a Disability CS26605B - Enhanced Support

Notice Description

Hampshire County Council Children's Services commissions care support for children and young people with disabilities. The children and young people requiring care support services will include those with severe disabilities such as learning disabilities, physical disabilities, autistic spectrum conditions, behaviour that challenges and complex physical or mental health needs. The Services are part of a holistic support package for the child / young person that meets identified outcomes as part of a Care Plan as agreed by the Council's County Allocation Panel. This Service is part of Hampshire County Council's Children's Services Department's continuum of services which support children and young people with disabilities. Care support is a Tier 4 specialist service, which can be offered to a family following a social care assessment where the Disabled Children's Team criteria has been met and/or an unmet social care need has been identified. This Service aims to facilitate the development of the market to deliver services in new and more personalised ways rather than the conventional delivery of domiciliary care which in turn will enhance the skills of staff, potentially offering greater job satisfaction, in delivering the Service and improving the experience of the Service User. This Notice relates to a call off procedure for Care Support Services for Children with a Disability - Enhanced Support. This relates to a child or young person who has more profound and complex needs due to their behaviour and/or disability and as such needs an enhanced care service and/or a Support Worker with additional training in order to meet those needs. Such needs may include behavioural management training, specific care needs or interventions. Any potential value will be awarded through subsequently awarded Individual Service Contracts rather than at this call off stage.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d7c1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072238-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
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
£416,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2030 4-5 years
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
Hampshire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WINCHESTER
Postcode
SO23 8UJ
Postcode Area
Southampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ36 Central Hampshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Winchester
Electoral Ward
St Michael
Westminster Constituency
Winchester

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Request Services Limited

Further Information

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