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Care Support Services for Children with a Disability - CS26605C - Complex Support (Behavioural Needs)

Hampshire County Council

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31 Jul 2026 at 10:30

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Summary of the contracting process

Hampshire County Council commissioned specialist care support services for children and young people with disabilities, focused on complex behavioural needs. The service supports children with severe learning or physical disabilities, autistic spectrum conditions, challenging behaviour, and complex physical or mental health needs. It forms part of the council’s Children’s Services continuum and provides Tier 4 support following social care assessment, where Disabled Children’s Team criteria or an unmet social care need has been identified. The work contributes to personalised care plans and agreed outcomes, supporting children and families through care support rather than conventional domiciliary care. Delivery covers Hampshire, including Havant, Winchester and the wider Hampshire area. The procurement is for services in the health and social care category, under CPV 85000000.

The procurement is complete and one supplier was awarded the single lot. Hampshire County Council used a competitive selective call-off under an existing framework, with the award made to Appletree Support Limited on 15 July 2026. The awarded value is £630,000 including and excluding tax as reported. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2030, with renewal options allowing two further periods of up to two years each, giving a maximum end date of 31 August 2034. A contract signature milestone was scheduled for 17 August 2026. The call-off is classified as a light-touch service procurement and was above the relevant threshold. The requirement was awarded on a competitive basis under the framework, with no separate evaluation weighting published here.

This award indicates demand for providers able to deliver highly skilled, confident care support to children and young people with significant behavioural needs and disabilities. Credible competitors would need staff with additional training or substantial experience in complex behavioural support, together with the judgement and resilience to work safely without relying on routine two-to-one staffing. Relevant capability includes supporting autistic children, learning or physical disabilities, challenging behaviour, and complex mental or physical health needs within a wider care plan. Providers should be able to deliver personalised support, work with families and social care professionals, and evidence outcomes for service users. The award also shows that an SME can secure this type of specialist Hampshire work through a competitive framework call-off, making framework access and strong local delivery capability commercially relevant.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Care Support Services for Children with a Disability - CS26605C - Complex Support (Behavioural Needs)

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 - Complex Support (Behavioural Needs). This is for children and young people with significant behavioural needs requiring staff with additional training or experience. This does not require 2:1 support but demands high skill, experience and confidence. 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-06d875
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072558-2026
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
£630,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 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

Appletree Support Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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