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Childrens Care Home

London Borough of Croydon

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28 Sep 2026 at 14:25

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

London Borough of Croydon procured a provider to establish and operate a residential children’s home. This is children’s residential care, within health and social work services. The work is for the borough and is delivered in Croydon, London. The requirement is for a residential home for children, rather than a general social care service or a supply of goods. The selected provider is KPMS (UK) Limited. The procurement’s stated purpose is to establish the home; no further operational scope is described.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to KPMS (UK) Limited. The contract was signed on 28 September 2026, with a stated value of £2,002,500. The contract period and award date are not set out. The requirement was treated as one lot, but that lot is recorded as cancelled; the award and contract are recorded as active. The buyer used a limited procedure, described as a direct award without prior publication of a competition, citing extreme urgency caused by unforeseeable events. The award criterion was price, assessed on a pass/fail basis. One bid was recorded for the lot.

This award shows that Croydon’s requirement is for a provider able to establish a residential children’s home, not simply deliver a general support service. A credible future competitor would need to demonstrate the capability and capacity to set up and operate children’s residential provision at a substantial scale, and to meet the buyer’s stated requirements. The award was made through a direct award on grounds of extreme urgency rather than a published competition, and price was assessed pass/fail. That outcome indicates that price was a qualifying threshold in this instance, while the buyer’s stated need was for an established residential care provider. The contract provides a concrete example of Croydon buying this kind of provision.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Childrens Care Home

Notice Description

Children's residential care provider to establish a residential children's home Provider

Lot Information

Lot 1

Children's residential care provider to establish a residential children's home

Procurement Information

Direct Award

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077b9b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091475-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,002,500 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
London Borough of Croydon
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CROYDON
Postcode
CR0 1EA
Postcode Area
Croydon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI6 Outer London - South
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI62 Croydon
Delivery Location
TLI62 Croydon
Local Authority
Croydon
Electoral Ward
Fairfield
Westminster Constituency
Croydon West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

KPMS

Further Information

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