--- title: "Residential Care Homes for young people with emotional & behavioural needs (phase 1)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-3bd138aa-f22e-4a47-96e5-344095afa1d1" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3bd138aa-f22e-4a47-96e5-344095afa1d1" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3bd138aa-f22e-4a47-96e5-344095afa1d1.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3bd138aa-f22e-4a47-96e5-344095afa1d1.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2025-02-18" --- # Residential Care Homes for young people with emotional & behavioural needs (phase 1) Buyer: NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3bd138aa-f22e-4a47-96e5-344095afa1d1 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3bd138aa-f22e-4a47-96e5-344095afa1d1) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3bd138aa-f22e-4a47-96e5-344095afa1d1.json) ## Summary Nottinghamshire County Council is inviting tenders for the provision of residential care homes for young people with emotional and behavioural needs. This procurement process is in the Tender stage and follows an open procedure above the threshold. The contract is valued at £32,500,000 and will run from 1st October 2025 to 30th September 2035, with break clauses at the 5th and 7th years. Key dates include the tender period end date on 20th March 2025. The services are to be delivered in Nottinghamshire, focusing particularly on the Mansfield/Ashfield areas. This opportunity falls under the health services industry category, particularly social services with accommodation. This tender offers significant business growth opportunities, especially for organisations experienced in providing residential care for children and young people. Companies capable of managing diverse property sizes and ownership statuses, and those willing to expand local placement capacity, are well-suited to compete. The successful provider would meet a critical need within Nottinghamshire, providing up to 100% of homes within the county by the contract's end. Such expansion efforts will likely benefit firms specialised in setting up and managing care facilities, particularly those focusing on children’s services and local government contracts. ## Notice Nottinghamshire County Council is seeking a single Provider for the supply of children's residential care, enabling increased local placement capacity and greater choice for looked after children and young people. This is described in further detail in the service specification, and in particular the draft contract contained in PART 2 of the tender documentation. The contract will operate for period of 10 years from 01st October 2025 to 30th September 2035 with break clauses available at year 5 and 7. Nottinghamshire Council has had a block residential care contract in place since April 2015 which is due to expire on 30th September 2025. The current contract supports 31 children across 14 homes (January 2025). There is a further expansion programme consisting of 2 two bed, and 2 solo homes which are currently undergoing renovation. The homes currently available to the Council are a mix of properties both in size and ownership, with some owned by the Council and leased back to the Provider from which to deliver residential care. There are 195 children placed in residential care (December 2024) of which 31 are currently placed in the block residential care contract. The remainder of placements are sourced from other frameworks, such as the D2N2 Children in Care Framework or spot contracting arrangements. The Council also operate a further 4 residential homes, 2 of which are for children with disabilities. At contract commencement a minimum of 70% of the homes offered must be within Nottinghamshire, with the aspiration for this service to have 100% of the homes located within the County by the end of the contract. When considering the development of new homes, these should preferably be situated in the Mansfield/Ashfield areas to reflect the areas of greatest need seen currently. The homes will be placed in areas that data for our children looked after identifies the greatest need. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/07fd5fb3-eb57-45d9-9aeb-aaf5e5f73bc5 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Feb 2025 | | Submission deadline | 20 Mar 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Sep 2025 - 30 Sep 2035 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £32,500,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | NOTTINGHAMSHIRE | | Post town | Nottingham | | Postcode | NG2 7QP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | | ITL 3 | TLF16 South Nottinghamshire | | Local authority | Rushcliffe | | Electoral ward | Trent Bridge | | Westminster constituency | Rushcliffe | | Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services - 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation - 85320000 - Social services ## Release History - 18 Feb 2025 at 14:50 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/07fd5fb3-eb57-45d9-9aeb-aaf5e5f73bc5 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/07fd5fb3-eb57-45d9-9aeb-aaf5e5f73bc5 18th February 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=5c2b4bab-ffed-ef11-8134-005056b64545 Advert ## Notice URLs - http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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