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title: "PEP/CYP/ Strategic Partner for Children's Homes"
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# PEP/CYP/ Strategic Partner for Children's Homes

Buyer: BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b07b928c-c51b-47f0-934f-c2291358649a

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## Summary

Bristol City Council has completed the procurement process for the "Strategic Partner for Children's Homes" contract, with the awarded contract starting on 2nd October 2025 and running until 1st October 2032. The procurement is classified under health and social work services, with a contract value of £27.3 million awarded to CF Contact and Support Services Ltd. The initial tender process, employing a competitive dialogue method due to its selective nature, aimed to engage a strategic partner to develop and operate children's homes and step-down accommodations in the South West of England. The process offered a contract length of seven years, with options for a further two plus one-year extensions.

This opportunity is particularly advantageous for businesses specialising in delivering trauma-informed therapeutic services and developing resilience among vulnerable children, as it encompasses strategic projects that focus on preventing multiple relocations of children and maintaining local support networks. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) were eligible to participate, highlighting the inclusive nature of this procurement and encouraging participation from a diverse range of service providers capable of innovating and adapting to the evolving needs of children's social care.

## Notice

We are seeking expressions of interest from providers who would be interested in tendering to become our Strategic Partner for the development and running of children's homes and step down accommodation. We want to prevent our most vulnerable children from being sent across the country, breaking their support networks in the city, experiencing additional trauma, and developing heightened dysregulation through a cycle of placement moves that provide few opportunities to engage in trauma-informed therapeutic work, and to develop resilience. This opportunity will be a single provider framework, with key projects to be called off Contract length will be for 7 years with the option to extend for further 2 + 1 years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dc51fd0c-18ca-45d7-b916-f26946b0cf5a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Aug 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2025 - 1 Oct 2032 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £39,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £27,300,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 5TR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Hotwells and Harbourside |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol Central |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CF CONTACT AND SUPPORT SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 7 Oct 2025 at 08:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dc51fd0c-18ca-45d7-b916-f26946b0cf5a
- 16 Jul 2024 at 14:47 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6dbce9d9-c0ec-4735-9bb3-b0c209cb492e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dc51fd0c-18ca-45d7-b916-f26946b0cf5a
  7th October 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6dbce9d9-c0ec-4735-9bb3-b0c209cb492e
  16th July 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.bristol.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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