---
title: "Shared Accommodation Services for Children in Care and Care Leavers"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-033698"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "KENT COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2023-02-22"
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# Shared Accommodation Services for Children in Care and Care Leavers

Buyer: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-033698

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## Summary

The Kent County Council has awarded a contract for "Shared Accommodation Services for Children in Care and Care Leavers" to Clearsprings Ready Homes Ltd. The procurement process used a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract, valued at £7,000,000, was signed on 17th February 2023, with the intention to provide stable, safe accommodation for young people in need by 31st March 2023. The procurement stage was in the Award phase, with the contract active and ongoing in Maidstone, United Kingdom, under the services industry category.

This tender for "Shared Accommodation Services for Children in Care and Care Leavers" offers business growth opportunities for companies providing property and facilities management, accommodation brokerage, and move-in arrangements services. Businesses catering to housing services, particularly for children in care and care leavers aged 16-21, would be well-suited to compete for this type of contract. The upcoming full tender exercise in 2022/23, with an award slated for April 2023, presents a chance for relevant businesses to secure future contracts in the accommodation sector with Kent County Council.

## Notice

The Shared Accommodation service for Children in Care and Care Leavers is to provide a full range of stable, safe, well maintained accommodation for Service Users nominated by the Council. Shared Accommodation in the context is residential property units to accommodate Page 3 to 6 individual young people. The service has 3 main aspects; 1 Accommodation Brokerage 2 Property and Facilities Management 3 Move In Arrangements

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Property only county wide model. Cohort 16-21 year old young people, children in care and care leavers. Quantity is based on demand.

### Procurement Information

The Shared Accommodation contract is due to expire on the 31 March 2023. KCC has a statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of Kent Children in Care and ensure best value for money it spends on behalf of the Kent population. It also has a statutory responsibility to ensure there is safe and sufficient accommodation for Children in Care. There is no provision in the contract to extend. Following full analysis of the provision data, market position and engagement with key stakeholders, a Business Case and Commissioning Plan were developed and were due to be presented to the Children, Young People and Education Cabinet Committee in January 2022. However, the announcement by Ofsted in December 2021 to require regulation in a previously unregulated accommodation market has significantly impacted the proposed direction of travel.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005243-2023 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Mar 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £9,500,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | KENT COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | MAIDSTONE |
| Post town | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME14 1XQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent |
| Local authority | Maidstone |
| Electoral ward | Penenden Heath |
| Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling |
| Delivery location | TLJ4 Kent |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | CLEAR SPRINGS READY HOMES; CLEARSPRINGS READY HOMES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 70 - Real estate services

### Codes

- 70333000 - Housing services

## Release History

- 22 Feb 2023 at 08:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005243-2023
- 11 May 2022 at 14:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012283-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.kent.gov.uk

## Provenance

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