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title: "Residential Children's Home Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04c29a"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "MILTON KEYNES CITY COUNCIL"
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# Residential Children's Home Service

Buyer: MILTON KEYNES CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04c29a

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## Summary

The procurement process, led by Milton Keynes City Council, focused on the provision of a Residential Children's Home Service. This service, under the award and active status, falls within the welfare services for children and young people category and is to be located in Milton Keynes, UK. The procurement used an open procedure within the Light Touch Regime, targeting care for young individuals aged 9-18 with complex needs. The contract was awarded to CF Support Services Limited and is valued at approximately £7.9 million for its full term, including possible extensions. The contract is set to span a period of three years, with an option to extend annually for up to two additional years, following review.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialized in children's residential care services, especially those with expertise in managing complex emotional and behavioural needs. It is particularly well-suited for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with a proven track record of delivering high-quality childcare services in alignment with Ofsted standards. Successful bidders can leverage this opportunity to expand their operations within the regional market, offering significant growth potential through long-term contract stability and partnership with a local authority.

## Notice

Milton Keynes City Council (the Council) requires provision of Residential Children's Home Service. The contract is to commission an external provider to operate a residential children's home, utilising the Council's property. It will be Ofsted-registered Children's Home offering care for up to 2 Young People with complex needs. The procurement is being run under Light Touch Regime. Intended mainly for planned medium-term placements (3 to 12 months) to bring children back into area, offer stability and focused work to enable move-on to mainstream residential, foster care, SA or home.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Council wish to commission a suitably qualified and experienced Provider of children's residential care to operate an Ofsted-registered 2-bed therapeutic children's home utilising one of the Council's own properties, for Children and Young People aged 9-18 with complex emotional and behavioural needs.These needs may include, but are not limited to, trauma, attachment, offending including gang affiliation and weapon use, mental health including hospital step down, neurodevelopment (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD and or Autism Spectrum Disorder ASD), substance use and child sexual/criminal exploitation presenting high levels of risk. This is a block Contract, to be let for three (3) years from the agreed service commencement date, with the option to extend subject to review for up to a further two (2) years on a year by year basis.This comprises of core contract costs of PS712K p/a, based on a standard 1-1 staffing ratio. However, additional staffing up to a 3-1 ratio may be required at times throughout the duration of the contract, in which case a total envelope of up to PS1.58 million p/a is permissible. Additional information: The maximum contract value for the whole term of the contract including extensions will be PS7,900,000. This comprises of core contract costs of PS712K p/a, based on a standard 1-1 staffing ratio. However, additional staffing up to a 3-1 ratio may be required at times throughout the duration of the contract, in which case a total envelope of up to PS1.58 million p/a is permissible.

Renewal: An option to extend subject to review for up to a further two (2) years on a year by year basis

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019467-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Jan 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Apr 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | 2029 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £7,900,000 |
| Lots value | £7,900,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £7,297,760 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MILTON KEYNES CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | MILTON KEYNES |
| Post town | Milton Keynes |
| Postcode | MK9 3EJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ12 Milton Keynes |
| Local authority | Milton Keynes |
| Electoral ward | Central Milton Keynes |
| Westminster constituency | Milton Keynes Central |
| Delivery location | TLJ12 Milton Keynes |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85310000 - Social work services
- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

## Release History

- 7 May 2025 at 14:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019467-2025
- 12 Dec 2024 at 16:16 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040151-2024
- 5 Dec 2024 at 14:32 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039257-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home
- https://www.cfsupportservices.co.uk
- https://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk

## Provenance

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