---
title: "Break Charity solo Ofsted registered children's home"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04fac7"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-03-31"
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# Break Charity solo Ofsted registered children's home

Buyer: SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fac7

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## Summary

Suffolk County Council has awarded a three-year contract to Break Charity for the provision of a solo Ofsted registered children's home. The procurement process is categorized under health and social work services and located in Ipswich (UKH14) and Norwich (UKH15), United Kingdom. The contract, valued at £2,400,000 gross, commences on 12 April 2025 and concludes on 11 April 2028. This direct award was necessitated by urgent circumstances and could not follow a competitive tendering procedure. The procurement stage is now complete with the award published on 31 March 2025.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in specialised children’s care services, particularly those with expertise in providing Ofsted registered facilities. Large-scale organisations or those with capabilities in health and social work services stand to gain from such contracts that cater to specific needs under urgent conditions. Break Charity’s success in this direct award highlights the potential for other capable entities to secure similar contracts with tailored offerings aimed at fulfilling stringent local government requirements.

## Notice

Three-year contract with Break Charity for the provision of a solo Ofsted registered children's home

### Procurement Information

Several extensive placement searches both locally and nationally have been made without a securing an offer to meet the child's needs. The urgency is unavoidable as the timescale before the new provision is available is too short for a tender process. Risks associated with the child remaining in the current unregistered placement have escalated recently, meaning a move is urgent. Therefore, the services to be provided under this contract are strictly necessary for reasons of extreme and unavoidable urgency and, as a result, the contract cannot be awarded on the basis of a competitive tendering procedure.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012086-2025 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | 11 Apr 2025 - 11 Apr 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | IPSWICH |
| Post town | Ipswich |
| Postcode | IP1 2BX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH6 Suffolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH62 Ipswich |
| Local authority | Ipswich |
| Electoral ward | Gipping |
| Westminster constituency | Ipswich |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BREAK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 31 Mar 2025 at 15:17 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012086-2025
- 31 Mar 2025 at 14:30 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012055-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012086-2025
  31st March 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012055-2025
  31st March 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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