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title: "Nottingham Children's Residential Homes"
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# Nottingham Children's Residential Homes

Buyer: NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0548a4

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## Summary

Nottingham City Council has awarded a contract for the provision of residential care services for children and young people aged 5-18 years with emotional and behavioural difficulties. The procurement process, identified as CPU2484, invited tenders through an open procedure categorized under the health and social work services sector. The contract, entitled "Nottingham Children's Residential Homes," aims to deliver 20-23 residential care beds in units of 2-4 beds, located within 4 miles of Nottingham City. The procurement stage has progressed to the award with notifications made on 1st May 2026, and the services are set to commence on 1st September 2026 for an initial term of three years, with potential extensions up to a total of five years. Only those residential homes rated as 'Good' or 'Outstanding' by Ofsted are eligible, ensuring high-quality service delivery. Funding for this contract operates on a block payment basis, covering a value of approximately £19.4 million with an additional renewal option.

This tender offers significant opportunities for companies specialising in children's residential care services to expand their market presence within Nottingham and nearby areas. Ideal candidates would be organisations experienced in delivering Ofsted-rated services, focusing on emotional and behavioural support. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with the requisite expertise stand a favourable chance, particularly if they possess current homes rated at high standards or are poised to register new facilities to comply with quality expectations. The open procedure enhances competitiveness, encouraging varied service models and innovation within the sector, ultimately promoting business growth and sector development.

## Notice

Nottingham City Council sought an experienced Provider to deliver 20-23 standard residential care beds supporting Children and Young People in care aged 5-18 years with primary presenting needs of emotional and behavioural difficulties. Providers were required to have experience of delivering Children's Residential Services with the majority of their homes having a current Ofsted rating of Good or Outstanding. Any home offered as part of this contract which is already in existence must be rated as Good or Outstanding (except newly registered provision which will have this rating as a target) The Services will be delivered in units of between 2-4 beds in Ofsted registered homes which are rated Good or above. Homes will be located within 4 miles of Nottingham City border (with some exceptions as outlined in the Service Specification. The Contract will be for an initial term of 3 years from 1 September 2026 with a possible extension of 2 years on a 1+1 basis. Payments will be made on a block basis.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: A total of 2 years extension on a 1 +1 basis at the Council's discretion

### Planning Information

This PME aims to gain input from the Children in Care residential market to gain their view of our plans to tender for a replacement block contract for children's residential homes in 2026. Nottingham City Council (NCC) would like to understand providers capacity, experience and expertise to support the needs of our children and young people in care and any support they may need from NCC to enable them to effectively deliver this support, along with their estimate proposed costings for placements. 
Providers' responses may be collectively themed, or costings averaged to support the development of the service model/ specification, but responses will be anonymised, and individual provider information will not be shared with competitors.
Providers must complete the below MS form in full by 1st December 2025.
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=vRE2qqwTrEeCBwD7nqRO3hnWwg385VpFt_WZLZ2EjOFUQ1hDQ1VCRkFZUUgxSDk0NzREWUYxUEpZOC4u

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040589-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 May 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Mar 2026 |
| Future notice date | 1 Feb 2026 |
| Award date | 30 Apr 2026 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £33,791,401 |
| Lots value | £33,791,401 |
| Awards value | £19,438,849 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | NOTTINGHAM |
| Post town | Nottingham |
| Postcode | NG2 3NG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF14 Nottingham |
| Local authority | Nottingham |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Nottingham East |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TOTAL CARE MATTERS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 1 May 2026 at 13:34 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040589-2026
- 19 Feb 2026 at 11:38 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015162-2026
- 18 Feb 2026 at 14:29 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014824-2026
- 17 Nov 2025 at 09:59 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074256-2025
- 13 Jun 2025 at 13:42 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032327-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040589-2026
  1st May 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015162-2026
  19th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014824-2026
  18th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074256-2025
  17th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032327-2025
  13th June 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- www.eastmidstenders.org
  Associated tender documents available at the above under the title CPU2484 Children's Residential Homes

## Notice URLs

- http://www.homes2inspire.co.uk
- http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/
- https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=vRE2qqwTrEeCBwD7nqRO3hnWwg385VpFt_WZLZ2EjOFUQ1hDQ1VCRkFZUUgxSDk0NzREWUYxUEpZOC4u
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.totalcarematters.co.uk/

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