--- title: "Children's Residential Care - Hampshire" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05ea73" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05ea73" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05ea73.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05ea73.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2025-11-27" --- # Children's Residential Care - Hampshire Buyer: HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ea73 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05ea73) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05ea73.json) ## Summary Hampshire County Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process aimed at establishing a register of Residential Care Providers for children's services, with the title "Children's Residential Care - Hampshire." This initiative falls under the health and social work services category and is located in the South East England region (UKJ3). The Council is seeking market engagement to inform future commissioning arrangements, specifically targeting the development of new children's homes for those with complex needs. Key dates include a supplier event on 10th and 11th December 2025 via MS Teams, with providers needing to register by 9:00 on 9th December 2025 on the Council's e-tendering platform. The project aims to address an increased demand for residential care services, with a contract period starting in May 2026, valued at £200 million. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specializing in residential care services, particularly those with expertise in facilities for children with complex and challenging needs. Companies that can deliver innovative and flexible care solutions compatible with Hampshire County Council's requirements may benefit from joining the planned register of providers. Specifically, providers experienced in managing solo homes for children with the highest needs or settings for those with Social, Emotional, and Behavioural Difficulties will find this tender favourable for expansion and collaboration. The procurement method designated as a "light touch" regime suggests ease of entry and adaptability, offering room for businesses to align with the Council's evolving service needs. ## Notice Hampshire County Council is considering establishing a register of Residential Care Providers to supplement the Children's Residential Collaborative Framework and support the commissioning of services for children with higher needs. The register would be an flexible light touch vehicle to allow providers to join at any time, and for the Council to commission different services to best support their sufficiency duty. Initially, the Council would be looking at the Register as the best method to commission new children's homes specifically for Hampshire children with complex or challenging needs. However, any procurement will be designed to ensure that any future needs for residential care that arise can be met. New Children's homes Requirement; We have an increasing need for residential care for those children between the ages of 12 (and most commonly 14) - 17, up to the age of 18. We have seen an increase in children who have higher needs due to trauma, dysregulated or challenging behaviour and poor mental health. For this cohort of children it takes much longer to find a suitable residential setting, which can mean these children spend time in temporary placements and/or arrangement that do not meet their needs. To address our sufficiency duty strategy we are exploring the option of commissioning four new children's homes specifically for Hampshire children with complex or challenging needs We anticipate any tender exercise may commission: * 3 x solo homes for children with the highest / most complex needs, either with a single or multiple providers * 1 x multi bed setting with a focus on supporting children with Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties which may also include challenging behaviours, poor mental health, DoLS and/or neurodiverse conditions. ### Planning Information Hampshire County Council are seeking the views of the market on the development of the services outlined in the service description. With the aim of further assessing the viability of the proposal for both providers and the Council, prior to any additional permissions being sought to progress the project​. To do this the Council is hosting a supplier event. The Council will follow the event with a questionnaire to seek the views of providers and may follow up individual meetings with providers who respond to gain further details. Hampshire County Council would like to invite interested providers to an online market engagement session to help inform the Council's future commissioning arrangements. The session will be 1 hour and will cover; The potential new procurement model The requirements around establishing new residential homes in Hampshire The same session will be run twice to maximise the potential for suppliers to attend and will take place at 11:00 on Wednesday the 10 of December and 10:30am on Thursday the 11 December and be held via MS Teams. Providers only need to attend one of the two sessions. Suppliers wishing to attend should register (if not already registered) on the Council's e-tendering platform, In-tend (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/aspx/Home) and 'Express Interest' against the project 'CS24772 Residential Care - Hampshire'. Please then use the Correspondence function for the project and provide the name of attendees and their email addresses that invitations can be issued to. Suppliers wishing to attend need to confirm with the Council, via the correspondence function of In-tend, by 9:00 on Tuesday 9th December 2025. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077816-2025 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Nov 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Mar 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Apr 2026 - 30 Apr 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £200,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | WINCHESTER | | Post town | Southampton | | Postcode | SO23 8UJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | | ITL 3 | TLJ36 Central Hampshire | | Local authority | Winchester | | Electoral ward | St Michael | | Westminster constituency | Winchester | | Delivery location | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 27 Nov 2025 at 16:03 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077816-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077816-2025 27th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/aspx/Home - https://www.hants.gov.uk - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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