--- title: "Cross Regional Project" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05eafb" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05eafb" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05eafb.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05eafb.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2025-11-28" --- # Cross Regional Project Buyer: OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05eafb [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05eafb) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05eafb.json) ## Summary Oxfordshire County Council, representing a consortium of local authorities including Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Milton Keynes, Reading, Bedfordshire, and Oxfordshire, is in the planning stage of a procurement process for a Cross Regional Project. This tender is focused on providing residential, educational, and therapeutic services for children aged 11 to 17 with complex needs. The procurement category falls under social work and related services, and the contract is slated to begin on 1st August 2027, spanning five years with potential renewals. A preliminary market engagement is currently scheduled, with the deadline for providers to submit responses by 19th December 2025. The project operates across various regions in the UK, namely UKH2 and UKJ1. This tender presents significant opportunities for growth for businesses specialising in social work, residential care, and educational services for young individuals with complex needs. Companies, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), with expertise in delivering high-quality therapeutic and educational solutions are ideal candidates for this project. The service is set to initially accommodate 36 placements, with potential for expansion, enabling partnering businesses to contribute substantially towards regional welfare improvement and increasing their operational footprint. Organisations with innovative approaches to service delivery and the capacity to manage complex care environments are particularly well-suited to participate in this procurement opportunity. ## Notice Cross Regional contract on behalf of Councils Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Milton Keynes, Reading, Bedfordshire and Oxfordshire to offer residential and educational provision for Children We Care For (CWCF) with complex social, behavioural and educational needs. Cross Regional Project (CRP) delivers therapeutic residential care and educational services for children aged 11-17 with complex needs, operating across 11 homes in partner counties offering 36 placements. A registered special school, commissioned under a block contract, provides education for pupils aged 11-17--including those without EHCPs--across Key Stages 3 to 5. The new service will launch on August 1, 2027, starting with 36 placements and potentially expanding by 24 more. After six months, partners can buy extra placements at any time during the contract. ### Planning Information This is a preliminary market to seek views from potential providers on how best to deliver Cross Regional Project that offers residential, educational and therapeutic services for children aged 11 to 17 inclusive with complex needs. To partake in this preliminary market engagement, potential providers can register on and access the Council's e-tendering system - Proactis on: https://procontract.due-north.com/ProjectManagement/ProjectDashboard?projectId=16101b29-4acc-f011-813a-005056b64545 then clicking on the "Opportunities" tile to search for the pre-market engagement project (reference:DN798997). A preliminary market engagement questionnaire will be available on this project for providers to download and respond to by the end of Friday 19th December 2025. Please note that any commercially sensitive information supplied by providers will be stored confidentially and will not be disclosed to any third party. Also note that this is neither a call for competition nor a procurement exercise. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078049-2025 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Nov 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 5 Feb 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Jul 2027 - 31 Jul 2032 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £172,000,000 | | 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 | OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | OXFORD | | Post town | Oxford | | Postcode | OX1 1ND | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC | | Local authority | Oxford | | Electoral ward | Osney & St Thomas | | Westminster constituency | Oxford West and Abingdon | | Delivery location | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85300000 - Social work and related services ## Release History - 28 Nov 2025 at 12:16 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078049-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078049-2025 28th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk - https://procontract.due-north.com/ProjectManagement/ProjectDashboard?projectId=16101b29-4acc-f011-813a-005056b64545 - 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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