---
title: "Regulation 44 Visitor service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06aacd"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN'S TRUST COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY"
published: "2026-06-01"
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# Regulation 44 Visitor service

Buyer: BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN'S TRUST COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06aacd

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## Summary

The Birmingham Children's Trust Community Interest Company has initiated an open procurement process for the provision of a Regulation 44 Visitor Service, aimed at ensuring the quality of care in their internal residential homes. This tender falls under the health and social work services industry category and is located in Birmingham, UK. Key deadlines include the enquiry period ending on 15th June 2026 and the tender submission deadline on 22nd June 2026. The procurement process, which is below the threshold and open to competition, is currently active and seeks a provider capable of offering monthly visits to produce critical reports and feedback for service improvement. The service contract is valued at £120,000 and spans from 1st September 2026 to 31st August 2029, with potential extension based on performance and funding.

This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social work services, particularly those focused on quality assurance and service improvements in childcare settings. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that offer robust quality and constructive feedback mechanisms will find this tender conducive to their growth. The award criteria are weighted heavily towards quality (70%) over price (30%), suggesting that businesses with a strong track record in delivering high-quality evaluation and reporting services will have a competitive edge.

## Notice

Birmingham Children's Trust requires a provider to deliver a monthly Regulation 44 Visitor Service for Birmingham Children's Trust internal residential homes and produce a report thereon. The purpose of the Service is to ensure that the day-to-day care provided in Birmingham Children's Trust residential homes for children meets the required Quality Standards and that the Reg 44 Officer employed to undertake the Reg 44 visits, will provide critical and constructive feedback to improve services and highlight areas of good practice in accordance with Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015. This critical feedback will serve as an early indicator of the likely outcome of any Ofsted inspection of the homes.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051601-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Jun 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Jun 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £120,000 |
| Lots value | £120,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN'S TRUST COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B6 4DU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Nechells |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | TLG31 Birmingham |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 1 Jun 2026 at 16:31 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051601-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051601-2026
  1st June 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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