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title: "Regulation 44 Independent Visitor Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e815"
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buyer: "Wigan Council"
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# Regulation 44 Independent Visitor Service

Buyer: Wigan Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e815

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## Summary

Wigan Council procured an independent visitor service for its residential children’s homes in Wigan. The provider carries out monthly Regulation 44 monitoring visits, examining how each home operates day to day and how children’s needs are identified and met. Visits assess performance against the quality standards for children’s homes and the relevant children’s homes regulations. This is a specialist health, social work and community service, covering inspection, monitoring and quality assurance rather than building works or the supply of goods. The requirement is relevant to organisations experienced in independent visiting, regulatory monitoring, safeguarding and quality assessment in residential children’s care settings, particularly those able to work across Wigan’s residential service.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded through a below-threshold limited competition. One lot was completed. Children’s Homes Quality Ltd, an SME based in Ilford, was selected. The contract was signed on 4 May 2026 and runs from 4 May 2026 to 3 May 2030. Its gross value is £100,600. The successful award is active, and the contract is active. The procurement was evaluated through the limited competition route; the published outcome identifies the Regulation 44 independent visitor requirement and the applicable children’s homes quality standards and regulations as the service basis. Wigan Council is both the buying organisation and the public authority responsible for the procurement.

This award demonstrates a defined requirement for independent Regulation 44 visiting within a council’s residential children’s homes service. Suppliers well placed for comparable work would need demonstrable expertise in children’s social care regulation, independent monitoring and safeguarding, with the judgement to assess day-to-day practice objectively. Credibility would also depend on understanding the quality standards for children’s homes and the associated regulations, and on producing reliable monitoring that tests whether children’s needs are identified and met. The monthly schedule requires a dependable service model, consistent reporting and sufficient qualified capacity to visit residential homes regularly. Organisations with relevant inspection, quality assurance or independent visitor experience could use this procurement as a clear indicator of the type of specialist provider Wigan Council selects.

## Notice

Wigan Residential service requires a Regulation 44 independent visitor to undertake monthly monitoring visits. The inspection visit will look at how the homes operate on a day-to-day basis as well as how needs are identified and met, all of which will be measured against the quality standards for children's homes and children's home regulations.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079228-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 May 2026 |
| Contract period | 4 May 2026 - 3 May 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £100,600 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Wigan Council |
| Locality | WIGAN |
| Postcode area | Wigan |
| Postcode | WN1 1YN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD36 Greater Manchester North West |
| Local authority | Wigan |
| Electoral ward | Wigan Central |
| Westminster constituency | Wigan |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CHILDREN'S HOMES QUALITY LTD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 19 Aug 2026 at 18:37 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079228-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079228-2026
  19th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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