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Residential Children Home Services Phase 2

Milton Keynes City Council · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Milton Keynes City Council (The Council) wish to commission a suitably qualified and experienced Provider of children’s residential care to operate two Ofsted-registered therapeutic children’s homes utilising the Council’s own properties, for Children and Young People aged 9-18 with complex emotional and behavioural needs. This is a block contract to be let for an initial term of 3 years with an option for the Council to extend subject to review for up to 2 years on a year-by-year basis with the successful tenderer.

Awarded to

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Jigsaw Care Services Ltd

Match pending…
Published award value
£17.8m
Awarded
10 Mar 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PMYL-1293-BGNQ
Location
Northampton, UKF24, NN1 5AW, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0001Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
2025-126
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0001
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Milton Keynes City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PLDZ-6131-PWZH

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLDZ-6131-PWZH

Address

Street Address
Civic Offices, 1 Saxon Gate East
Locality
Milton Keynes
Postal Code
MK9 3EJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ12

Contact

Name
Procurement Team
Telephone
01908691691

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Jigsaw Care Services Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PMYL-1293-BGNQ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMYL-1293-BGNQ

Address

Street Address
Beckett House, 14 Billing Road,
Locality
Northampton
Postal Code
NN1 5AW
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF24

Contact

Roles

supplier
tenderer

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 3
Name
Agile care solutions ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PPDL-2821-TLRZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPDL-2821-TLRZ

Address

Street Address
381 Midsummer Boulevard
Locality
Milton Keynes
Postal Code
mk9 3hp
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ12

Roles

tenderer

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Organisation 4
Name
Aspire Children's Care
Id
GB-PPON-PPPX-3351-BBCJ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPPX-3351-BBCJ

Address

Street Address
33-35 Finchley Lane,
Locality
London
Postal Code
NW4 1BX
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI71

Roles

tenderer

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Organisation 5
Name
Blueleys Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PCCM-7687-CVTW

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCCM-7687-CVTW

Address

Street Address
Cublington Road
Locality
Aston Abbotts
Postal Code
HP22 4ND
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ13

Roles

tenderer

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Organisation 6
Name
CF SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED
Id
GB-PPON-PBDG-4264-QNCZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBDG-4264-QNCZ

Address

Street Address
Felixstowe Road
Locality
Ipswich
Postal Code
IP10 0BF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH14

Roles

tenderer

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Residential Children Home Services Phase 2
Status
pending
Date
10 Mar 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
20 Mar 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
LOT-0001
Related Lot
LOT-0001

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85311300
Description
Welfare services for children and young people
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
85312120
Description
Daycare services for disabled children and young people

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
21,360,000
Amount
17,800,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PMYL-1293-BGNQ
Name
Jigsaw Care Services Ltd

Standstill Period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
1 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Jun 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Jun 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
an option for the Council to extend for 2 extension periods of upto 12 months each

Related lots

LOT-0001

Documents

Entry 1
Id
025908-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
20 Mar 2026, 15:37
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
30 Jun 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Milton Keynes · UKJ12 · MK9 3EJ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 025908-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·