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Management and Operation of a one-child Children's Home in St. Helens WA11 owned by St. Helens Borough Council

St Helens Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 00:06.

Opportunity overview

The service provided will be available at all times (including statutory holidays) during the term of the Contact, and will include the provision of an appropriate staffing model with a waking night or sleep-in staff (depending on the child's needs) in accordance with the Children's Homes regulations, including quality standards, and National Minimum Standards for Children's Homes.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

INSPIRE CHILDRENS SERVICES LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£2.5m
Awarded
17 Jul 2025
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 06968122
Location
St Helens, UKD71, WA10 1GJ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85300000 — Social work and related services

Lots

  • Lot 1£2.5m · Including VAT

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
ocds-h6vhtk-0502e5
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Procedure

Is Accelerated
Yes
Accelerated Rationale
Light touch contract

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
027555-2025
Description
contract length has been extended to 5 years 1+1 instead of 3+1+1 Deadline has been extended from 27th may 12pm to 11th June 12pm

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
24 Jun 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
11 Jun 2025, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
2 Jun 2025, 12:00

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
2,548,000

Renewal

Description
THERE WILL BE TWO 12 MONTH EXTENSIONS

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Price
Type
price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
31 Jul 2030, 23:59
Starts
1 Aug 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Jul 2032, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD7
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD7
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work and related services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
A-666
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 3
Id
A-667
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 4
Id
015102-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
14 Apr 2025, 18:03
Entry 5
Id
A-1642
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 6
Id
A-1643
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 7
Id
027555-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
27 May 2025, 09:08

Planning and budget

No Engagement Notice Rationale
A previous notice was published prior to the new procurement act. St Helens did a workshop in person on 3rd March 2025. Chest reference - DN762737

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PPYM-6238-VHLR
Name
St Helens Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD71
Country
GB
Locality
St Helens
Postal Code
WA10 1HP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Town Hall

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PPYM-6238-VHLR
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-06968122
Name
INSPIRE CHILDRENS SERVICES LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD71
Country
GB
Locality
St Helens
Postal Code
WA10 1GJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Unit 3, Craig Court, Standish Street

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
06968122
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PGNZ-5681-THXX
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
18 Jul 2025, 00:00
Title
Management and Operation of a one-child Children's Home in St. Helens WA11 owned by St. Helens Borough Council
Status
pending
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
18 Jul 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work and related services

Value

Amount
2,548,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
2,548,000

Renewal

Description
3+1+1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
041324-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
18 Jul 2025, 14:03

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-06968122
Name
INSPIRE CHILDRENS SERVICES LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
30 Jul 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Jul 2030, 23:59
Starts
1 Aug 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Jul 2032, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends
29 Jul 2025, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · St Helens · UKD71 · WA10 1HP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD7 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0502e5-2025-07-18T14:03:35+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·