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Dual placement (2-bed) residential children's home for Suffolk children in care aged 12-17 years including those aged 17 years

Suffolk County Council · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 22:06.

Opportunity overview

Suffolk County Council are intending to award a contract for the provision of children's care home services at a Dual placement (2-bed) residential children's home for Suffolk children in care aged 12-17 years including those aged 17 years. This opportunity was available in the 'Current Tenders' area of the portal. Interested parties were invited to express their interest to gain full access to the tender documentation. The value detailed in the notice represents the maximum estimated spend for the life of the contract (including the optional extension period), it does not represent a guaranteed level of spend under the contract. The VAT included is 20% Standard Rate however in some circumstances VAT may be exempt or chargeable at a different rate.

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.

Published award value
£3.5m
Awarded
8 Sept 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 06872748
Location
Ipswich, UKH14, IP10 0BF, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value 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
PA0008 / ITS352
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Suffolk County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PHVH-1657-HHMV

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHVH-1657-HHMV

Address

Street Address
Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road
Locality
Ipswich
Postal Code
IP1 2BX
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH14

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
CF SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-06872748

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
06872748

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBDG-4264-QNCZ

Address

Street Address
11 Three Rivers Business Centre, Felixstowe Road
Locality
Ipswich
Postal Code
IP10 0BF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH14

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Dual placement (2-bed) residential children's home for Suffolk children in care aged 12-17 years including those aged 17 years
Status
pending
Date
9 Sept 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
9 Sept 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH14
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
4,200,000
Amount
3,500,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-06872748
Name
CF SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED

Standstill Period

Ends
18 Sept 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
1 Mar 2027, 00:00
Ends
28 Feb 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
28 Feb 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Contract can be extended by up to 12 months

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
085274-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
9 Sept 2026, 10:54
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
15 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Ipswich · UKH14 · IP1 2BX · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

6 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

6 VERSIONS
  1. 040814-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 040843-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 041477-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 055162-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  5. 055186-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  6. 085274-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·