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Ofsted registered supported accommodation for 16/17-year-olds, including Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC)

Suffolk County Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 23:52.

Opportunity overview

The service will provide Ofsted registered supported accommodation services for young people aged 16 and 17 years old including UASC young people. The service will also provide accommodation for 18+ UASC care leavers who do not have leave to remain on their 18th birthday.

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

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
ITS334
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planned

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Communication

Future Notice Date
21 Aug 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planned

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Mar 2027, 00:00
Ends
28 Feb 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
28 Feb 2032, 23:59

Items and delivery

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

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Suffolk County Council are undertaking market engagement with the aim of developing our requirements and approach to the procurement and preparing the tender notice and associated tender documents. We are also looking to identify suppliers who are able to supply Ofsted regulated services. We aim to align the new Ofsted regulations/standards within the contract documentation for this service, to ensure the best outcomes for young people living with these providers. To facilitate this, interested parties are encouraged to complete the following questionnaire no later than 30th June 2026: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=7GqcEEZQlUqPPIT2O6GK9IbxYf7BzmVMu5vfTVycLWBUOUxINVcyWTBFWEpVTURaTEs3RlVVSVlaRiQlQCN0PWcu The responses will then be reviewed and used to help develop our thinking ahead of an online preliminary market engagement event at 1pm on Friday 10th July 2026. To request an invite to this event, please write to CYPContractsMailbox@suffolk.gov.uk in advance, quoting reference no. ITS334
Due
31 Jul 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
054850-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
10 Jun 2026, 15:31
Format
text/html

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

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 040832-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 054850-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·