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Regulation 44 Independent Visitor

Cornwall Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 06:09.

Opportunity overview

Regulation 44 Independent Visits for Children Homes in Cornwall

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services
  • CPV98000000 — Other community, social and personal services

Lots

  • Lot 1£150k

Documents and notices

  • Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • We are looking for an experienced organisation to provide Independent Regulation 44 Monitoring Visits to our residential Children’s Homes across Cornwall. This is a joint contract between Cornwall Council and Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust (CPFT). The Independent Monitoring Visits take place once a month in each Residential Children's Homes, in line with Regulation 44 in The Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015. The Regulation 44 visits help us to form a view on a home’s ability to safeguard and promote children’s and young people’s welfare. In particular, as a placing authority we also use the visits to check that: • Where the children and young people live is safe • The home provides a healthy, happy environment for the children and young people to thrive in. • The children’s and young people’s wishes and feelings are being listened to and that there are meetings happening within the home to enable them to have their say. • Any previous recommendations on areas for Open source ↗

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
Reg 44
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
Proactis - Please see attached documents before submitting https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login#
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
041849-2025
Description
Value was set to £50,000. This should be £150,000

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Tender Period

Ends
11 Aug 2025, 11:59

Enquiry period

Ends
6 Aug 2025, 12:00

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
150,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
180,000

Renewal

Description
2 x 12 month extension

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality Criteria (2000) words
Type
quality
Description
Criteria Fully vetted, knowledgeable professionals, trained in conducting thorough, supportive and rigorous monthly visits. 20% Professional expertise in either the management and delivery of short breaks and residential care for disabled children, or experience of working in a quality assurance in relation to children’s residential services. 20% Experience or demonstrable ability to write comprehensive reports that provide clear analysis and recommendations on areas for improvement. Considerable skill in auditing and inspection, communication and analysis. 15% Have knowledge of Cornwall and IoS Safeguarding policy and procedures and can confirm ability to work to these. 5% Excellent understanding of children’s home legislation, national minimum standards, guidance and regulations. 10% Mobilisation - Provide a detailed plan including mobilization period with timelines, milestones, risks and mitigations with expectation that the service will be fully mobilized from 1st October 2025. 10%

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
80
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Commerical / Pricing
Type
price
Description
Include all capital and revenue costs, broken down into sufficient detail, and including but not restricted to, staffing costs (number of posts, hours, etc), venue costs, travel costs, equipment, management oncosts etc. Also any in-kind funding received – or any added value.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
30 Sept 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Oct 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
30 Sept 2028, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

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

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services
Entry 2
Id
98000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Other community, social and personal services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
L-1
Description
We are looking for an experienced organisation to provide Independent Regulation 44 Monitoring Visits to our residential Children’s Homes across Cornwall. This is a joint contract between Cornwall Council and Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust (CPFT). The Independent Monitoring Visits take place once a month in each Residential Children's Homes, in line with Regulation 44 in The Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015. The Regulation 44 visits help us to form a view on a home’s ability to safeguard and promote children’s and young people’s welfare. In particular, as a placing authority we also use the visits to check that: • Where the children and young people live is safe • The home provides a healthy, happy environment for the children and young people to thrive in. • The children’s and young people’s wishes and feelings are being listened to and that there are meetings happening within the home to enable them to have their say. • Any previous recommendations on areas for
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 2
Id
041836-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
22 Jul 2025, 09:39
Entry 3
Id
041849-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
22 Jul 2025, 09:56

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PYRH-9827-DWLP
Name
Cornwall Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK30
Country
GB
Locality
Truro
Postal Code
TR1 3AY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PYRH-9827-DWLP
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Stacey Taylor

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Truro · UKK30 · TR1 3AY · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-056370-2025-07-22T09:56:54+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·