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Therapeutic Residential Home Services with Education for Children with Complex Needs (Cross Regional Project)

Oxfordshire County Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 19:32.

Opportunity overview

Cross Regional contract on behalf of Councils Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Milton Keynes, Reading, Bedford and Oxfordshire to offer residential and educational provision for Children We Care For (CWCF) with complex social, behavioural and educational needs. Cross Regional Project (CRP) delivers therapeutic residential care and educational services for children aged 11–17 with complex needs, operating across 11 homes in partner counties offering 36 placements. A registered special school, commissioned under a block contract, provides education for pupils aged 11–17—including those without EHCPs—across Key Stages 3 to 5. The new service will launch on August 1, 2027, starting with 36 placements and potentially expanding by 24 more. Following the contract commencement date, Partners can buy extra placements at any time during the contract.

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • Lot 1£172m

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
I-4287
Status
active
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Expression Of Interest Deadline
13 May 2026, 16:00
Published risks
The availability of properties in the right locations. Lengthy Ofsted registration processes due to recently introduced priority matrix which could be 18 -24 months for registration in an area saturated with children’s residential provision. Recruiting staff in the current market. Increased possibility of disputes Too much growth (scaling up) may lead to voids due to some young people being placed in these residential settings as the preferred option if a fostering placement is not available.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Is Accelerated
Yes
Accelerated Rationale
Light touch contract
Features
This is a two stage procedure where stage 1 is on conditions of participation and focus is on potential suppliers passing the procurement specific questionnaire (PSQ). Following publication of the tender documents, Stage 1 will involve an assessment of bidders' responses to mandatory conditions of participation questions. These responses will be evaluated using a Pass/Fail model. The successful bidders of Stage 1 will be invited to bid in Stage 2. Stage 2 evaluation assess bidders' responses to quality questions relevant to the provision of service requirement. Shortlisted bidders may be invited to attend an interview with a panel from the Consortium, which will form part of the quality assessment.

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Enquiry period

Ends
11 May 2026, 23:00

Expected award period

Ends
12 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract terms

Financial Terms
Payment of valid invoice will be 30 days after receipt.

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes

Value

Including VAT
206,400,000
Amount
172,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Description
Quality includes Social Value

Numbers

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

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Second Stage

Minimum Candidates
1
Maximum Candidates
10

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
Financial assessment on publicly available full accounts of providers for the last 2 years will be conducted.
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
Details of up to 3 contracts to meet the technical and professional ability criteria set out in the procurement documents will be required.
Criterion 3
Description
Pass on mandatory and discretionary exclusion grounds including debarment checks Economic and Financial standing. Technical and Professional Ability OFSTED registration Mobilisation
For Reduction
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Aug 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Jul 2032, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Jul 2037, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Extension period is up to 5 years in aggregate when agreed by all parties.

Options

Description
There is the option to increase placements up to 24 (+ 3 optional for Milton Keynes) individual placements during the lifetime of the contract.

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
UKH2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKJ1
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
future
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Access Details
Documents will be uploaded on the portal, https://sebp.due-north.com/
Entry 2
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 3
Id
036049-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
21 Apr 2026, 12:35
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Oxfordshire County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PZNW-8281-MHNM

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PZNW-8281-MHNM

Address

Street Address
County Hall
Locality
Oxford
Postal Code
OX1 1ND
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ14

Contact

Name
Priscilla Opare Mintah
Telephone
+44 10000000

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Oxford · UKJ14 · OX1 1ND · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH2 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ1 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

11 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

11 VERSIONS
  1. 023553-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 023565-2026Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 023954-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 030802-2026Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ·
  5. 030812-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  6. 030828-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  7. 034255-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  8. 034256-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  9. 034266-2026Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ·
  10. 035234-2026Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ·
  11. 036049-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·