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Regulation 44 Independent Visits to Children's Homes

North Tyneside Borough Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 02:03.

Opportunity overview

Statutory monthly regulation 44 visits to North Tyneside Council Children's Homes and provision of a report following each visit, in line with the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015. Current volume is 8 children's homes x 12 visits per year (96 visits/reports).

Classification

  • CPV85300000 — Social work and related services

Lots

  • Lot 1£86.4k

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
OPEN20252105
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
www.open.org Reference number: OPEN20252105 Title: Regulation 44 Independent Visits to Children's Homes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
This procurement is a Light Touch multi stage competitive flexible process (2 stage). Stage 1 - Invitation to Tender inviting suppliers to submit a tender response as detailed in the documentation with a maximum of 5 suppliers being shortlisted to Stage 2. Stage2 - Presentation/Interview. Award criteria is based on: 60% Stage 1 - Invitation to Tender 40% Stage 2 - Presentation/Interview

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
23 Feb 2026, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
13 Feb 2026, 17:00

Expected award period

Ends
20 Mar 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

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

Value

Including VAT
103,680
Amount
86,400
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Technical and Professional Ability

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Pricing

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
quality
Name
Social Value

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Type
quality
Name
Presentation

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 5
Type
quality
Name
Interview

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 May 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Apr 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Apr 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Extension will be 2 x 1 year options to extend depending on the length of the initial contract.

Options

Description
Additional visits will be required should there be an increase in homes during the term of the contract.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

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

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC22
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
008253-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
29 Jan 2026, 18:09
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
North Tyneside Borough Council
Id
GB-PPON-PYBQ-4733-WWLW

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYBQ-4733-WWLW

Address

Street Address
Quadrant
Locality
North Tyneside
Postal Code
NE27 0BY
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKC22

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · North Tyneside · UKC22 · NE27 0BY · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC22 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 008253-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·