Home / Opportunities / Opportunity
PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Regulation 44 visits and reports

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 20 Sept 2026, 07:37.

Opportunity overview

The overall purpose of Regulation 44 visits and subsequent reports is to ensure that the care provided is of a satisfactory standard as specified in Regulation 44 (2) of the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 in order for the Local Authority to discharge its statutory duties. Within scope are all of Oldham's current in house residential settings including those offering specialist short term support and semi-independent provision as good practice on Oldham's continual improvement and learning journey. One further residential setting will come on board and form part of this specification from Summer 2027

Classification

  • CPV85300000 — Social work and related services

Lots

  • Lot 1£120k

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
DN828537
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Tender Period

Ends
16 Oct 2026, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
9 Oct 2026, 12:00

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
144,000
Amount
120,000
Currency
GBP

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Contract can be extended by up to 12 months with a maximum term of 3 years in total

Award criteria

Description
Quality questions set out in the tender docs (Appendix D), weighted and scored 0-5.

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
UKD37
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
088839-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
18 Sept 2026, 15:54
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
Id
GB-PPON-PMRJ-8362-DVNT

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMRJ-8362-DVNT

Address

Street Address
Spindles Shopping Centre, West Street
Locality
Oldham
Postal Code
OL1 1HD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD37

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Oldham · UKD37 · OL1 1HD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD37 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 057201-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 065621-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 088839-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·