Official UK procurement notice
Children’s Home Collaborative Project Framework
Authority: West Sussex County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis tender is for the Children's Home Collaborative (CHC) Framework. The Framework is for the provision of trauma-informed residential placements for Children and Young People in care.
The Framework is split into 3 Lots:
Lot 1 – Homes for Children with Complex Lives.
Lot 2a – Homes for Children with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD).
Lot 2b – Homes for Children with Complex Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (Complex EBD).
The Framework will initially provide 14 residential placements across the three Lots: Lot 1 - 4 placements, Lot 2a - 5 placements and Lot 2b - 5 placements.
- How the procedure runs: This Procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 using the Competitive Flexible Procedure to establish a Light Touch pseudo–Open Framework meaning that whilst it will resemble an Open framework in that it can be periodically re-opened, it is in fact a Light Touch framework.
CPV: Health and social work services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Framework period
- 5 yrs · up to 10 yrs from 1 Jan 2027
- Scheme runs until
- 31 Dec 2036
Published description of the framework
- This Procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 using the Competitive Flexible Procedure to establish a Light Touch pseudo–Open Framework meaning that whilst it will resemble an Open framework in that it can be periodically re-opened, it is in fact a Light Touch framework
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£79,000,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Technical Quality: 6 pass/fail Technical Quality questions with a minimum score of 2 on all questions.
- “Children’s Home Collaborative Project Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 May 2025, 15:25 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Sept 2026, 12:04 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
C21723- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-082586- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051b6eFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 days in arrears
- How it runs
This Procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 using the Competitive Flexible Procedure to establish a Light Touch pseudo–Open Framework meaning that whilst it will resemble an Open framework in that it can be periodically re-opened, it is in fact a Light Touch framework.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 1 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
21 May 2025 → 1 Jan 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published21 May 2025, 15:25 BST
- Market engagement368 days ago23 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Online event Wednesday 23rd October 2025 at 10:00 – 12:00. To receive the diary invite, please email Childrens.Home.Collaborative@westsussex.gov.uk with your name, role, organisation, and whether your service currently operates children’s homes in West Sussex.
- Next notice expected328 days ago2 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published56 days ago1 Sept 2026, 12:04 BST
- Clarification questions by38 days ago18 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends26 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown1 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 65 days31 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 65 days1 Jan 2027
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2025- Pipeline notice published21 May 2025, 15:25 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published25 Sept 2025, 15:01 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published1 Sept 2026, 12:04 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active1 Sept 2026, 12:04 BST
- Procurement method changed1 Sept 2026, 12:04 BST
- Deadline published: 1 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST1 Sept 2026, 12:04 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender