Official UK procurement notice
Independent Residential and Specialist Education Services (IRSES) - Opening 4
Authority: Newcastle City Council (Local council)
What is being bought25 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis bespoke flexible procurement solution is under the PCR2015 Social and Other Specific Services procurement route ('Light Touch Regime'), and will be known as the Flexible Procurement Agreement (the Contract) for the provision of placements for:
A) Department for Education registered, independent special schools and colleges; day placements, weekly boarder placements and 52-week residential placements. All placements in these settings for Children and Young People Pre-16,
B) Department for Education registered, independent special schools and colleges; day placements, weekly boarder placements and 52-week residential placements. All placements in these settings for Children and Young People Post-16,
C) Residential Children's Homes for Children and Young People aged 0 - 18 years,
D) Ofsted Registered Residential Short Break Services for Children and Young People 0 - 18 years.
E) Ofsted Registered Supported Accommodation for Young People 16 - 21 years
All Services must evidence that they are registered with the appropriate regulatory body; for example, Ofsted, Care Quality Commission, Department for Education or Care Inspectorate Scotland to be eligible to apply to the Flexible Procurement Agreement (the Contract).
This is the fourth opening of Find a Tender Reference Number: 2023/S 000-032186
CPV: Health and social work services
Lots and requirements (25)Procurement structure
25 lots · no lot values published · win at most 25 of themLot #1Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD - mild to moderate)
Pre-16 Placements in Department for Education Registered, Independent Special Schools and Colleges; 52-week Residential, Termly Boarder, Weekly Boarder and Day Placements - Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD - mild to moderate)
Lot #2ASD with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) issues
Pre-16 Placements in Department for Education Registered, Independent Special Schools and Colleges; 52-week Residential, Termly Boarder, Weekly Boarder and Day Placements - ASD with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) issues
Lot #3ASD with complex learning difficulties or severe learning difficulties
Pre-16 Placements in Department for Education Registered, Independent Special Schools and Colleges; 52-week Residential, Termly Boarder, Weekly Boarder and Day Placements - ASD with complex learning difficulties or severe learning difficulties
Lot #4Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) issues
Pre-16 Placements in Department for Education Registered, Independent Special Schools and Colleges; 52-week Residential, Termly Boarder, Weekly Boarder and Day Placements - Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) issues
Lot #5Profound and multiple learning difficulties / severe learning difficulties
Pre-16 Placements in Department for Education Registered, Independent Special Schools and Colleges; 52-week Residential, Termly Boarder, Weekly Boarder and Day Placements - Profound and multiple learning difficulties / severe learning difficulties
Lot #6Physical Disability or medical disability
Pre-16 Placements in Department for Education Registered, Independent Special Schools and Colleges; 52-week Residential, Termly Boarder, Weekly Boarder and Day Placements - Physical Disability or medical disability
Lot #7Significant sensory disability and communication needs (speech and language, hearing impairment / visual impairment / multi-sensory impairment)
Pre-16 Placements in Department for Education Registered, Independent Special Schools and Colleges; 52-week Residential, Termly Boarder, Weekly Boarder and Day Placements - Significant sensory disability and communication needs (speech and language, hearing impairment / visual impairment / multi-sensory impairment) Additional information: 3 x 6-month options to extend
Lot #8Specific learning difficulties (SpLD)
Pre-16 Placements in Department for Education Registered, Independent Special Schools and Colleges; 52-week Residential, Termly Boarder, Weekly Boarder and Day Placements - Specific learning difficulties (SpLD)
Lot #9Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD)associated challenging behaviour
Pre-16 Placements in Department for Education Registered, Independent Special Schools and Colleges; 52-week Residential, Termly Boarder, Weekly Boarder and Day Placements - Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD)associated challenging behaviour
Lot #10Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD - mild to moderate)
Post-16 Placements in Department for Education Registered, Independent Special Schools and Colleges; 52-week Residential, Termly Boarder, Weekly Boarder and Day Placements - Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD - mild to moderate)
Lot #11ASD with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) issues
Post-16 Placements in Department for Education Registered, Independent Special Schools and Colleges; 52-week Residential, Termly Boarder, Weekly Boarder and Day Placements - ASD with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) issues
Lot #12ASD with complex learning difficulties or severe learning difficulties
Post-16 Placements in Department for Education Registered, Independent Special Schools and Colleges; 52-week Residential, Termly Boarder, Weekly Boarder and Day Placements - ASD with complex learning difficulties or severe learning difficulties
Lot #13Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) issues
Post-16 Placements in Department for Education Registered, Independent Special Schools and Colleges; 52-week Residential, Termly Boarder, Weekly Boarder and Day Placements - Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) issues
Lot #14Profound and multiple learning difficulties / severe learning difficulties
Post-16 Placements in Department for Education Registered, Independent Special Schools and Colleges; 52-week Residential, Termly Boarder, Weekly Boarder and Day Placements - Profound and multiple learning difficulties / severe learning difficulties
Lot #15Physical Disability or medical disability
Post-16 Placements in Department for Education Registered, Independent Special Schools and Colleges; 52-week Residential, Termly Boarder, Weekly Boarder and Day Placements - Physical Disability or medical disability
Lot #16Significant sensory disability and communication needs (speech and language, hearing impairment / visual impairment / multi-sensory impairment)
Post-16 Placements in Department for Education Registered, Independent Special Schools and Colleges; 52-week Residential, Termly Boarder, Weekly Boarder and Day Placements - Significant sensory disability and communication needs (speech and language, hearing impairment / visual impairment / multi-sensory impairment)
Lot #17Specific learning difficulties (SpLD)
Post-16 Placements in Department for Education Registered, Independent Special Schools and Colleges; 52-week Residential, Termly Boarder, Weekly Boarder and Day Placements - Specific learning difficulties (SpLD)
Lot #18Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD)associated challenging behaviour
Post-16 Placements in Department for Education Registered, Independent Special Schools and Colleges; 52-week Residential, Termly Boarder, Weekly Boarder and Day Placements - Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD)associated challenging behaviour
Lot #19Children's Homes with geographical restrictions
Placements in Residential Children's Homes for Children and Young People - Children's Homes with geographical restrictions - 1-bed homes, 2-bed homes or 3-bed homes and larger - with or without education
Lot #20Specialist Assessment / Intervention Homes with no geographical restrictions
Placements in Residential Children's Homes for Children and Young People - Specialist Assessment / Intervention Homes with no geographical restrictions - with or without education
Lot #21Children's Homes with no geographical restrictions
Placements in Residential Children's Homes for Children and Young People - Children's Homes with no geographical restrictions - 1-bed homes, 2-bed homes or 3-bed homes and larger - with or without education
Lot #22Ofsted Registered Residential Short Break Services
Placements in Residential Short-Break Services for Children and Young People - Ofsted Registered Residential Short Break Services - 1 staff:2 Children/Young People or 1 staff:1 Children/Young People
Lot #23Supported Accommodation (large group environment up to 10 Young People in a single Premises)
Supported Accommodation (large group environment up to 10 Young People in a single Premises)
Lot #24Supported Accommodation (small group environment up to 3 Young People in a single Premises)
Supported Accommodation (small group environment up to 3 Young People in a single Premises)
Lot #25Supported Accommodation (dispersed Premises with floating support)
Supported Accommodation (dispersed Premises with floating support)
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 29 Sept 2025, 10:59 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Sept 2025, 10:59 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 29 Oct 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-060403- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a3c9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 Oct 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 29 Oct 2025, 17:01 GMT
Timeline
29 Sept 2025 → 29 Oct 2025 · 3 dates- Notice published397 days ago29 Sept 2025, 10:59 BST
- Submission deadline367 days ago29 Oct 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Bids opened367 days ago29 Oct 2025, 17:01 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.