Provision of a Children's Residential and Accommodation Framework (Re-open 2026)

Southend-on-Sea City Council (SCC) is reopening the Children's Residential and Accommodation Framework. The Framework was originally established in September 2025. A description of each lot and applicable sub-lot is as set out below.

Framework Lots:

Lot 1: Residential Care Provision

For children unable to reside with their family, providing care, support, and a nurturing environment. Below are the applicable sub-lots:

a) Individual Placements (including Emergency and Crisis Care)

b) Block Booking

c) Bespoke Arrangements

d) Respite Placements

Lot 2: Supported Accommodation

For 16-25-year-olds, offering housing with additional support services to help transition to independent living. This lot will encompass the previous Transitional Supported Housing services for 16-25-year-olds including young parents. Providing temporary housing with supportive services to help residents move towards and maintain permanent housing. Below are the applicable sub-lots:

a) Multi-occupancy accommodation for 16-17-year-olds with support on site

b) Multi-occupancy accommodation for 16-17-year-old Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children with support on site

c) Solo placement accommodation for 16-17-year-olds with support on site

d) Multi-occupancy accommodation for young people 18 - 25 with No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF): Please note that this sub-lot will not be re-opening as part of this requirement.

e) Multi occupancy for former relevant young people aged 18-25 who continue to have support needs but are not eligible for adult social care and/or young people aged 16 and 17 who are not looked after or a Child in Need but are homeless and require age-appropriate provision. Please note that this sub-lot will not be re-opening as part of this requirement.

f) Multi occupancy accommodation for Young Parents 16-25 with access to support on site including for a duration of gestation.

Original Contract Term is 3 years (36 months). This framework was originally established in September 2025 and therefore the Framework contract term has already commenced.

All applicable tender documentation can be found on ProContract, the Council's e-procurement system.

The original Framework opportunity notice published for this requirement was on Contracts Finder (see link below). As a result, SCC will publish a combined Contract Award notice for this requirement based on;

a) the original award details for establishing this framework and, b) the award details for re-opening the framework as per this associated notice.

Linked Notices to Re-opening of Framework 2026:

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-086587

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05fe9a (view related notices)

Published 31 December 2025, 2:51pm

F14: Notice for changes or additional information

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-001600

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05fe9a

Published 8 January 2026, 4:19pm

F14: Notice for changes or additional information

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-010554

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05fe9a

Published 5 February 2026, 2:49pm

Original Framework Opportunity Notice 2025: www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/7ca51e0c-87f3… ↗

Local Government Reform:

The contracting authority is Southend-on-Sea City Council and any Successor Body meaning one or more entities which assumes any of the Council's functions (as applicable) as a result of Local Government Reform (LGR). Such successor body or bodies may be, without limitation, a local authority, a combined county authority, a strategic authority or any other status determined pursuant to the Devolution and LGR Legislation