Verity Shores Ltd Children's Home 26/27

Official notice

Authority: Bedford Borough Council (Local council)

Direct awardLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East of England (UKH24)

Awarded value£720,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 28 Oct 2026no call for competition

Awarded to VERITY SHORES LTD2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Ofsted-registered residential childcare services for children and young people aged 9-17, offering trauma informed, relationship-based care for young people with social, emotional and behavioural needs, including those affected by trauma, attachment difficulties, exploitation risks, missing episodes, emotional dysregulation and associated vulnerabilities.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE

Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

85311300 Welfare services for children and young people

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Light touch regime
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 GMT
Last source update: 28 Oct 2026, 16:59 GMT
Authority reference: C BBC CH 07734
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-102303
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: East of England (UKH24)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07926d Find a Tender

Why no open competition: only one supplier could deliver (user choice)
Published justification: Children's Social Care Placement. Preference for a specific supplier and a competitive process is not in the user's best interests.

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Oct 2026

Transparency notice published
28 Oct 2026, 13:36 GMT
UK5
Contract details notice published
28 Oct 2026, 16:59 GMT
UK7
Contract signature expected
28 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £720,0001 award exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Contracts signed 2latest 28 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
VERITY SHORES LTD28 Oct 2026 – 1 Jun 2027	£720,000	—	Awarded
VERITY SHORES LTD	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · VERITY SHORES LTD
Signed
28 Oct 2026
Value
£720,000
Period
28 Oct 2026 – 1 Jun 2027
Status
active
[None - Fault with FTS system] · VERITY SHORES LTD
Signed
28 Oct 2026
Value
—
Period
28 Oct 2026 – 28 Oct 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bedford Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLCV-4616-VTHL Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, East of England, MK42 9APContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

VERITY SHORES LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 16228145GB-PPON: PGPR-7263-THVN Southgate Chambers, Winchester, South East, SO23 9EHContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender28 Oct 2026, 16:59 GMT
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender28 Oct 2026, 16:59 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender28 Oct 2026, 13:36 GMT