Award

COV - Regulation 44 Service for Coventry Children's Homes (2025)

  • Coventry City Council

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-042459

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05041f (view related notices)

Published 23 July 2025, 3:29pm



Scope

Reference

COV - 21687

Description

This contract is for the provision of a Regulation 44 Service for Coventry City Council's internal children's homes. The Regulation 44 visitor shall visit each home once a month auditing the service offered to Coventry City Council's children ensuring they inspect in line with the three areas of inspection (the effectiveness of the leadership and managers, how well young people are helped and protected, and the overall experience and progress of young people) and the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015. The Regulation 44 visitor shall collate the findings within a report and follow a process to circulate the findings to the Children's Residential Homes' Registered Managers and Ofsted.


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £442,000 excluding VAT
  • £530,400 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Award decision date

23 July 2025

Earliest date the contract will be signed

26 August 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2028
  • Possible extension to 31 August 2032
  • 7 years

Description of possible extension:

Two (2) x Two (2) years expiring 31/08/2032

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85321000 - Administrative social services

Contract locations

  • UKG33 - Coventry

Information about tenders

  • 2 tenders received
  • 2 tenders assessed in the final stage:
    • 2 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 1 supplier unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - open competition

Special regime

Light touch


Supplier

RECONSTRUCT (CHILDREN AND ADULT SERVICES) LIMITED

  • Companies House: 14262108
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQCH-2641-DDXW

Hobart House Oakwater Avenue

Cheadle

SK8 3SR

United Kingdom

Region: UKD35 - Greater Manchester South East

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

Coventry City Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMJC-6861-XJPP

PO Box 7097

Coventry

CV6 9SL

United Kingdom

Region: UKG33 - Coventry

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government