Procurement

Residential Children Home Services Phase 2

Milton Keynes City Council

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0500e0

Description

Milton Keynes City Council (The Council) wish to commission a suitably qualified and experienced Provider of children's residential care to operate two Ofsted-registered therapeutic children's homes utilising the Council's own properties, for Children and Young People aged 9-18 with complex emotional and behavioural needs. Further information about the Council's requirement is set out in Specification. This is a block contract to be let for an initial term of 3 years with an option for the Council to extend subject to review for up to 2 years on a year-by-year basis with the successful tenderer.

The maximum contract value for the whole term of the contract including extensions will be £17.8 million. This comprises of core contract costs of £1.65 million p/a, based on a standard 1-1 staffing ratio. However, additional staffing up to a 3-1 ratio may be required at times throughout the duration of the contract, in which case a total envelope of up to £3.56 million p/a is permissible.

Notices

UK4: Tender notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-066386
Published: 17 October 2025, 2:58pm

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-019546
Published: 8 May 2025, 8:39am

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UK1: Pipeline notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-014408
Published: 10 April 2025, 5:28pm