Procurement

2.0 Commissioning Children's Homes in Hackney for Children Looked After

London Borough of Hackney

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0614f1

Description

The London Borough of Hackney is looking to commission an experienced Children's Home provider to run and operate 2 new Children's Homes in Hackney out of Council owned properties. The home will accommodate a maximum of 6 children between them (in a 2 bed and 4 bed home), from the ages of 11 and 17.The Council has a legal obligation under the Children Act 1989 to provide suitable accommodation for children looked after in order to fulfil its corporate parenting responsibilities.

We recognise the exceptionally challenging staffing climate in relation to support work and residential care staff, as well as the complexities and challenges around OFSTED registration. As a result of this, our aim is to work in partnership with an experienced provider who is already delivering OFSTED registered children's homes services.

Commissioning an experienced partner provider with an established staff and management pool, means that we are able to enhance the quality of experience and care for children looked after. We want to build a partnership with a provider who has a track record of delivering good and outstanding homes to help us deliver excellent services for children looked after in Hackney.

The maximum duration of the contract will be seven years, comprising an initial period of five years with the option to extend for a further two years (5+1+1).

Conditions of Participation

In order to have their Invitation to Tender assessed a supplier must pass the qualifying Conditions of Participation as set out on the Procurement Portal within the Procurement Specific Questionnaire(PSQ) These include but are not limited to the following:

-Providers will need to demonstrate that they have been operating children's homes in England for at least 2 years and hold current active OFSTED registration. Please refer to the 'Technical Ability' and 'Project Specific Questions' of the PSQ (this will be tested via a series of questions which will ALL require a 'PASS' mark)

-For the financial appraisal, we would seek that Providers have a Contract Turnover ratio of less than 50%, Eg: Annual Contract Value ➗ Total Annual Turnover.Please refer to the 'Financial Capacity' section of the PSQ for further details.

The Conditions of Participation will be tested over a series of questions within the PSQ. Please refer to the PSQ for the full list of 'conditions of participation' for this procurement.

Notices

UK4: Tender notice

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-013722
Published: 16 February 2026, 10:30am

UK3: Planned procurement notice

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-010870
Published: 6 February 2026, 11:36am

UK1: Pipeline notice

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-010203
Published: 4 February 2026, 5:27pm

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