ClosedHealth and social care

24068 CCC Children's External Placement DPS Mini Comp for CCC Children's External Placements (CEP) - London Road[E11]

Huntingdon, United KingdomCambridgeshire County Council[E1]

In plain English

What they want: 1.2 Cambridgeshire County Council (The "Authority") wishes to invite tenders for the provision of a Cambridgeshire based Children in Care Residential service. The need is underpinned by the contractual requirements of the The Children's Homes (England) Regulations Act of 2015.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 7 Oct 2025, 12:00 UTC+1. UTC: 7 Oct 2025, 11:00 UTC.
Published 10 Sept 2025.
Value: GBP 7,280,000
Buyer: Cambridgeshire County CouncilSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]: 7 Oct 2025, 12:00 UTC+1
Value[E12]: GBP 7,280,000
Published[E9]: 10 Sept 2025
Procedure[E8]: Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 8 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

1.2 Cambridgeshire County Council (The "Authority") wishes to invite tenders for the provision of a Cambridgeshire based Children in Care Residential service. The need is underpinned by the contractual requirements of the The Children's Homes (England) Regulations Act of 2015. The Service Provider is expected to exceed the values and requirements of the act through innovative care and to be able to demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement through the internal quality assurance procedures for the service. The delivery of the service will be consistent with the Home's Statement of Purpose and in line with registration requirements. The proposed property is based in Harston, Cambridgeshire and is hereby known as the London Road property. It is an existing 4-bedroom Council property and is intended to offer solo placements for children assessed as needing to live in an environment without other children, with the flexibility to care up to two (2) Children with high and complex needs who can be appropriately matched to live together.[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: England, United Kingdom.[E6]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:35 UTC
The deadline (2025-10-07T11:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document 2f650035-a58b-4218-97ac-ab8bb6312759-862887

Evidence

12 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Cambridgeshire County Council.
Document 2f650035-a58b-4218-97ac-ab8bb6312759-862887, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:35 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 85000000 (Health and social work services).
Document 2f650035-a58b-4218-97ac-ab8bb6312759-862887, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:35 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
Document 2f650035-a58b-4218-97ac-ab8bb6312759-862887, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:35 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 7 Oct 2025, 12:00 UTC+01:00.
“2025-10-07T12:00:00+01:00”
Document 2f650035-a58b-4218-97ac-ab8bb6312759-862887, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:35 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“1.2 Cambridgeshire County Council (The "Authority") wishes to invite tenders for the provision of a Cambridgeshire based Children in Care Residential service. The need is underpinned by the contractual requirements of the The Children's Homes (England) Regulations Act of 2015. T…”
Document 2f650035-a58b-4218-97ac-ab8bb6312759-862887, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:35 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: England, United Kingdom.
Document 2f650035-a58b-4218-97ac-ab8bb6312759-862887, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:35 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document 2f650035-a58b-4218-97ac-ab8bb6312759-862887, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:35 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
Document 2f650035-a58b-4218-97ac-ab8bb6312759-862887, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:35 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 10 Sep 2025.
“2025-09-10T09:22:06+01:00”
Document 2f650035-a58b-4218-97ac-ab8bb6312759-862887, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:35 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document 2f650035-a58b-4218-97ac-ab8bb6312759-862887, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:35 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "24068 CCC Children's External Placement DPS Mini Comp for CCC Children's External Placements (CEP) - London Road".
Document 2f650035-a58b-4218-97ac-ab8bb6312759-862887, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:35 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The stated value is GBP 7,280,000.
“7280000 GBP”
Document 2f650035-a58b-4218-97ac-ab8bb6312759-862887, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:35 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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