Development of a Specialist Therapeutic Children's Home for Children with Complex Mental Health, Disability and High-Risk Needs[E11]
United KingdomDurham CCDurham County Council[E1]
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- What they want
Market Engagement for the development of a specialist therapeutic Children's Home for children with complex mental health, disability and high-risk needs in County Durham. The Council is exploring a service model that may: • Operate as an Ofsted-registered children's home. • Provide up to three highly individualised placements. • Support solo living arrangements when required.
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- The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).
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- RiskBidding has not opened. Scope and dates can change before the call for competition.[E8]
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- Published[E9]
- 26 Oct 2026
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- 2 days ago
About the requirement · From the notice
Market Engagement for the development of a specialist therapeutic Children's Home for children with complex mental health, disability and high-risk needs in County Durham. The Council is exploring a service model that may: • Operate as an Ofsted-registered children's home. • Provide up to three highly individualised placements. • Support solo living arrangements when required. • Deliver enhanced staffing arrangements where assessed as needed. • Operate using trauma-informed & psychologically informed approaches. • Incorporate Positive Behaviour Support principles. • Support restriction reduction and progression planning. • Maintain strong links with education, health and community services. • Promote placement stability and reduce placement breakdown. • Support children to remain closer to home wherever possible. • Reduce reliance on unregistered, emergency and out-of-area provision. • Support planned transitions to less restrictive environments when safe and appropriate. The Council is interested in understanding whether providers would favour: • A fully provider-operated model. • A partnership model involving local authority and health partners. • A clinically led model. • A hybrid therapeutic residential model. • Alternative innovative delivery approaches.[E5]
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- Delivery location: UKC14, United Kingdom.[E6]
- The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).[E7]
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- durham.gov.uk
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- Corten House, Dunholme Close, DH1 5WB, Durham
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- E1
The buyer is Durham County Council.
Document 101012-2026, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E2
The notice is classified under CPV 85000000 (Health and social work services).
Document 101012-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/0/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E3
Lot 1 runs from 1 Mar 2027 to 28 Feb 2030, extendable to 28 Feb 2033.
“2027-03-01T00:00:00Z to 2030-02-28T23:59:59Z”
Document 101012-2026, field /tender/lots/0/contractPeriod, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E4
The buyer's address is in United Kingdom.
Document 101012-2026, field /parties/0/address/country, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Market Engagement for the development of a specialist therapeutic Children's Home for children with complex mental health, disability and high-risk needs in County Durham. The Council is exploring a service model that may: • Operate as an Ofsted-registered children's home. • Pro…”
Document 101012-2026, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E6
Delivery location: UKC14, United Kingdom.
Document 101012-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E7
The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).
Document 101012-2026, field /tender/legalBasis/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E8
This is a planning or market engagement notice. Bidding has not opened.
“planningUpdate”
Document 101012-2026, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E9
The notice was published on 26 Oct 2026.
“2026-10-26T13:20:04Z”
Document 101012-2026, field /date, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E10
Find a Tender gives the tender status as planning.
Document 101012-2026, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E11
The notice is titled "Development of a Specialist Therapeutic Children's Home for Children with Complex Mental Health, Disability and High-Risk Needs".
Document 101012-2026, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
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First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC
The source published a planning or prior information notice. Bidding has not opened.
Source document 101012-2026