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Contract for the Provision of an Emergency Residential Service for Children or Young People aged 7 years and Above with Complex Needs

Hertfordshire County Council · Local authority

In brief

Hertfordshire County Council has announced plans to buy care and healthcare work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £16,674,372 including VAT.

The contract runs for 41 months, up to 65 months with extensions, starting 28 February 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 6 bids per contract for this buyer (from 40 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The Council wish to procure a 'Block Contract' arrangement with a single Provider to provide an OFSTED registered One (1) to Two (2) bed emergency residential home utilising the Council's existing property for children and young people aged 7 and above. This service is designed to meet the needs of young people who may display complex needs. Needs may include trauma, attachment, mental health including hospital step down, neurodevelopment (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD and or Autism Spectrum Disorder ASD), substance use and child criminal or sexual exploitation presenting high levels of risk, high risk behaviour leading to a possible DoLs (Deprivation of Liberty) Order.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 047756-2026

Last time this was bought

HCC- Oct/25 - The Provision of Residential Placements for Children and Young People aged 7 years and Above with Complex Needs across four sites – Brickendon, Cassiobury, Clothall and Melbourn

Won by
1st Class Support and Housing Ltd, Frontline Social Care Ltd
Awarded
10 August 2026
Value
Not stated, or split across lots

Matched on Hertfordshire County Council, the type of work and the title. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Hertfordshire County CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

136

Awards

72

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From notice 047756-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 22 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.