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Cross Regional Project
Oxfordshire County Council · Local authority
In brief
Oxfordshire County Council has announced plans to buy care 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 £172,000,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 5 years, up to 10 years with extensions, starting 1 August 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 8 bids per contract for this buyer (from 28 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
Cross Regional contract on behalf of Councils Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Milton Keynes, Reading, Bedfordshire and Oxfordshire to offer residential and educational provision for Children We Care For (CWCF) with complex social, behavioural and educational needs.
Cross Regional Project (CRP) delivers therapeutic residential care and educational services for children aged 11–17 with complex needs, operating across 11 homes in partner counties offering 36 placements.
A registered special school, commissioned under a block contract, provides education for pupils aged 11–17—including those without EHCPs—across Key Stages 3 to 5.
The new service will launch on August 1, 2027, starting with 36 placements and potentially expanding by 24 more. After six months, partners can buy extra placements at any time during the contract.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- 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.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 078049-2025
About the buyer
Oxfordshire County CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
157Awards
92Suppliers it has used most for care
- AT Medics Ltd1 contract
- Action for Carers Oxfordshire1 contract
- Age UK Oxfordshire1 contract
- CORAM Intercountry Adoption Centre1 contract
- Flex360 Ltd1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open care tenders- £164mestimated
- £82kestimated
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- £44.1mestimated
- £1.3mestimated
From notice 078049-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 28 November 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.