Closing soon6 days left · express interest by midday, Friday 20 November 2026

Residential Therapeutic (APoC) Provision for Children and Young People

In brief

Wirral Council is looking for suppliers for care and healthcare work (North West).

The estimated value is £16,000,000 including VAT.

The contract runs for 5 years, up to 10 years with extensions, starting 3 April 2028.

This is the first stage: register your interest by midday, Friday 20 November 2026, and shortlisted suppliers are invited to bid.

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

Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by: midday, Monday 16 November 2026
Express interest by: midday, Friday 20 November 2026

This is the first stage. You register interest now, and shortlisted suppliers are invited to bid later.

How bids are scored

Quality · Price

Competition

Usually high: a median of 6 bids per contract for this buyer (from 34 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Delivery of an Appropriate Place of Care (APoC) residential and therapeutic provision for children and young people across the Cheshire and Merseyside region who present with complex and overlapping needs, including those at risk of hospital admission, subject to or at risk of Deprivation of Liberty arrangements, experiencing neurodevelopmental needs, or presenting with significant risk-taking behaviours.

Should I bid?

Tick what applies to you. Nothing is saved.

Can you prepare a good bid in 6 days?That is tight, especially for a first bid with this buyer.
Is a contract of about £16,000,000 a size you can deliver?Buyers often check that your turnover is comfortably larger than the yearly contract value.
Can you deliver in North West?Check the delivery locations in the tender documents.
Are you registered on the Central Digital Platform?You need to be registered to take part under the Procurement Act 2023.

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.
Send clarification questions before midday, Monday 16 November 2026.
Register your interest before midday, Friday 20 November 2026. Shortlisted suppliers are then invited to bid.

Timeline

3 June 2026Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 052276-2026
5 November 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 105059-2026

Last time this was bought

Children and Young People Health and Wellbeing Survey

Won by: Schools Health Education Unit Limited
Awarded: 19 January 2026
Value: Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends: 18 September 2026

Matched on Wirral Council, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Wirral CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

125

Awards

Suppliers it has used most for care

Local Solutions2 contracts
The Riverside Group Ltd (Care & Support)2 contracts
Wirral Women & Childrens' Aid2 contracts
Adferiad Recovery Ltd1 contract
Adoption Matters1 contract

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From notice 052276-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 3 June 2026, last updated 5 November 2026. We last checked for changes on 5 November 2026.