AwardedAwarded 1 April 2026

Supported Accommodation Services Framework for Children in Care

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council · Local authority

In brief

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council awarded care and healthcare work to Oaktree Education Services Limited, Sportfit Support Services Limited and Bayview Healthcare Ltd and 16 others on 1 April 2026.

It is split into 2 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

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

What the notice says

BCP Council are commissioning Supported Accommodation Services for Children in Care aged 16 - 18 years, for whom the authority has a statutory responsibility for, in line with Ofsted requirements and regulations for the sector. Supported Accommodation Services enable children to prepare for independent living, utilising support (rather than care) to aid children to achieve positive outcomes. In accordance with the sufficiency duty placed upon local authorities, wherever it is safe and appropriate to do so, BCP Council intend to support children to remain living in theirlocal area; to maintain in contact with, and access to, their family and friends, education services, health and wellbeing services and local communities. The anticipated start date of the contract is April 2026. The contract will be 5 years with the option to extend for a further 3 years (5+2+1). Therefore, if all extensions were to be taken, the full length of the contract would be 8 years.

Lots

Lot	Trade	Value
Lot 1	—	—
Lot 2	—	—

Who won

Winner	Lot	Value	Dates
Oaktree Education Services Limited (SME) Sportfit Support Services Limited (SME) Bayview Healthcare Ltd (SME) Caring for communities & People Safe Haven Accommodation Ltd (SME) Moving on Care Management Limited (SME) Budwood Limited (SME) The Beehive Enterprise Ltd (SME) Progression Care Limited (SME) Phoenix Independence Ltd (SME) Tessaa Limited (SME) Beaufort Support Services Limited (SME) 3hive Ltd. (SME) Growing Independent Support (Gisuk) Ltd (SME) Horizon Supported Accommodation Limited Libre Living Limited (SME) Pathway 360 Care Limited (SME) 30 bids received	Lot 1	£29,970,000	Awarded 9 March 2026 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031
Sportfit Support Services Limited (SME) Bayview Healthcare Ltd (SME) Caring for communities & People Safe Haven Accommodation Ltd (SME) Moving on Care Management Limited (SME) The Beehive Enterprise Ltd (SME) Tessaa Limited (SME) Fusion Independence Limited (SME) International Care Network Horizon Supported Accommodation Limited 17 bids received	Lot 2	£6,580,000	Awarded 9 March 2026 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

24 March 2026Contract award notice · UK6, notice 026638-2026
22 May 2026Contract details notice · UK7, notice 047815-2026

Last time this was bought

Care and Support at Home Framework

Won by: Abicare Services Ltd, Eleanor Nursing and Social Care Limited, Magnus Care, Metro Homecare Ltd and 48 more
Awarded: 4 September 2026
Value: Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends: 30 September 2031

Matched on Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 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

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

135

Awards

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From notice 026638-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 24 March 2026, last updated 22 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.