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Awarded· 31 Mar 2025

Break Charity solo Ofsted registered children's home

Suffolk County Council · Ipswich, East

Suffolk County Council has awarded Break Charity solo Ofsted registered children's home. It is a contract for other health and social care in Ipswich.

Source: Find a Tender, published 31 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK6 - Contract Award Notice · 15:17

    View notice
  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK5 - Transparency Notice · 14:30

    View notice
  3. 2025

    Contract starts

  4. Next

    2028

    Contract ends

    3 years after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Suffolk County Council has awarded Break Charity solo Ofsted registered children's home. It is a contract for other health and social care in Ipswich. The contract went to Break. It was awarded on 31 March 2025. The awarded value is £2,000,000. The contract runs from 11 April 2025 to 11 April 2028. It lasts 3 years.

It is run as a direct award. Find a Tender published it on 31 March 2025. The notice number is 012086-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04fac7.

Summary of the contracting process

Suffolk County Council has awarded a three-year contract to Break Charity for the provision of a solo Ofsted registered children's home. The procurement process is categorized under health and social work services and located in Ipswich (UKH14) and Norwich (UKH15), United Kingdom. The contract, valued at £2,400,000 gross, commences on 12 April 2025 and concludes on 11 April 2028.

This direct award was necessitated by urgent circumstances and could not follow a competitive tendering procedure. The procurement stage is now complete with the award published on 31 March 2025. Large-scale organisations or those with capabilities in health and social work services stand to gain from such contracts that cater to specific needs under urgent conditions.

Break Charity’s success in this direct award highlights the potential for other capable entities to secure similar contracts with tailored offerings aimed at fulfilling stringent local government requirements.

The notice in full

Three-year contract with Break Charity for the provision of a solo Ofsted registered children's home

Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
11 Apr 2025 to 11 Apr 2028 (3 years)
Awarded to
Break
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement method
Direct
Procedure
Direct award
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
Large

Values

Awards value
£2,000,000

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, contracts value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Complete
Awards
Active

Not stated in the notice: contracts.

References

Find a Tender notice
012086-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fac7
CPV code
85000000 - Health and social work services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Suffolk County Council is based in Ipswich. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Ipswich
Town
Ipswich
Postcode
IP1 2BX
Electoral ward
Gipping
Constituency
Ipswich
Region
East
Sub-region
Ipswich
Area
Suffolk
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
Suffolk County Council
Category
Services
Address
Ipswich, IP1 2BX · East · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Break
Awardee scale
Large
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
£2,000,000
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Break Charity solo Ofsted registered children's home

Who won the Break Charity solo Ofsted registered children's home contract?

Suffolk County Council awarded the contract to Break on 31 March 2025. It is due to end on 11 April 2028, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.

How much is the Break Charity solo Ofsted registered children's home contract worth?

The awarded value is £2,000,000. The contract runs from 11 April 2025 to 11 April 2028 (3 years).

Who is the buyer for Break Charity solo Ofsted registered children's home?

Suffolk County Council, based in Ipswich, East.

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