Awarded· 31 Mar 2025
Childrens Residential Care
Southend-on-sea City Council · Southend-on-Sea, East of England
Southend-on-sea City Council has awarded Childrens Residential Care. It is a contract for residential care and care home in Southend-on-Sea.
Source: Find a Tender, published 18 Jun 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Christopher's Cottage - Sen Trust Southend
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 12:35
View notice2026
Contract ends
1 year after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Southend-on-sea City Council has awarded Childrens Residential Care. It is a contract for residential care and care home in Southend-on-Sea. The contract went to Christopher's Cottage - Sen Trust Southend. It was awarded on 31 March 2025. The contract value is £426,950. The contract runs from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 1 year.
It is run as a below threshold - unknown. Find a Tender published it on 18 June 2025. The notice number is 033289-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-054f08.
Summary of the contracting process
Southend-on-Sea City Council has completed the procurement process for the "Children's Residential Care" project, which falls under the services industry category, specifically children's respite care, including emergency night dates. The contract is located in Southend On Sea, Essex, within the UKH31 region. This procurement has reached its award stage as of 18th June 2025, with the contract performance period spanning from 2nd April 2025 to 31st March 2026.
The tender process employed was below the threshold with details marked as unknown, and the legal basis for this procurement is aligned with UKPGA 2023/54. The total contract value is £426,950, with a signed contract effective from 1st April 2025.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UKH31 region offering daycare services for disabled young people are well-positioned to compete and grow their business through partnerships with entities like the Southend-on-Sea City Council. Christopher's Cottage - SEN Trust Southend, successfully awarded the contract, showcases how SMEs can leverage such opportunities to expand their service offerings within local government frameworks.
The notice in full
Care package to support children's respite placement (including emergency night dates) from April 2025 - March 2026 PS426,950
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Residential Care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (1 year)
- Awarded to
- Christopher's Cottage - Sen Trust Southend
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procedure
- Below threshold - unknown
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
Not stated in the notice: procurement method.
Values
- Contracts value
- £426,950
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 033289-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-054f08
- CPV code
- 85312120 - Daycare services for handicapped children and young people
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Town
- Southend-on-Sea
- Postcode
- SS2 6FA
- Electoral ward
- Victoria
- Constituency
- Southend East and Rochford
- Region
- East of England
- Sub-region
- Southend-on-Sea
- Area
- Essex
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Southend-on-sea City Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Southend on Sea, SS2 6FA · East of England · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Christopher's Cottage - Sen Trust Southend
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Childrens Residential Care
Who won the Childrens Residential Care contract?
Southend-on-sea City Council awarded the contract to Christopher's Cottage - Sen Trust Southend on 31 March 2025. It is due to end on 31 March 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Childrens Residential Care contract worth?
The contract value is £426,950. The contract runs from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 (1 year).
Who is the buyer for Childrens Residential Care?
Southend-on-sea City Council, based in Southend-on-Sea, East of England.
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