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Coming up· published 26 Jun 2025

Commissioning Children's Homes in Hackney for Children Looked After

London Borough of Hackney · Hackney, London

London Borough of Hackney is planning Commissioning Children's Homes in Hackney for Children Looked After. It is a contract for other health and social care in Hackney.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 26 Jun 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Pipeline notice published

    UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 15:11

    View notice

  2. 2025

    Pipeline notice updated

    UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 14:11

    View notice

  3. 2025

    Tender notice expected

    Date given in the buyer's earlier notice

  4. 2026

    Contract starts

  5. Next

    2031

    Contract ends

    5 years after it starts

Show 2 more notices in between
  1. Pipeline notice updatedUK1 - Pipeline Notice · 14:39View notice
  2. Pipeline notice publishedUK3 - Planned Procurement Notice · 14:31View notice
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About this tender

In brief

London Borough of Hackney is planning Commissioning Children's Homes in Hackney for Children Looked After. It is a contract for other health and social care in Hackney. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2031. It lasts 5 years.

It is run as a competitive flexible procedure. Find a Tender published it on 26 June 2025. The notice number is 035489-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05244d.

Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Hackney is planning a procurement process for the "Commissioning Children's Homes in Hackney for Children Looked After". This project involves managing two council-owned children's homes in Hackney, developed to accommodate Looked After Children locally. The procurement is categorised under social work and related services, with a procurement method characterised as a competitive flexible procedure.

The planning stage has been reached, with the contract slated to start on 1st April 2026 and end on 31st March 2031. An expression of interest deadline is set for 28th August 2025, and the contract's potential for renewal includes two one-year extensions.

The notice in full

Provider to run two Council owned children's homes. The properties will be developed by the Council to allow Looked After Children to be accommodated locally (bid for capital works funding has been completed and a planning application submit for the necessary works to the properties).

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
31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2031 (5 years)

Procedure

Notice type
UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Procurement method
Selective
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure
Current stage
Planning
Stages so far
Planning
Published on
Find a Tender Service

Not stated in the notice: awardee scale.

Values

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

Status

Tender
Planned
Lots
Planned

Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.

References

Find a Tender notice
035489-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05244d
CPV code
85300000 - Social work and related services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

London Borough of Hackney is based in Hackney. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Hackney
Town
East London
Postcode
E8 1DY
Electoral ward
Hackney Central
Constituency
Hackney South and Shoreditch
Delivery area
Hackney and Newham
Region
London
Sub-region
Hackney and Newham
Area
Inner London - East
Country
England
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
London Borough of Hackney
Category
Services
Address
London, E8 1DY · London · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

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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 Commissioning Children's Homes in Hackney for Children Looked After

When will the Commissioning Children's Homes in Hackney for Children Looked After tender open?

London Borough of Hackney has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.

How long is the Commissioning Children's Homes in Hackney for Children Looked After contract?

The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2031 (5 years).

Who is the buyer for Commissioning Children's Homes in Hackney for Children Looked After?

London Borough of Hackney, based in Hackney, London.

How do I bid for Commissioning Children's Homes in Hackney for Children Looked After?

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