Coming up· published 27 Nov 2025
Cross Regional Project
Oxfordshire County Council · Oxford, South East
Oxfordshire County Council is planning Cross Regional Project. It is a contract for residential care and care home in Oxford.
Source: Find a Tender, published 28 Nov 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 12:16
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
Next
2027
Contract starts
2032
Contract ends
5 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Oxfordshire County Council is planning Cross Regional Project. It is a contract for residential care and care home in Oxford. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £172,000,000. The contract runs from 31 July 2027 to 31 July 2032. It lasts 5 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 28 November 2025. The notice number is 078049-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05eafb. Bids are made through the buyer's ProContract portal.
Summary of the contracting process
Oxfordshire County Council, representing a consortium of local authorities including Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Milton Keynes, Reading, Bedfordshire, and Oxfordshire, is in the planning stage of a procurement process for a Cross Regional Project. This tender is focused on providing residential, educational, and therapeutic services for children aged 11 to 17 with complex needs.
The procurement category falls under social work and related services, and the contract is slated to begin on 1st August 2027, spanning five years with potential renewals. A preliminary market engagement is currently scheduled, with the deadline for providers to submit responses by 19th December 2025. The project operates across various regions in the UK, namely UKH2 and UKJ1.
Companies, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), with expertise in delivering high-quality therapeutic and educational solutions are ideal candidates for this project. The service is set to initially accommodate 36 placements, with potential for expansion, enabling partnering businesses to contribute substantially towards regional welfare improvement and increasing their operational footprint.
The notice in full
Cross Regional contract on behalf of Councils Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Milton Keynes, Reading, Bedfordshire and Oxfordshire to offer residential and educational provision for Children We Care For (CWCF) with complex social, behavioural and educational needs. Cross Regional Project (CRP) delivers therapeutic residential care and educational services for children aged 11-17 with complex needs, operating across 11 homes in partner counties offering 36 placements.
A registered special school, commissioned under a block contract, provides education for pupils aged 11-17--including those without EHCPs--across Key Stages 3 to 5. The new service will launch on August 1, 2027, starting with 36 placements and potentially expanding by 24 more. After six months, partners can buy extra placements at any time during the contract.
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
- 31 Jul 2027 to 31 Jul 2032 (5 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Buyer's portal
- ProContract
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £172,000,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 078049-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05eafb
- CPV code
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Oxford
- Town
- Oxford
- Postcode
- OX1 1ND
- Electoral ward
- Osney & St Thomas
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
- Delivery area
- Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East
- Sub-region
- Oxfordshire CC
- Area
- Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Oxfordshire County Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Ms Priscilla Opare Mintah
- Address
- Oxford, OX1 1ND · South East · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078049-2025
- ProContract portal, to register and bidprocontract.due-north.com/ProjectManagement/ProjectDashboard
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05eafb (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Cross Regional Project
When will the Cross Regional Project tender open?
Oxfordshire County Council 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 much is the Cross Regional Project contract worth?
The estimated value is £172,000,000. The contract runs from 31 July 2027 to 31 July 2032 (5 years).
Who is the buyer for Cross Regional Project?
Oxfordshire County Council, based in Oxford, South East. The named contact is Ms Priscilla Opare Mintah.
How do I bid for Cross Regional Project?
Register on the buyer's ProContract portal, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. The buyer has marked it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Care Sync Experts writes and reviews care tender bids from £1,500 + VAT.
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
- Gather your evidence and case studies now.
- Check your policies are up to date.
- Watch for the tender notice.
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