Coming up· published 9 Apr 2025
Ofsted Registered/Registering Providers of Children's Home's
Durham County Council · County Durham, North East
Durham County Council is planning Ofsted Registered/Registering Providers of Children's Home's. It is a framework for children's services and Ofsted in County Durham.
Source: Find a Tender, published 9 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice updated
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 08:27
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Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 08:22
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Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2036
Contract ends
10 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Durham County Council is planning Ofsted Registered/Registering Providers of Children's Home's. It is a framework for children's services and Ofsted in County Durham. 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 2036. It lasts 10 years.
Find a Tender published it on 9 April 2025. The notice number is 013830-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04ff45.
Summary of the contracting process
Durham County Council is inviting Ofsted Registered/Registering Providers of Children's Homes to a collaboration and engagement event. This event targets providers delivering or planning to deliver services in County Durham and the North-East region. The council aims to develop a new solution for purchasing Ofsted registered children's social care placements starting April 2026.
The event will be held on Wednesday 21st May 2025 from 9:30am to 12:30pm at Neville Hall, Durham Leadership Centre in Spennymoor, Co. Durham, DL16 6YP. Interested parties should email childrenscommissioningofficers@durham.gov.uk by Friday 2nd May 2025 to register attendance, noting that venue capacity may limit representation to two persons per organisation.
Providers specialising in health and social work services are encouraged to attend, as the council aims to forge strong collaborations and consult on future procurement frameworks.
The notice in full
Durham County Council is excited to invite Ofsted Registered/Registering Providers of Children's Home's to a collaboration and engagement event. This event will be primarily for those providers currently offering services or looking to develop services within County Durham and/or the North-East region. Durham County Council are looking to put in place a new solution to purchase Ofsted registered children's social care placements from April 2026.
The aim of this event is to explore together what this solution could look like and consult with providers on plans for a new local agreement and how we can work in collaboration to secure sustainable services and the best possible outcomes for our young people. The event will take place on Wednesday 21st May 2025 from 9.30am -12.30pm in Neville Hall at the Durham Leadership Centre in Spennymoor.
(Previously known as The Education Centre on local signage - Enterprise Way, Spennymoor, Co. Durham, DL16 6YP) We would welcome your attendance and engagement in this event to help us gather valuable insight from providers. It would be helpful for Providers to send representation from the organisation that will be able to contribute to discussions around contracts, frameworks and procurement.
This is a free event and we look forward to seeing you there. If you would like to attend please email childrenscommissioningofficers@durham.gov.uk to book a space by Friday 2nd May 2025. Due to venue capacity we may only be able to accommodate 2 people per organisation.
If you would like additional spaces please highlight on booking and we will confirm if we can accommodate nearer the event date.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Children and Young People's Social Care
- Procurement type
- Framework
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2036 (10 years)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 013830-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ff45
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Town
- Durham
- Postcode
- DH1 5WB
- Electoral ward
- Framwellgate and Newton Hall
- Constituency
- City of Durham
- Delivery area
- Durham
- Region
- North East
- Sub-region
- Durham
- Area
- Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Durham County Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Durham, DH1 5WB · North East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013830-2025
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013827-2025
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-04ff45 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Ofsted Registered/Registering Providers of Children's Home's
When will the Ofsted Registered/Registering Providers of Children's Home's tender open?
Durham 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 long is the Ofsted Registered/Registering Providers of Children's Home's contract?
The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2036 (10 years).
Who is the buyer for Ofsted Registered/Registering Providers of Children's Home's?
Durham County Council, based in County Durham, North East.
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