Awarded· 20 Nov 2024
Residential Children's Home
Bedford Borough Council · Bedford, East
Bedford Borough Council has awarded Residential Children's Home. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bedford.
Source: Find a Tender, published 9 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2024
Contract awarded
Esmee Living
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 13:59
View notice
About this tender
In brief
Bedford Borough Council has awarded Residential Children's Home. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bedford. The contract went to Esmee Living. It was awarded on 20 November 2024. The contract value is £571,480.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 9 April 2025. The notice number is 014016-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04ffcd.
Summary of the contracting process
Bedford Borough Council has concluded a procurement process for the provision of Residential Children's Home health and social work services. The tender, categorized under services, covers multiple regions across the United Kingdom, including UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, and UKK. The procurement, guided by urgency reasons, was executed using the 'limited' method without prior publication of a call for competition.
The relevant contract was awarded to ESMEE LIVING, a supplier based in London, on 20th November 2024, and the procurement status is currently complete. SMEs with capabilities in offering residential care for children are well-positioned to compete for similar tenders in the future. The awarded contract, valued at £571,480, provides a substantial revenue stream for ESMEE LIVING, demonstrating the viability and scope for businesses in this sector.
The regional authority's focus on addressing urgent needs further emphasizes the demand for quick and reliable service provision, particularly in the areas of social care.
The notice in full
Residential Children's Home - Waiver
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
Waiver - Urgency Reasons
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Esmee Living
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Award Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
Values
- Contracts value
- £571,480
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Cancelled
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 014016-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ffcd
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Town
- Milton Keynes
- Postcode
- MK42 9AP
- Electoral ward
- Cauldwell
- Constituency
- Bedford
- Delivery area
- North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
- Region
- East
- Sub-region
- Bedford
- Area
- Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Bedford Borough Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Katie Watson
- Address
- Bedford, MK42 9AP · East · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Esmee Living
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Residential Children's Home
Who won the Residential Children's Home contract?
Bedford Borough Council awarded the contract to Esmee Living on 20 November 2024.
How much is the Residential Children's Home contract worth?
The contract value is £571,480.
Who is the buyer for Residential Children's Home?
Bedford Borough Council, based in Bedford, East. The named contact is Katie Watson.
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