Awarded· 9 Dec 2025
Residential Placement (Spot)
Bedford Borough Council · Bedford, East of England
Bedford Borough Council has awarded Residential Placement (Spot). It is a contract for residential care and care home in Bedford.
Source: Find a Tender, published 13 Jan 2026. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Sandton Healthcare
2025
Contract starts
2026
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 15:34
View notice2026
Contract ends
0½ years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Bedford Borough Council has awarded Residential Placement (Spot). It is a contract for residential care and care home in Bedford. The contract went to Sandton Healthcare. It was awarded on 9 December 2025. The contract value is £500,000. The contract runs from 10 December 2025 to 1 May 2026. It lasts 0½ years.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 13 January 2026. The notice number is 002772-2026. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0604e6.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process for a "Residential Placement (Spot)" has been conducted by Bedford Borough Council, a sub-central government authority located at Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, United Kingdom. The industry category for this procurement is welfare services for children and young people, with a specific focus on residential placements. This contract follows a direct procurement method and was deemed urgent, bypassing competitive procedures due to emergency circumstances.
The procurement process has been completed, and the contract was awarded on 9th December 2025, with the service delivery period starting from 10th December 2025 to 1st May 2026. It is particularly suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) like Sandton Healthcare Limited, which secured the contract.
The notice in full
Approved Waiver - Urgency Reasons This was an emergency residential placement where child was placed over a weekend by EDT
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
- 10 Dec 2025 to 1 May 2026 (0½ years)
- Awarded to
- Sandton Healthcare
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement method
- Direct
- Procedure
- Below threshold - without competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
Values
- Contracts value
- £500,000
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
- 002772-2026
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0604e6
- CPV code
- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Town
- Milton Keynes
- Postcode
- MK42 9AP
- Electoral ward
- Cauldwell
- Constituency
- Bedford
- Region
- East of England
- Sub-region
- Bedford
- Area
- Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Bedford Borough Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Bedford, MK42 9AP · East of England · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Sandton Healthcare
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Residential Placement (Spot)
Who won the Residential Placement (Spot) contract?
Bedford Borough Council awarded the contract to Sandton Healthcare on 9 December 2025. It is due to end on 1 May 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Residential Placement (Spot) contract worth?
The contract value is £500,000. The contract runs from 10 December 2025 to 1 May 2026 (0½ years).
Who is the buyer for Residential Placement (Spot)?
Bedford Borough Council, based in Bedford, East of England.
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