Coming up· published 14 Oct 2025
Supported Accommodation and Leaving Care 16+
Blackburn With Darwen · Blackburn with Darwen, North West
Blackburn With Darwen is planning Supported Accommodation and Leaving Care 16+. It is a contract for supported accommodation for 16 and 17 in Blackburn with Darwen.
Source: Find a Tender, published 14 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 13:35
View notice2025
Pipeline notice updated
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 14:10
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2029
Contract ends
3 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Blackburn With Darwen is planning Supported Accommodation and Leaving Care 16+. It is a contract for supported accommodation for 16 and 17 in Blackburn with Darwen. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £650,000. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2029. It lasts 3 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 14 October 2025. The notice number is 065259-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05a9a0.
Summary of the contracting process
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is currently in the planning stage of a public procurement process for "Supported Accommodation and Leaving Care 16+" under the services category. The initiative aims to enhance welfare services for children and young people and is encapsulated in two main events. A pre-market engagement event is scheduled for 31st October 2025, to be held at Family Hub Livesey in Blackburn from 09:30 to 12:30.
Interested parties must register by 29th October 2025. The project has an estimated start date of 1st April 2026 and will run until 31st March 2029, with a potential extension until 2031. The total contract value is approximately £780,000, targeting sub-central government public authority as the industry category.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly encouraged to participate, given their suitability for the contract. The contract supports innovative service offerings, fostering direct involvement in community enhancement initiatives.
The notice in full
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is looking to procure for: SUPPORTED ACCOMODATION AND LEAVING CARE 16+ and is holding a pre-market engagement event at: Family Hub Livesey Andrew Close Blackburn BB2 4NU On Friday 31st October 2025 09:30 - 12:30 This open, discussion-led event is designed to explore the current market for supported accommodation and to understand the services that providers could potentially offer young people, children looked after, and care leavers in Blackburn with Darwen.
If you wish to attend, please complete the Microsoft Form using the link below forms.office.com/e/tg486TpHGa by Wednesday 29 October. Please note that due to space available attendance is limited to two delegates per organisation.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Supported Accommodation For Young People
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2029 (3 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
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £650,000
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
- 065259-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a9a0
- CPV code
- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people; 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services; 98 - Other community, social and personal services
Location
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Town
- Blackburn
- Postcode
- BB2 1DH
- Electoral ward
- Blackburn Central
- Constituency
- Blackburn
- Delivery area
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Area
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Blackburn With Darwen
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Joe Roscow
- Address
- Blackburn, BB2 1DH · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065259-2025
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062908-2025
- Forms.office.comforms.office.com/e/tg486TpHGa
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05a9a0 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Supported Accommodation and Leaving Care 16+
When will the Supported Accommodation and Leaving Care 16+ tender open?
Blackburn With Darwen 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 Supported Accommodation and Leaving Care 16+ contract worth?
The estimated value is £650,000. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2029 (3 years).
Who is the buyer for Supported Accommodation and Leaving Care 16+?
Blackburn With Darwen, based in Blackburn with Darwen, North West. The named contact is Joe Roscow.
How do I bid for Supported Accommodation and Leaving Care 16+?
Register on the buyer's portal named in the notice, 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.
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