Coming up· published 17 Apr 2026
White Rose - Children Looked After Residential Electronic Market Place (EMP)
Leeds City Council · York, Yorkshire and the Humber
Leeds City Council is planning White Rose - Children Looked After Residential Electronic Market Place (EMP). It is a framework for residential care and care home in York.
Source: Find a Tender, published 17 Apr 2026. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 16:09
View notice2026
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 16:30
View notice2026
Pipeline notice updated
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 10:59
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
Next
2027
Contract starts
2033
Contract ends
6 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Leeds City Council is planning White Rose - Children Looked After Residential Electronic Market Place (EMP). It is a framework for residential care and care home in York. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 31 March 2027 to 31 March 2033. It lasts 6 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 17 April 2026. The notice number is 035124-2026. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-051c0b.
Summary of the contracting process
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is planning a procurement process titled "White Rose - Children Looked After Residential Electronic Market Place (EMP)." The process is aimed at developing regional residential care arrangements for children looked after by the council and associated authorities, including York, East Riding, Hull, North East Lincs, North Lincs, Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Calderdale, Kirklees, Doncaster, Sheffield, and Rotherham.
The industry category is social work and related services, with the location being the United Kingdom, specifically the UKE region. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase, with a contract period planned from 1st April 2027 to 31st March 2032. The procurement method involves establishing a framework agreement, with a notice expected on 1st September 2026.
The suitable candidates are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that can join a framework of providers.
The notice in full
The initial participating member authorities (Barnsley, York, East Riding, Hull, North East Lincs, North Lincs, Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Calderdale, Kirklees, Doncaster, Sheffield and Rotherham) currently adopt a wide range of purchasing activities in order to secure sufficient residential care and to meet local demand for children looked after (CLA). This project will procure regional residential care arrangements for CLA's where these arrangements are provided by external providers.
It is anticipated that the project will develop a framework of providers to ensure capacity to manage fluctuations in demand and capacity across the participating member authorities.
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
- Framework
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2027 to 31 Mar 2033 (6 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
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 035124-2026
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051c0b
- CPV code
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- York
- Town
- Sheffield
- Postcode
- S70 2TA
- Electoral ward
- Micklegate
- Constituency
- York Central
- Delivery area
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Sub-region
- York
- Area
- North Yorkshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Leeds City Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Barnsley, S70 2TA · Yorkshire and the Humber · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035124-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023196-2026
- Pipeline notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024310-2025
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-051c0b (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about White Rose - Children Looked After Residential Electronic Market Place (EMP)
When will the White Rose - Children Looked After Residential Electronic Market Place (EMP) tender open?
Leeds City 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 White Rose - Children Looked After Residential Electronic Market Place (EMP) contract?
The contract runs from 31 March 2027 to 31 March 2033 (6 years).
Who is the buyer for White Rose - Children Looked After Residential Electronic Market Place (EMP)?
Leeds City Council, based in York, Yorkshire and the Humber.
How do I bid for White Rose - Children Looked After Residential Electronic Market Place (EMP)?
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