Coming up· published 2 Dec 2025
Young People Supported Accommodation
Milton Keynes City Council · Milton Keynes, South East
Milton Keynes City Council is planning Young People Supported Accommodation. It is a framework for supported accommodation for 16 and 17 in Milton Keynes.
Source: Find a Tender, published 3 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 12:28
View notice2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 09:57
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
Next
2026
Contract starts
2030
Contract ends
4 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Milton Keynes City Council is planning Young People Supported Accommodation. It is a framework for supported accommodation for 16 and 17 in Milton Keynes. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £38,160,000. The contract runs from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2030. It lasts 4 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 3 December 2025. The notice number is 079200-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05e268. Bids are made through the buyer's In-Tend portal.
Summary of the contracting process
Milton Keynes City Council is in the planning stage for a procurement process, focusing on supported accommodation services for young people. This tender involves accommodations and services for children in care, separated migrant children, and care leavers in Milton Keynes, falling under the industry category of Social Work and related services.
The planning document indicates that market engagement sessions will be held online via Microsoft Teams on 6 January 2026, from 10:00 to 11:30, with the deadline to confirm attendance by 29 December 2025. The anticipated contract period will span from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2030, with potential renewal options extending to 2034.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly encouraged to participate, given the suitability for these business types. With a budget of £38,160,000, the procurement method includes a framework agreement, allowing for collaborative and bespoke solutions tailored to the needs of the young demographic it aims to support.
Businesses operating within the UK, particularly those in the sub-central government public authority sector, stand to benefit from engaging in this tender, offering services that align with the legal framework and quality standards set by the Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023.
The notice in full
Milton Keynes City Council has a statutory duty to ensure that there is sufficient, good quality and safe provision for the young people in its care in accordance with Section 22G of the Children Act 1989.
The Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023 provides a legal framework for everyone providing supported accommodation for looked after children and care leavers aged 16 and 17 for whom the local authority has a duty to accommodate or arrange accommodation.
The Regulations include the Quality Standards which set out the outcomes that supported accommodation providers are expected to achieve, as well as the underpinning requirements that providers must meet to achieve them for supported accommodation for young people. The scope of the services will provide support and accommodation to the following -
- 16/17 Yearr old Children in Care and Separated Migrant children (Shared and solo provisions with onsite staffing 24/7)
- 18+ Transitioning to adulthood/Care leavers (Shared provision with floating support) This market engagement exercise aims to gather insights and best practice to design and enhance the delivery of young peoples supported accommodation in Milton Keynes to ensure services meet need, are effectively delivered and achieve personalised outcomes for young people.
Please find details of the market engagement session below: Date: 06/01/2026 Time: 10:00am to 11:30am Location: Online via Microsoft Teams We are also keen to hear from providers on the questions given in the market engagement document. The responses to the questions will help the Council in developing the specification and the tender.
Please respond to the questions within the document and confirm your attendance by latest 5pm on 29th December 2025 via In-Tend Correspondence section/market engagement stage. The Market Engagement document can be accessed on our e-tendering portal: in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home
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
- Framework
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 1 Dec 2026 to 30 Nov 2030 (4 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
- Buyer's portal
- In-Tend
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £38,160,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 079200-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e268
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services; 85300000 - Social work and related services; 85310000 - Social work services; 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Town
- Milton Keynes
- Postcode
- MK9 3EJ
- Electoral ward
- Central Milton Keynes
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes Central
- Delivery area
- Milton Keynes
- Region
- South East
- Sub-region
- Milton Keynes
- Area
- Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Milton Keynes City Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Procurement Team
- Phone
- 01908691691
- Address
- Milton Keynes, MK9 3EJ · South East · England
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079200-2025
- Pipeline notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074370-2025
- In-Tend portal, to register and bidin-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05e268 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Young People Supported Accommodation
When will the Young People Supported Accommodation tender open?
Milton Keynes 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 much is the Young People Supported Accommodation contract worth?
The estimated value is £38,160,000. The contract runs from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2030 (4 years).
Who is the buyer for Young People Supported Accommodation?
Milton Keynes City Council, based in Milton Keynes, South East. The named contact is Procurement Team, on 01908691691.
How do I bid for Young People Supported Accommodation?
Register on the buyer's In-Tend portal, 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.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
- Gather your evidence and case studies now.
- Check your policies are up to date.
- Watch for the tender notice.
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