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Residential Children Home Services Phase 2

Milton Keynes City Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Milton Keynes City Council

Buyer Address: Civic Offices, 1 Saxon Gate East, Milton Keynes, UKJ12, MK9 3EJ, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Procurement Team

Contact Email: corporateprocurement@milton-keynes.gov.uk

Contact Telephone: 01908691691

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
17800000.0 GBP
Gross: 21360000 GBP
Published
17 Oct 2025, 13:58
Deadline
17 Nov 2025, 12:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Milton Keynes City Council (The Council) wish to commission a suitably qualified and experienced Provider of children’s residential care to operate two Ofsted-registered therapeutic children’s homes utilising the Council’s own properties, for Children and Young People aged 9-18 with complex emotional and behavioural needs. Further information about the Council’s requirement is set out in Specification. This is a block contract to be let for an initial term of 3 years with an option for the Council to extend subject to review for up to 2 years on a year-by-year basis with the successful tenderer. The maximum contract value for the whole term of the contract including extensions will be £17.8 million. This comprises of core contract costs of £1.65 million p/a, based on a standard 1-1 staffing ratio. However, additional staffing up to a 3-1 ratio may be required at times throughout the duration of the contract, in which case a total envelope of up to £3.56 million p/a is permissible.

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home

Link Description: Suppliers that would like to take part in this tender process are invited to register on above given portal and "Express Interest" upon which they will be given access to the full tender documentation through this e-tendering system.

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066386-2025

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot LOT-0001 Status: active

Lot LOT-0001 Value: AED 17,800,000

Lot LOT-0001 Value (Gross): AED 21,360,000

Lot LOT-0001 Contract Start: 2026-02-16T00:00:00+00:00

Lot LOT-0001 Contract End: 2029-02-15T23:59:59+00:00

Lot LOT-0001 Award Criterion (price): Simple description

Documents

Document Description: Suppliers that would like to take part in this tender process are invited to register on above given portal and "Express Interest" upon which they will be given access to the full tender documentation through this e-tendering system.

Document Description: Not published

Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

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