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Residential Therapeutic (APoC) Provision for Children and Young People
Published Today
5 Nov 2026
- Primary CPV
-
85311000 *
Social work services with accommodation
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Cheshire, North West
- Value
- No value specified
- Contract
-
5 years Duration
03/04/2028 02/04/2033
- Contract Types
-
85 *Health & social work servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Town Hall, Brighton Street, Wallasey, CH44 8ED, United Kingdom · UKD6
Contact
Award Criteria
- Quality
- Price
Related tenders
Wirral Council
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
85311000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: DN834764
Delivery of an Appropriate Place of Care (APoC) residential and therapeutic provision for children and young people across the Cheshire and Merseyside region who present with complex and overlapping needs, including those at risk of hospital admission, subject to or at risk of Deprivation of Liberty arrangements, experiencing neurodevelopmental needs, or presenting with significant risk-taking behaviours.
Full CPV breakdown
- 85311000 — Social work services with accommodation (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Restricted / competitive (suppliers are shortlisted first)
- Contract type
- Services
- Procurement method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Renewal
- With the option to extend annually for up to a further 5 years
- Submission method
- Contract title- Residential Therapeutic (APoC) Provision for Children and Young People Reference- DN834764 Closing date/time- 12 Noon on Friday 20th November 2026 https://procontract.due-north.com/register If you experience any technical difficulties registering or using The Chest, please contact support: support@proactisservicedesk.com Supplier Support | Proactis Telephone- 0330 005 0352
- Enquiries close
- 16 Nov 2026
- Award decision expected
- 17 May 2027
- Reserved / special regime
- Light Touch
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 05 Nov 2026 10:56
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06ac47
- Notice ID
- DN834764
Full notice record
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Organisations
| Name | Wirral Council |
| Address › Street | Town Hall, Brighton Street |
| Address › Town / city | Wallasey |
| Address › Postcode | CH44 8ED |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKD74 |
| Role | buyer |
| Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
Buyer
| Name | Wirral Council |
Tender
| Title | Residential Therapeutic (APoC) Provision for Children and Young People |
| Description | Delivery of an Appropriate Place of Care (APoC) residential and therapeutic provision for children and young people across the Cheshire and Merseyside region who present with complex and overlapping needs, including those at risk of hospital admission, subject to or at risk of Deprivation of Liberty arrangements, experiencing neurodevelopmental needs, or presenting with significant risk-taking behaviours. |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › Description | Social work services with accommodation |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Region (NUTS) | UKD6 |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Country | United Kingdom |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Region (NUTS) | UKD7 |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £16,000,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | selective |
| Procedure | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Procedure › Features | Proposed stages and timelines Stage 1: Tender Notice and Initial Supplier Participation (COP)- November 2026 Stage 2: Initial Tender Submission- January 2027 Stage 3: Structured Dialogue- February 2027 Stage 4: Submission of Refined Tenders- March 2027 Stage 5: Negotiation- April 2027 Stage 6: Final Tender Submission (Best and Final Offer)- April 2027 |
| Category | services |
| Special regime | Light touch |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Expression Of Interest Deadline | 20 Nov 2026 |
| Questions period › End | 16 Nov 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 17 May 2027 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £16,000,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Award criteria › Weighting Description | Suppliers meeting the Conditions of Participation will be invited to Stage 2. Tenders will be evaluated on the basis of the Most Advantageous Tender using a quality/price assessment. The detailed award criteria, quality questions and scoring methodology applicable to Stage 2 will be included within the Invitation to Tender documents issued to shortlisted suppliers. |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Price |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 3 Apr 2028 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 2 Apr 2033 |
| Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to | 2 Apr 2038 |
| Lot › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Renewal › Description | With the option to extend annually for up to a further 5 years |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 1 › Description | Not published |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/105059-2026 |
| Document › Document 2 › Published | 5 Nov 2026 |