Children’s Home Collaborative Project Framework

What the buyer is asking for

This tender is for the Children's Home Collaborative (CHC) Framework. The Framework is for the provision of trauma-informed residential placements for Children and Young People in care. The Framework is split into 3 Lots: Lot 1 – Homes for Children with Complex Lives. Lot 2a – Homes for Children with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD). Lot 2b – Homes for Children with Complex Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (Complex EBD). The Framework will initially provide 14 residential placements across the three Lots: Lot 1 - 4 placements, Lot 2a - 5 placements and Lot 2b - 5 placements.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• qualityTechnical Quality6 pass/fail Technical Quality questions with a minimum score of 2 on all questions.

How contested is this?

Buyers publish how many bids they received. Across 72 comparable procurements we can tell you the typical field size, how often one of these goes uncontested, and whether the buyer awards on price or on quality.

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published21 days ago

   1 Sept 2026, 12:04 BST
2. Clarification questions by3 days ago

   18 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 9 days

   1 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
4. Award decision expected byin 101 days

   31 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice1 Sept 2026, 12:04 BST082586-2026

Payment terms

30 days in arrears

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender