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    ContractsResidential Care Placements for Children with Disabilities
    Awarded contract

    Residential Care Placements for Children with Disabilities

    Awarded
    £70.2m
    Published 4 Aug 2026

    Framework agreement to procure residential care services for children with disabilities from qualified and compliant providers.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· LondonPublished 4 Aug 2026· 2 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £70.2m
    Published 4 Aug 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £70,204,800
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Social Care
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      London

    Suppliers

    6 suppliers
    • ON
      OAK NEST CHILDREN'S HOMES LTD
    Lead contractor
  1. DC
    THE DRIVE CARE HOMES LIMITED
    Consortium partner
  2. LF
    LITTLE FEET LTD
    Consortium partner
  3. MC
    MEADOWS CARE LIMITED
    Consortium partner
  4. S1
    SANCTUARY 16 LTD
    Consortium partner
  5. EC
    Ethelbert Children's Services
    Consortium partner
  6. Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 2 months ago.

    4 August 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    This framework procurement seeks qualified providers to deliver residential placement services for children with disabilities. Providers should offer safe, supportive living environments with skilled staff trained in disability care, therapeutic support, and child safeguarding. Services may include 24-hour residential accommodation, personal care assistance, educational support coordination, health and welfare monitoring, and family liaison. Providers must demonstrate compliance with relevant child protection regulations, disability rights standards, and quality assurance requirements. This is an ongoing framework agreement for local authorities and partner organizations to access vetted residential placement providers.

    Track record

    3 awards · 3 winners
    Open panel

    Mostly framework call-offs rather than head-to-head competition.

    In this category, LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY has awarded 3 contracts to 3 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. OXLEAS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST1× · 33%
    2. OAK NEST CHILDREN'S HOMES LTD1× · 33%
    3. Explore Independence Ltd1× · 33%

    Across this category, the most active winners are CARE LINE HOMECARE LIMITED, SPRINGFIELD HOME CARE SERVICES LIMITED, Roche Diagnostics Ltd — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Award notice and full record on the publisher's site

    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-05d297

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    Buyer
    LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY
    Sector
    Social Care