Children and Young People's Residential Placements Flexible Procurement System (Round 19)
- Buyer
- Trafford Council
- Value
- £1,110,000,000
- Closes
- 30 October 2026
- Where
- Stretford, the North West
- Type
- Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)
In plain English
Trafford Council and North West Local Authorities are looking for experienced providers to run residential care homes for children and young people. This is a large framework contract where councils will commission placements for vulnerable children requiring residential care.
What the buyer wants
• Provide high-quality residential placements for children and young people with complex needs • Work collaboratively with local authorities to support children's development, independence and resilience • Demonstrate innovation and sustainability in service delivery and partnership working
Likely requirements
Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.
This contract is not suitable for most small independent tradespeople. It requires established children's residential care providers with substantial operational capacity, regulatory registration, experienced management teams, and proven track record managing complex placements. Solo traders and small home-based businesses will be disqualified.
How to bid
This is a framework: the buyer picks a set of suppliers now and awards work to them over several years. If you are not on it when it is awarded, you usually cannot win work from it until it is re-tendered, so this is the window to bid.
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