Nottingham Children's Residential Care Homes
Nottingham City CouncilEstimated Value
Up to £19,438,849
Deadline
25 March 2026
Published
7 September 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
Nottingham City Council sought an experienced Provider to deliver 20-23 standard residential care beds supporting Children and Young People in care aged 5-18 years with primary presenting needs of emotional and behavioural difficulties. Providers were required to have experience of delivering Children's Residential Services with the majority of their homes having a current Ofsted rating of Good or Outstanding.
Any home offered as part of this contract which is already in existence must be rated as Good or Outstanding (except newly registered provision which will have this rating as a target). The Services will be delivered in units of between 2-4 beds in Ofsted registered homes which are rated Good or above.
Homes will be located within 4 miles of Nottingham City border (with some exceptions as outlined in the Service Specification. The Contract will be for an initial term of 3 years from 1 September 2026 with a possible extension of 2 years on a 1+1 basis. Payments will be made on a block basis.
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- 3 years
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Award Details
TOTAL CARE MATTERS LTD
£19,438,849
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- 1
Trust Utility Management Ltd
16 contracts wonlatest 7 Aug 2026ends 10 Feb 2027£12m
total awarded
- 2
Thomas Bow Ltd
13 contracts wonlatest 21 Aug 2026ends 19 Jul 2030£37m
total awarded
- 3
Hanson Quarry Products Europe Ltd T/A Heidelberg Materials Contr
7 contracts wonlatest 21 Aug 2026ends 24 Feb 2027£851,042
total awarded
- 4
HUWS GRAY LIMITED
£3m
total awarded
- 5
Matchtech Group UK Ltd
3 contracts wonlatest 8 May 2026ends 11 Nov 2026£170,684
total awarded
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NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCILKey Dates
Published
7 September 2026
Submission deadline
25 March 2026
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