Estimated Value
£0 – £720,000
Deadline
Not specified
Published
28 October 2026
Type
Not specified
At a glance
- Estimated value
- Up to £720,000
- Published
- 28 October 2026
- Location
- East of England
- Type
- direct procedure
- Contract ends
- 1 June 2027 (expect a re-tender before then)
- Likely incumbent
- Dial4care Recruitment Ltd, current contract ends April 2027
- Published on
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Overview
Ofsted-registered residential childcare services for children and young people aged 9-17, offering trauma informed, relationship-based care for young people with social, emotional and behavioural needs, including those affected by trauma, attachment difficulties, exploitation risks, missing episodes, emotional dysregulation and associated vulnerabilities.
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Award Details
VERITY SHORES LTD
£720,000
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
DIAL4CARE RECRUITMENT LTD
£1m
total awarded
- 2
Grant Palmer Ltd
£597,420
total awarded
- 3
Glendale Countryside Ltd
£1m
total awarded
- 4
Gristwood and Toms Ltd
£1m
total awarded
- 5
HCR Limited
£14m
total awarded
DIAL4CARE RECRUITMENT LTD is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Buyer Profile
Bedford Borough CouncilKey Dates
Published
28 October 2026
Submission deadline
Not specified
Notice type
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