Tenders/COV - West Midlands Children's Regional Residential Care Framework

COV - West Midlands Children's Regional Residential Care Framework

Coventry City Council

Published: Sep 21, 2026

Updated: Sep 21, 2026

About This Opportunity

This is a framework agreement contract in the social protection, Youth and urban development and housing sectors, with a focus on Housing. Located in United Kingdom, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.

Published through UK FTS - Find a Tender Service, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for framework agreement in the social protection sector. Framework agreements establish terms for recurring procurement over a defined period. Selected firms are called upon as needs arise, making this a longer-term engagement opportunity. Interested parties should review the full documentation on the original source before submitting their proposal.

Description

This framework is for the provision of children's residential care across the West Midlands region. Coventry City Council is the lead local authority for the framework, which can be accessed by the 14 West Midlands Local Authorities/Trusts and their successors/any successor bodies of any of the 14 entities. The West Midlands Children's Residential Care Framework aims to be the primary means by which residential care placements are sourced in the region from the independent market. This is a framework re-opening and Tenderers are invited to bid for one or more of the Lots. Providers that are already on the framework can apply to be added to an additional Lot(s) and/or apply to add further Children's Residential Homes to the Framework. For example, if a Provider has already been awarded the framework agreement for Lots 1 and 2, they can now apply for Lot 3 and/or Lot 6. Similarly, if a Provider has already been awarded the framework agreement for Lots 1 and 2, they can apply to add another Children's Residential Home(s) to Lots 1 and/or 2 and apply to be added to an additional Lot(s). Please see tender documents for more information about the framework and how it will be awarded. The tender documents can be downloaded from Coventry City Council's e-tendering portal CSW-JETS via https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/midlands. This is a Flexible framework, which is being re-opened for a Light Touch Framework under the Procurement Act 2023 (and for the avoidance of doubt NOT as an Open Framework as defined by the Procurement Act 2023). The framework shall be re-opened at least annually and there will be additional re-openings, at any time if in the reasonable opinion of the Council the flexible framework needs to be re-opened to enable the Council and any Placing Authority to discharge their statutory duties in relation to Children in Care and the current number of providers and homes do not offer sufficient capacity in terms of residential placements available across the West Midlands region. Lot 1 is for the provision of Planned Residential Care placements Lot 2 is for the provision of Crisis Care placements Lot 3 is for the provision of Residential Care with DFE Regulated Education placements Lot 4 is for the provision of Residential Parenting Assessments placements Lot 5 is for the provision of Therapeutic Residential Care placements

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from UK FTS - Find a Tender Service and was originally published on September 21, 2026. Last refreshed today. Reference: 089110-2026. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About Coventry City Council

Coventry City Council has issued 212 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 7 currently open and 155 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Governance & Public Administration, Information & Communication Technology, and Construction & Civil Works. All notices are published for United Kingdom. Notices are distributed via UK FTS - Find a Tender Service and UK Contracts Finder. Most recent publication: September 21, 2026.

Frequently asked questions about this tender

What type of contract is this?

This is a Framework agreement contract in the Social Protection & Welfare sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.

Where will the contract be performed?

The contract is for delivery in United Kingdom. Foreign bidders should review local registration, taxation, and any in-country presence requirements before submitting.

How can I submit a bid?

Visit UK FTS - Find a Tender Service to access the full notice, required documents, and submission instructions. Quote reference 089110-2026 when communicating with the contracting authority.

Who is the contracting authority?

This notice was issued by Coventry City Council in United Kingdom. The authority is responsible for evaluating bids, awarding the contract, and managing performance.