Supported Accommodation Services Framework for Children in Care

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

047815-2026

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 85000000

Published tags

award, contract

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

27 Aug 2026

BCP Council are commissioning Supported Accommodation Services for Children in Care aged 16 - 18 years, for whom the authority has a statutory responsibility for, in line with Ofsted requirements and regulations for the sector. Supported Accommodation Services enable children to prepare for independent living, utilising support (rather than care) to aid children to achieve positive outcomes. In accordance with the sufficiency duty placed upon local authorities, wherever it is safe and appropriate to do so, BCP Council intend to support children to remain living in theirlocal area; to maintain in contact with, and access to, their family and friends, education services, health and wellbeing services and local communities. The anticipated start date of the contract is April 2026. The contract will be 5 years with the option to extend for a further 3 years (5+2+1). Therefore, if all extensions were to be taken, the full length of the contract would be 8 years.

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Observed notice trail

How the published record developed

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1. Planning notice observed

   12 May 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   020612-2025

   Published tags

   planning

2. Tender notice observed

   17 Sept 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   057484-2025

   Published tags

   tender

3. Award notice observed

   24 Mar 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   026638-2026

   Published tags

   award, contract

4. Award notice observed

   22 May 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• Supported Accommodation and support for eligible and relevant children in care, aged 16-18yrs.

  Buyer: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole CouncilSupplier: 3HIVE LTD.

  End date in notice

  31 Mar 2031Date from the linked contract

  Value shown in notice

  Value not published

  Official source

  Open the official Find a Tender notice for Supported Accommodation and support for eligible and relevant children in care, aged 16-18yrs.

  About this figure

  • This award names more than one supplier but does not divide the published value between them. The figure is shown for context and is not assigned to one supplier.

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  Source

  Find a Tender

  Award or lot reference

  1

• Supported Accommodation and support for eligible and relevant children in care, aged 16-18yrs.

  Buyer: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole CouncilSupplier: BEAUFORT SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED

  End date in notice

  31 Mar 2031

Related evidence

Published terms and linked processes

• Renewal information is statedLot 1

  Options to extend are subject to satisfactory performance throughout the life of the contract and the Council's confirmation of funding availability (budget).

  Published 17 Sept 2025.Open supporting notice 057484-2025
• Renewal information is statedLot 2

  Options to extend are subject to satisfactory performance throughout the life of the contract and the Council's confirmation of funding availability (budget).

  Published 17 Sept 2025.Open supporting notice 057484-2025
• Recurrence is statedWhole tenderPublished 17 Sept 2025.Open supporting notice 057484-2025

No exact source-published process relationship was found.