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Therapeutic Residential Home Services with Education for Children with Complex Needs (Cross Regional Project)
Live: the notice is at tender stage.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £172,000,000Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract value
- Deadline (UK time)
- No deadline statedThe source does not state a submission deadline.
- Published
- 21 Apr 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
Cross Regional contract on behalf of Councils Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Milton Keynes, Reading, Bedford and Oxfordshire to offer residential and educational provision for Children We Care For (CWCF) with complex social, behavioural and educational needs.
Cross Regional Project (CRP) delivers therapeutic residential care and educational services for children aged 11–17 with complex needs, operating across 11 homes in partner counties offering 36 placements. A registered special school, commissioned under a block contract, provides education for pupils aged 11–17—including those without EHCPs—across Key Stages 3 to 5.
The new service will launch on August 1, 2027, starting with 36 placements and potentially expanding by 24 more.
Following the contract commencement date, Partners can buy extra placements at any time during the contract.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 85000000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
12 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 28 Nov 2025Planning notice
Planning notice published 28 November 2025.
Release 078052-2025
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 16 Mar 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 16 March 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 023553-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 16 Mar 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 16 March 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 023565-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 17 Mar 2026Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 17 March 2026. Stated change: The correct tender publish date is 2nd April 2026.
Release 023954-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 2 Apr 2026Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 2 April 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 030802-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 2 Apr 2026Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 2 April 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 030812-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 2 Apr 2026Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 2 April 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 030828-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 15 Apr 2026Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 15 April 2026. Stated change: New tender publish date.
Release 034255-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 15 Apr 2026Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 15 April 2026. Stated change: New tender publish date
Release 034256-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 15 Apr 2026Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 15 April 2026. Stated change: Change to tender publish date, clarification deadline and tender submission date
Release 034266-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 17 Apr 2026Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 17 April 2026. Stated change: Dates on tender submission changed as approval is required from Consortium members on updated required insurance levels.
Release 035234-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 21 Apr 2026Tender notice
Tender notice published 21 April 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 036049-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab)
05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- The source does not state a submission deadline.
- The stated value is a ceiling or programme total.
06/ Questions
About this notice
07/ Related
Where to go next
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- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-05eafe
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- tender · Open
- Last verified
- Tue 28 Apr 2026, 08:14 BST
- Read at
- Tue 20 Oct 2026, 18:31 BST
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