Awarded contract

Children Residential Placements Framework

Details

Buyer: London Borough of Bexley
Supplier(s): 7 suppliers
ACORN HOMES (UK) LIMITED
Ethelbert Children's Services
LITTLE FEET LTD
Meadows Care Limited
OAK NEST CHILDREN'S HOMES LTD
SANCTUARY 16 LTD
THE DRIVE CARE HOMES LIMITED
Value: £70,204,800
Duration: 4 years
Topic: Health and social work services
Published: 6 March 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Provision of Residential Placements for Children with disabilities ## Contract award Title: Lot 1 - Children with Disabilities Lots: - Lot 1: Children with Disabilities ## Contract award Title: Lot 2 - Social, Emotional Mental Health Lots: - Lot 2: Social, Emotional and Mental Health ## Contract award Title: Lot 3 - Criminal/Sexual Exploitation Lots: - Lot 3: Sexual and Criminal Exploitation

Timeline

Completed: Award date25 February 2026
Completed: Award published6 March 2026
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date9 March 2030in 3 years

About the buyer

London Borough of Bexley is a local authority whose procurement strategy sits within the Council's wider Corporate Plan. Suppliers register free on the London Tenders Portal, the primary channel for tendering exercises and category alerts. Higher-value opportunities also appear on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder, alongside trade publications and local newspapers. Construction-related work below the regulated threshold goes through approved lists of pre-qualified contractors. The Bexley Contract Register lists the council's live contracts and frameworks for suppliers to review. A Supplier Incentive Programme works with key suppliers on ordering, invoicing and payment processes.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of London Borough of Bexley's contract awards have been in health and social work, construction work and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

85000000 · Health and social work services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-bexley.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-bexley.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-bexley.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-bexley.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-bexley.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-bexley.gov