Closed tender

Market Engagement Expression of Interest: Children's Residential Provision

Details

Buyer: Torbay Council
Topic: Health and social work services
Published: 9 June 2026
Submission: 22 June 2026
Source: uk:procontracts

Tender description

Torbay Council are undertaking market engagement via an Expression of Interest and Request for Information for residential provision to support children and young people with complex needs. The Council is exploring the development of local children’s residential provision to support children and young people with complex needs. The Council is seeking to better understand market interest, capacity and capability in relation to the delivery of local residential provision, including children’s homes and short breaks / respite provision. Keywords: Children, Young People, Complex Needs, Residential, Children's Homes

Timeline

Completed: Tender published9 June 2026
Current notice
Completed: Submission date22 June 2026

About the buyer

Torbay Council is the local authority for Torbay, and its commercial services team manages procurement across the council. Every tender is advertised on Supplying the South West, the council's e-tendering platform for formal requirements. Suppliers register free on the platform to receive automatic notification of new opportunities. Contracts above the regulatory threshold are also openly advertised through Find a Tender. Framework call-offs, dynamic purchasing systems and direct award to a fellow contracting authority offer further routes to a contract. Smaller-value work is quoted directly, with at least three suppliers invited and two of them based in Torbay.

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 Torbay Council's contract awards have been in construction work, business services and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

85000000 · Health and social work services
85311000 · Social work services with accommodation

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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