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Prior notice United Kingdom Services

Children Residential Care

Buyer: Hampshire County Council

Published
23 May 2025
Estimated value
£35,000,000
Place of performance
UKJ3
Lots
1
Notice number
025474-2025
Reference
ocds-h6vhtk-051fca
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Description

In Hampshire, like the national picture, we are seeing a growing need for children's residential placements. Specifically, we have an increasing need for residential care for those children between the ages of 12 (and most commonly 14) - 17, up to the age of 18. We have seen an increase in children who have higher needs due to trauma, dysregulated or challenging behaviour and poor mental health. For this cohort of children it takes much longer to find a suitable residential setting, which can mean these children spend time in temporary placements and/or arrangement that do not meet their needs. Our aim is always to identify suitable placements, close to the child's family home, where appropriate, enabling the child to maintain their social and support networks, including access to health and education. In Hampshire circa. 60% of the approximate 190 children we care for in Residential settings are placed outside of Council's geographical area. What we are looking to do: To address our sufficiency duty we are looking to commission new children's homes specifically for Hampshire children with complex or challenging needs. We anticipate undertaking a tender exercise to commission: • S…

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