Residential Children’s Homes for Torbay
Torbay Council
- Estimated value
- £14,145,000
- Excluding VAT
- Where
- South West England
- Buyer in South West England
- Trade
- Health and social care
- Social work services with accommodation
- Documents
- On ProContract (Supplying the South West)
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Worked out by Evendraft from the notice’s own data, on 24 Oct 2026. The official notice is the one to rely on.
- Time to bid
- 26 full UK working days before the closing day, Tue 1 Dec 2026 (England and Wales bank holidays left out). Questions to the buyer close on Tue 17 Nov 2026, 16 working days from now.
- Time allowed
- The buyer allowed 42 days from publication to the closing day: longer than the median for open health and social care tenders (31 days).
- Value
- £14.1m is above the median (£4.05m) of the 249 open health and social care tenders that state a value.
- This buyer
- 1 more open tender from Torbay Council listed here.
- Lots
- Divided into 2 lots. The documents say whether you can bid for one, several or all.
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About this tender
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Torbay Council is embarking on an exciting programme to develop new children's residential homes within Torbay.
- Official notice
- Find a Tender, notice 099192-2026
- Buyer
- Torbay Council
- Buyer’s region
- South West England
- Where the work is
- South West England
- Listed on Evendraft under
- South West England
- Published
- 20 Oct 2026
- Tender deadline
- 1 Dec 2026, 12:00 UK time
- Questions by
- 17 Nov 2026, 00:00 UK time
- Estimated value
- £14,145,000 (excluding VAT)
- Trade
- Health and social care
- CPV codes
- 85311000 Social work services with accommodation
- 85300000 Social work and related services
- 85000000 Health and social work services
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedureThe buyer sets the stages; the notice and documents say what they are.
- Framework
- Not stated on the notice
- Lots
- 2 lots
- Suitable for small businesses The buyer’s answer
- Yes
- Suitable for charities and social enterprises The buyer’s answer
- Yes
- Good for small firms Evendraft’s filter
- No (estimated value over £1m)Good for small firms means the buyer marked it suitable for small businesses, the estimated value is £1m or less (or not stated), it is open to new suppliers, and it is not a framework with more than 20 places. Tenders where the buyer didn't say are left out.
- Documents
- On ProContract (Supplying the South West)
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