Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc7-e28e-72a8-aa66-dfc70cbc4016/young-people-supported-accommodation [Skip to main content](#main-content) pendingGBopen procedureSuitable for SMEs # Young People Supported Accommodation [Milton Keynes City Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/milton-keynes-city-council) Pays 99% within 30 daysEstimated value £38,160,000 Published 3 Dec 2025 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](/opportunities/for-small-businesses)## About this tender Milton Keynes City Council has a statutory duty to ensure that there is sufficient, good quality and safe provision for the young people in its care in accordance with Section 22G of the Children Act 1989. The Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023 provides a legal framework for everyone providing supported accommodation for looked after children and care leavers aged 16 and 17 for whom the local authority has a duty to accommodate or arrange accommodation. The Regulations include the Quality Standards which set out the outcomes that supported accommodation providers are expected to achieve, as well as the underpinning requirements that providers must meet to achieve them for supported accommodation for young people. The scope of the services will provide support and accommodation to the following – - 16/17 Yearr old Children in Care and Separated Migrant children (Shared and solo provisions with onsite staffing 24/7) - 18+ Transitioning to adulthood/Care leavers (Shared provision with floating support) This market engagement exercise aims to gather insights and best practice to design and enhance the delivery of young peoples supported accommodation in Milton Keynes to ensure services meet need, are effectively delivered and achieve personalised outcomes for young people. Please find details of the market engagement session below: ### Date: 06/01/2026 ### Time: 10:00am to 11:30am ### Location: Online via Microsoft Teams We are also keen to hear from providers on the questions given in the market engagement document. The responses to the questions will help the Council in developing the specification and the tender. Please respond to the questions within the document and confirm your attendance by latest 5pm on 29th December 2025 via In-Tend Correspondence section/market engagement stage. The Market Engagement document can be accessed on our e-tendering portal: [in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home](https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home) Read full description ## CPV classification Health and social work servicesSocial work and related servicesSocial work servicesSocial work services with accommodation Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-05e268-2025-12-03T09:57:49Z [View official notice ](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-05e268-2025-12-03T09:57:49Z) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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