Regional Care Cooperative - Supported Accommodation
Greater Manchester Combined Authority · England-wide · up to £20,000,000
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What the buyer wants
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority is establishing a multi-provider open framework for supported accommodation services for care-experienced young people aged 16-17 transitioning out of care. The framework includes five lots covering building-based support, moving on support, emotional health and wellbeing, life skills and opportunities, and complex safeguarding. Providers may bid for one lot only and must collaborate if supporting the same young person.
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority Regional Care Cooperative (RCC) is developing a new, region wide approach to supported accommodation for children transitioning out of care aged 16 - 17 and care experienced young people. The RCC has
been established to strengthen sufficiency, improve outcomes and develop a more ethical and purpose driven care market across the region. Ensuring young people leaving care
have safe and supported environments as they prepare for adulthood.
The supported accommodation market is comprised of a range of providers and commissioning arrangements, and service delivery approaches vary across localities.
Engagement with young people and sector stakeholders, alongside data analysis and market insight, indicates that experiences of support and placement stability can be
inconsistent and that young people often face challenges when moving into adulthood.
The RCC has identified a benefit in a regionally coordinated approach that enables innovation in the sector to design a new supported accommodation and settling in model.
This procurement forms part of the RCC's wider programme of work to support market sustainability and capacity, strengthen regional planning, and increase the availability of provision that meets current needs and outcomes for young people.
The RCC intends to establish a multi provider open framework through a Competitive Flexible Procedure. The approach to commissioning and procurement designed thus far aims to ensure accessibility for all eligible providers.
The framework comprises five complementary lots covering accommodation-based support, community-based move-on support, emotional health and wellbeing, life skills and opportunities, and complex safeguarding. Providers may submit a bid for one lot only and should therefore consider carefully which lot best aligns with their expertise, workforce, partnerships, delivery model and ability to meet the full requirements of that offer. Where more than one lot supports a young person, providers must work together through the Collaboration Agreement to deliver one coordinated pathway rather than separate services.
1) Lot 1: Building-Based Support £12.1 million
Core 24-hour Building-Based Supported Accommodation
Transitional Support and Step-Down Planning
Provider Collaboration and Coordination
2) Lot 2: Moving On Support £1.975 million
Floating Community-Based Support
Long Term Interdependence - Sustaining Tenancies,
Community Integration,
Lasting Connections
3) Lot 3: Emotional Health and Wellbeing £1.975 million Emotional Support and Wellbeing
Mental Health Support
Relationship Support
4) Lot 4: Life Skills and Opportunities £1.975 million Financial and Digital Literacy
Tenancy Readiness and Housing
Meaningful Use of Time
Rights, Entitlements and Navigation
Employment and Training
Employer and Provider Partnerships
5) Lot 5: Complex Safeguarding £1.975 million
Re-offending/ Offending
Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE)
Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
The Tender pack can be found on The Chest procurement portal
How Tenderoo reads it
This is a framework agreement: a place on it puts you on the buyer's approved list, which they call work off from over the term. It is not a single job, and a small firm can hold a place alongside national suppliers.
The notice reads as suitable for a small or medium-sized firm: the scope, value and requirements are within reach of a business of that size.
Services required
- Social work services with accommodation
What you will need to show
- Submit a bid for only one lot — Suppliers must carefully select and submit a bid for only one of the five lots, aligning with their expertise and delivery capabilities.
- Collaborate with other providers for coordinated pathways — Where multiple lots support the same young person, providers must work together through a Collaboration Agreement to deliver a coordinated service pathway.
Documents to submit
- Tender pack available on The Chest procurement portal
Lots
- Lot 1: Building-Based Support (up to £12,100,000) — Services to be provided under this lot include Core 24-hour Building-Based Supported Accommodation Transitional Support and Step-Down Planning Provider Collaboration and Coordination
- Moving On Support (up to £1,975,000) — Services under this lot include Floating Community-Based Support Long Term Interdependence - Sustaining Tenancies, Community Integration, Lasting Connections
- Lot 3: Emotional Health and Wellbeing (up to £1,975,000) — Services under this lot include Emotional Support and Wellbeing Mental Health Support Relationship Support
- Life Skills and Opportunities (up to £1,975,000) — Services included under this lot are as follows Tenancy Readiness and Housing Meaningful Use of Time Rights, Entitlements and Navigation Employment and Training Employer and Provider Partnerships
- Lot 5: Complex Safeguarding (up to £1,975,000) — Services to be undertaken under this lot include Re-offending/ Offending Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
Key facts
- Buyer: Greater Manchester Combined Authority
- Estimated value: up to £20,000,000
- Deadline: 20 November 2026
- Location: England-wide
- Published on: Find a Tender
- First seen by Tenderoo: 1 October 2026
- CPV: 85311000
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