Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Hertfordshire County Council
Farnham House, Six Hills Way
Stevenage
SG1 2FQ
UK
Contact person: CLA and Safeguarding Commissioning Team
E-mail: cyp.cla@hertfordshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH23
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.hertfordshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
HCC 09/24 - Contract for the Provision of Residential Placements for one (1) child/ young person aged 7-18 with highly challenging behaviour and complex needs at No.1 Icknield
Reference number: HCC2416121
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This is an Award Notice and this opportunity has now closed. Please see Section V (Award of Contract) for further details.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
16 943 414.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
85310000
85311300
85311000
85300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH23
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Hertfordshire County Council went out to Procurement for the provision of Residential Placements for one (1) child/ young person aged 7-18 with highly challenging behaviour and complex needs at No.1 Icknield This is an Award Notice and the opportunity is now closed. Please see Section V (Award of Contract) for further details.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
Price - 40%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Option to extend the initial Contract period for a further period or periods of up to a total of a further three (3) years, at the Council’s sole discretion. Therefore, the maximum duration of this Contract could be five (5) years.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-031064
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: HCC2416121
Title: Contract for the Provision of Residential Placements for one (1) child/ young person aged 7-18 with highly challenging behaviour and complex needs at No.1 Icknield
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10/11/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Kelwel Care Homes Limited
15420919
3 The Drive
Brentwood
CM13 3FR
UK
NUTS: UKH35
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 16 943 414.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/02/2026