How to win: Residential Therapeutic (APoC) Provision for Children and Young People

About this contract

Delivery of an Appropriate Place of Care (APoC) residential and therapeutic provision for children and young people across the Cheshire and Merseyside region who present with complex and overlapping needs, including those at risk of hospital admission, subject to or at risk of Deprivation of Liberty arrangements, experiencing neurodevelopmental needs, or presenting with significant risk-taking behaviours.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Wirral Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £16,000,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 20 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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