Social care & community in North West
Public sector contract notices in social care & community covering North West, from Find a Tender.
Social care & community notices in North West
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Cumbria Substance Use - Treatment Service
Cumberland Council and Westmorland and Furness Council are procuring a substance use treatment service for Cumbria. The contract runs for six years from October 2027, with optional two-year extensions available.
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Provision of A Bed Every Night (ABEN) Manchester
Manchester City Council is seeking providers to deliver short-term supported accommodation and tailored support for adults aged 18+ who are sleeping rough or at imminent risk of it. The service aims to help individuals address support needs, improve health and wellbeing, and progress towards sustainable move-on accommodation.
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Small-firm friendly
Rochdale Team Around the Young Person Accommodation Model (TAYPAS)
Rochdale Borough Council is commissioning 24/7 specialist supported accommodation for homeless young people aged 18–25 across three council-owned sites with 28 self-contained units total. The successful provider will lease the buildings from the council and deliver psychologically informed support services.
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Wirral Advocacy Hub
Wirral Council is appointing a single organisation or consortium to run an Advocacy Hub providing statutory advocacy for social care and mental health, plus non-statutory advocacy linked to Care Act, Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act work. The service will also promote self-advocacy and peer advocacy.
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Direct Payment Support Service
Cheshire East Council is looking for a service to provide information, advice and guidance to residents about Direct Payments, plus help them recruit and manage Personal Assistants. The service will support people to set up and manage Direct Payments independently.
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A Bed Every Night Phase 6
Oldham Council is commissioning A Bed Every Night Phase 6, a supported accommodation service for up to 33 people sleeping rough, including six spaces for those with no recourse to public funds. The service operates across three buildings with an 18-bed central hub running 24 hours, plus support and housing management.
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Rough Sleeping Outreach and Navigator Procurement
Oldham Council is commissioning a Rough Sleeping Initiative Navigator service to provide support for entrenched rough sleepers, helping with tenancy sustainment and accommodation pathways. The contract runs three years from April 2026, funded by GMCA.
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Provision of generalist social welfare information and advice
Tameside Council wants to provide generalist social welfare advice and information to residents. The contract is worth £580,000.
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Care at Home and Night Service
Oldham Council needs providers to deliver care at home and night-time care services to residents across the borough. The service must be person-centred, culturally sensitive, and support people's independence and wellbeing in their own homes.
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Care and Support at Home Closed Framework
Liverpool City Council is establishing a closed framework for domiciliary care and support services across 12 neighbourhoods. The council currently supports 2,700 residents and commissions approximately 35,000 hours of care per week.
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Child Focused Courts: Lancashire IDVA Support Service
Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner is procuring a supplier to deliver domestic abuse victim support for the Child Focused Courts model, which reforms family courts with a problem-solving approach. The role is to provide Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA) services within this new court framework.
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A Foyer Provision
Manchester City Council is commissioning a five-year Foyer-model service providing accommodation, education, training, employment support and health services for homeless or at-risk young people aged 16-25. The service emphasizes independence, wellbeing, and preventing repeat homelessness through outcomes-focused, trauma-informed practice.
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Adoption Support Services
Cheshire East Council and partner councils (through Adoption Counts) are building an open framework for providers to deliver therapeutic services and assessments for adoptive families and children. Services may be funded through the Adoption Support Fund or other sources.
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Framework and Services Agreement for the Provision of Agency Support for Cumberland Care
Cumberland Council is establishing a closed framework agreement to supply agency staff for its in-house adult social care services across the Cumberland area. The framework covers support workers, senior support workers, and registered nurses for residential care, domiciliary care, supported living, day services, and other adult social care settings.
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1:1 Short Break Group Holiday Provision
Trafford Council wants a provider to run short break group holidays for children and young people aged 5–18. The provider must arrange appropriate age groupings and be Ofsted-registered (or actively working towards it) to include under-8s.
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The Provision of Night-time Medical and Welfare Support
Manchester City Council wants a night-time medical and welfare support service for vulnerable people in the city centre, operating Friday and Saturday nights in partnership with licensed premises and emergency services.
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Children's Rights and Advocacy
Tameside Council seeks a provider to give children and young people information, advice and advocacy on their rights and access to services. The service will use proactive outreach and tailor support to individual needs.
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Virtual School - Clinical Psychology Led Education Support
Liverpool Virtual School needs a psychology-informed workforce development service to support schools, carers, and social care professionals working with children in care and previously looked-after children. The service delivers trauma-informed consultation, training, reflective supervision, and strategic leadership over 88 days per year.
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St Thomas' Centre For Living Well
Stockport Council wants a care provider to run St Thomas' Centre for Living Well, delivering short-term recovery, reablement and rehabilitation for adults with complex needs in a purpose-built residential and nursing facility. The service sits within an integrated health and social care model to improve hospital flow and support independence.
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BwD Information and Advice Service
Blackburn with Darwen Council wants to commission an Information and Advice Service to help residents find support and maintain independence. The service will run a multi-channel hub (in-person, telephone, digital) and manage a Directory of Services platform and Safe Trader scheme.
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BwD All Age Carers Service
Blackburn with Darwen Council wants an all-age carers service to provide information, advice, preventative support and wellbeing activities for carers aged 5 and up across the borough. The service should identify carers early, offer digital and non-digital guidance, strengthen partnership pathways, and be co-produced with lived experience.
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Individual Placement and Support in Substance Use Treatment & Recovery Services
Oldham and Rochdale Councils want a provider to deliver Individual Placement and Support (IPS) helping people in substance treatment and recovery move into sustained employment. The service integrates with existing community drug and alcohol treatment services.
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Safe Accommodation Provision for Victims and Survivors within the LGBTQ+ Community
Manchester City Council is commissioning safe accommodation for LGBTQ+ victims and survivors of domestic violence and abuse. Support must be tailored to individual household circumstances rather than standardised.
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RESIDENTIAL SHORT BREAKS FOR ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND/OR AUTISM CARLISLE
Cumberland Council wants to commission a residential short breaks service for adults with learning disabilities and/or autism in Carlisle. The service provides temporary accommodation to give regular carers a break while supporting people to remain in their own homes.
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CARE AT HOME
Bury Council is procuring a Care at Home service to deliver personalised social care support in people's homes and communities. The service should be person-centred, responsive to changing needs, and focused on preventing crisis situations and promoting independence.