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Ceredigion - Venue Based Family Support
Ceredigion County Council wants providers to deliver venue-based group support for families and children at independent third sector centres across six towns in Ceredigion. The contract is worth £420,000.
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CSC25164 Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF) Open Framework
Torbay Council is opening a framework to deliver holiday activities and meals for eligible children during school holidays. Around 1,000–1,300 children per holiday period are expected to participate across the area.
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Provision of a 16 Plus Support Service
Caerphilly Council is commissioning a 16+ supported housing service for looked-after children and care leavers aged 16–18. The provider will deliver day-to-day support at a council-owned 8-bed property; the council handles maintenance and housing issues.
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Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme 2026
Newham Council is seeking providers to deliver free holiday activities and meals for eligible children during Easter, Summer and Christmas breaks over three years (2026–2029). Provision must include healthy food, activities, and nutritional guidance.
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Provision of Post 16 Supported Accommodation and Support Services Framework
Bradford Children & Families Trust is establishing an 8-year framework for supported accommodation and associated support services for vulnerable young people aged 16 to 25, including looked-after children, care leavers, and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. The framework is divided into six lots covering different accommodation models: group living, single occupancy tenancies, specialist UASC accommodation, emergency/crisis provision, supported lodgings, and outreach support.
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Extra Care Services Framework
Cornwall Council is establishing an open framework for on-site care and support delivery in extra care housing schemes across Cornwall. Providers will be appointed to deliver services in new and existing facilities according to the council's Supported & Specialist Housing Strategy.
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Care Home Development Framework
Cornwall Council is establishing an open framework for developing new care home accommodation across Cornwall, with care and nursing services included. Successful bidders will be appointed to deliver multiple schemes in strategic locations over the framework period.
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Mental Health Supported Accommodation Service
Slough Borough Council wants to commission mental health supported accommodation across three service levels: high-support step-down (24/7 staffing), medium-high support structured environment, and low-support with floating outreach. The service operates across multiple buildings in Slough and serves adults with severe and enduring mental illness.
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Independent Visitors RMBC Residential Provision Regulation 44
Rotherham Council needs a single provider to carry out monthly announced and unannounced visits to children's residential homes (7 currently operational, 5 more planned), assess care quality, and produce detailed compliance reports against Ofsted standards.
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Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Services
Cumberland Council needs a single supplier to provide mediation and disagreement resolution services for parents and carers of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, as required by the Children and Families Act 2014. The service runs for three years from April 2026, with potential extensions.
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Employability Flexible Framework
Stirling and Clackmannanshire Councils are establishing a flexible framework for employability support services across three lots. This is open to new providers and existing framework members applying to additional lots.
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Community Wellbeing Pathfinder Service
Newcastle City Council wants a provider to deliver preventative, non-clinical wellbeing support to individuals and communities-covering physical, mental, and social wellbeing through early intervention and asset-based approaches. The service will help residents access appropriate services and resources to prevent escalation to crisis.
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(Dec 25) Transferring Care for 3 individuals with a Learning Disability and/or are autistic who display behaviours that challenge, including those with a mental health condition into Nixon Street-NHS Cheshire & Merseyside ICB
NHS Cheshire & Merseyside ICB is seeking a provider to deliver residential care and support at Nixon Street for 3 individuals with learning disabilities and/or autism who display challenging behaviours, some with mental health conditions. The service will prioritise individuals from Cheshire East but may also accept referrals from Cheshire West, Wirral, and other areas to ensure full occupancy.
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HBC NB Street Outreach and Move on Support Contract (Rough Sleeping Prevention and Recovery Programme) (ESPH725 JB)
Hastings Borough Council and East Sussex District/Borough Authorities are seeking a provider to deliver street outreach and housing support for people at risk of rough sleeping. The service focuses on moving clients into accommodation and preventing homelessness through partnership with health, criminal justice and social care services.
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Advice Services
Havant Borough Council seeks a provider for open-access social welfare advice services across the borough. The service must cover welfare benefits, debt, housing, and consumer issues through multiple channels including walk-in, phone, email, and digital options.
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Countywide Support Service for Young Victims and Witnesses of Crime
Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner wants a countywide support service for young victims and witnesses of crime. The service will provide guidance and counselling across the county.
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Regulation 44 Inspections - 2026
Somerset Council needs independent Regulation 44 visits to its council-run children's homes, as required by the Children's Homes Regulations 2015. The service involves monthly visits by qualified, impartial inspectors.
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Provision of Physiotherapy and Employee Counselling
Fife Council is seeking providers to deliver physiotherapy and employee counselling services. The notice gives no details on scope, volume, or service model.
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DOL - Children's Services Advocacy Support and Legal Representation
The Scottish Government needs a supplier to deliver advocacy support and legal advice to children aged 12–15 under the Additional Support for Learning framework. The service is demand-led, meaning volume will vary.
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Flexible Light Touch Framework Agreement for Support Worker / Navigator Services
Birmingham City Council is establishing a light touch open framework for support worker and navigator services for people with multiple disadvantages, including those experiencing homelessness, substance misuse issues, and trauma. The framework will run for 6 years from April 2026, with potential 2+2 year extensions.
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Substance Use Recovery Interventions for Justice Services (Previously Offender Intervention)
South Wales Police is seeking a provider to deliver substance use recovery interventions for people in the justice system across Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan, Cwm Taf Morgannwg and three HM prisons (Cardiff, Usk, Prescoed). The contract runs for two years with a one-year extension option.
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Carers Centre
Stirling Council and Clackmannanshire want a single carers centre contract covering both areas, moving from separate local arrangements. The service should follow their Model of Care for unpaid carers using a community approach.
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The Drive Project: Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Services
Deliver one-to-one case management and multi-agency coordination for domestic abuse perpetrators aged 16+, focusing on high-risk or serial offenders. The service sits within the nationally recognised Drive Project model and aims to reduce perpetrator behaviour, repeat victimisation, and harm to victims and children.
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Commissioning Homes for Children Looked After & Care Leavers PDPS - Lot 3 Rd 3
London Borough of Newham is establishing a Pseudo-Dynamic Purchasing System for children's care services. This lot specifically covers provision of supported lodgings for looked after children, care leavers, and young people at risk of homelessness.
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HCC - 12/25 - Provision of County Wide Advocacy Service and One Stop Shops for Victims and Survivors of Violence against Women and Girls
Hertfordshire County Council is commissioning a countywide advocacy service and one-stop shops for victims and survivors of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, stalking, forced marriage, honour-based abuse, and FGM. The service will offer specialist advocacy, housing advice, legal support, economic advice, and therapeutic counselling.