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All Age Direct Payment Support Service
Swindon Borough Council is commissioning an outcome-based support service to help adults and children manage direct payments as part of self-directed support. The service will be community-led and locally managed.
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Saturday Day Services
Leicester City Council wants a Saturday day service for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of rough sleeping. The service should provide substance use treatment support, harm reduction advice (including naloxone distribution), and practical facilities like breakfast, showers and laundry.
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Re- opening of Alternative Provision, Short Breaks and Early Intervention Framework
Swindon Borough Council is reopening a framework for providers to deliver alternative education, short breaks, and early intervention services for children. This is year two of a four-year framework established in May 2025.
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Provision of Childcare Services (Flying Start & Non-maintained Early Education)
Wrexham County Borough Council is establishing a framework for childcare providers to deliver Flying Start services and non-maintained funded early education. They're looking for suitably qualified and experienced childcare providers to join an unlimited supplier list across two lots.
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18/1286 Children's Residential and Education Flexible Framework
Moray Council is establishing a framework agreement to identify and match approved providers of residential care and education services for children and young people. Providers will be selected from the framework as needed to meet individual cases.
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Strategic Partner to Operate 2 Residential Children's Homes in Bath & North East Somerset
B&NES Council is seeking a single strategic partner to operate two 4-bed residential children's homes for children aged 11–18 with autism and complex SEMH needs in Keynsham. The homes will be co-located with a new special school and services commence September 2027.
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Young Persons Specialist Supported Housing Service
London Borough of Lewisham is procuring management of a supported housing service for young people with support needs across five council-owned buildings in Lewisham. The service will provide supported accommodation within the council's young person's housing pathway, working alongside children and young people's services.
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Access to Employment Programme
North London Forensic Collaborative is seeking providers to deliver work-based vocational training and employment support for forensic mental health service users. The programme includes structured placements, vocational learning and training to support recovery and progression into work or volunteering.
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National Framework Agreement for the provision of an enteral feeding accessories delivery service
A national framework to supply enteral feeding accessories (tubing, bags, connectors and similar consumables) to NHS organisations and healthcare providers. Products will support patients using enteral feeding systems in hospital and community settings.
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Preventing Recurrent Care Proceedings Service (Pause Programme)
Bradford Children & Families Trust is commissioning a specialist service (the Pause Programme) to support mothers who have had children removed from their care. The service will provide trauma-informed, evidence-based interventions to reduce the risk of future care proceedings.
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Offender Support Service Project
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is funding a project to provide one-to-one support and interventions to offenders who will be homeless on release from prison, helping them integrate back into the community. The service will work with offenders identified through the council's Homeless Offender pathway and partner with probation and homelessness teams.
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Young Carers and Family Drug and Alcohol Support Service
Scottish Borders Council needs a service to support young carers (under 18 or still at school) and address harms to children from substance use and caring responsibilities within families. The service must meet statutory requirements under the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016.
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NENC061 Safe Haven Support Service Tees Valley
The NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB is commissioning a Safe Haven Support Service for the Tees Valley area. This is a mental health crisis support contract under the NHS Standard Contract.
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Accommodation and Support for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness
Oxford City Council is seeking to provide accommodation and support services for people experiencing homelessness. The contract is worth £375,000.
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East Riding with Yorkshire Council (ERYC); scoping and maximising the opportunities to expand the us
East Riding of Yorkshire Council needs a consultant to develop a business case for expanding technology-enabled care services. The work involves scoping the current landscape, identifying financial benefits of scaling up assistive living technology, and producing a replicable business case for other councils.
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Bedford Borough Council Temporary Accommodation Support Service
Bedford Borough Council wants a provider to deliver temporary accommodation support covering multiple housing tenures, sustaining tenancies, preventing homelessness, and supporting people into permanent housing.
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Regulated Reablement
Cornwall Council is seeking provision of regulated reablement services to help people regain independence and skills after illness or other events. Services should enable people to develop confidence, maximise independence, and improve access to their communities.
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Advocacy Services
Stockport Council is commissioning an independent advocacy service to help residents understand their rights and participate in decisions across health and social care. The service must be legally compliant, person-centred, and responsive to the borough's diverse communities.
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Support to deliver a focused, operational review-Long-Term Care & Support Service in Medway Council
Medway Council has a large backlog in its Long-Term Care & Support Service reviews. They want an experienced contractor to investigate root causes, assess workforce deployment and management oversight, and propose a realistic plan to clear the backlog.
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School Counselling Service - Primary Schools
West Lothian Council wants to contract an external provider to deliver counselling services across its primary schools. The service is for the full school population.
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AMCV 348 - Glenview Residential Care Home in Ludlow for Adults with Learning Disabilities and Autism
Shropshire Council is inviting tenders to run Glenview Residential Care Home in Ludlow, providing care and support for up to 5 adults with learning disabilities and autism. The contract runs for 2 years from July 2026, with optional 1-year extensions, and includes some hotel costs.
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Educational Services Procured Services Arrangement (PSA)
South Lanarkshire Council is establishing Phase 11 of a multi-lot, multi-provider framework for educational services to schools and its education resources team. Services include tutoring, counselling, mental health support, outdoor learning, and other education provision funded through various council and government programmes.
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Supported Temporary Accommodation Framework (STAF)
Bristol City Council is establishing a framework for Registered Providers to supply supported temporary accommodation for homeless people. The aim is to reduce reliance on privately owned emergency accommodation while meeting interim housing demand.
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Pathways to Employment and In-Work Support
Inverclyde Council wants to commission pathways to employment and in-work support services. The notice covers job search, career guidance, and vocational training.
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Family Support Service with Day Respite for Children with Disabilities
West Dunbartonshire Council wants a family support service that includes day respite provision for children with disabilities. The contract runs for four years from April 2026.