# Social work and related services (CPV 85300000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/social-work-and-related-services-85300000). UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices. > **Tenderline Sector Summary:** Social work and related services (CPV 85300000) covers UK public procurement for Social work and related services. Tracked across 8,187 published procedures (478 in the last 12 months) across 287 contracting authorities, with 68 live opportunities open for bidding right now. ## Key Sector Information - **Sector:** Social work and related services - **CPV Code:** `85300000` - **Classification Level:** CPV Class (4-digit sub-sector) - **Parent Division:** [Health & Social Care (CPV 85000000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) - **Live Open Tenders:** 68 - **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 478 - **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 8,187 - **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 180 (287 lifetime) - **Typical Tender Window:** 31 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline) - **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/social-work-and-related-services-85300000 - **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/social-work-and-related-services-85300000/feed.xml ## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks - **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (middle half 2–5) (median of 249 procedures, 36 months, contracts) - **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £440k (median net contract award; interquartile range £78k–£1.6m) - **Deadline to Award Decision:** 50 days (median) - **SME Win Rate:** 60% of declared awards won by small & medium enterprises - **Local Win Rate:** 75% of awards won by suppliers registered in the delivery region ## Other Classes in Health & Social Care 1. [Health services (CPV 85100000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-services-85100000): 2,178 notices/12m 2. [Social work services (CPV 85310000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/social-work-services-85310000): 974 notices/12m 3. [Medical practice and related services (CPV 85120000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-practice-and-related-services-85120000): 874 notices/12m 4. [Miscellaneous health services (CPV 85140000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/miscellaneous-health-services-85140000): 786 notices/12m 5. [Hospital and related services (CPV 85110000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/hospital-and-related-services-85110000): 706 notices/12m 6. [Social services (CPV 85320000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/social-services-85320000): 573 notices/12m ## Live Open Tender Opportunities Currently open for bidding in Social work and related services (soonest deadline first): 1. [Generic Floating Support Services for the Vale of Glamorgan Council](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/generic-floating-support-services-for-the-vale-of-glamorgan-council-ocds-h6vhtk-06db92): £5,250,000 · Deadline: 28 Oct 2026 · Vale of Glamorgan Council 2. [Wirral Restorative Justice & Mediation Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wirral-restorative-justice-mediation-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0784b9): £45,000 · Deadline: 29 Oct 2026 · Wirral Borough Council 3. [Neighbourhood Support Housing Services LOT 3: 16 and 17 Year olds Accommodation and Support Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/neighbourhood-support-housing-services-lot-3-16-and-17-year-olds-accommodation-and-support-ocds-h6vhtk-06aa82): £600,000 · Deadline: 30 Oct 2026 · Metropolitan borough of Bury 4. [Commissioning Homes for Children Looked After & Care Leavers PDPS - Lot 3 Rd 4](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/commissioning-homes-for-children-looked-after-care-leavers-pdps-lot-3-rd-4-ocds-h6vhtk-067cc7): Value not disclosed · Deadline: 30 Oct 2026 · London Borough of Newham 5. [Domestic Abuse Needs Assessment](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/domestic-abuse-needs-assessment-ocds-h6vhtk-078341): £90,000 · Deadline: 2 Nov 2026 · Birmingham City Council 6. [Connect to Work Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) Programme](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/connect-to-work-supported-employment-quality-framework-seqf-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-065fb2): £1,034,083 · Deadline: 3 Nov 2026 · Caerphilly County Borough Council 7. [CPU7343 - Homelessness Prevention Services - Open Framework](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cpu7343-homelessness-prevention-services-open-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-06a66d): £80,000,000 · Deadline: 4 Nov 2026 · Nottingham City Council 8. [Provision of Single Homelessness Prevention Service (Rochdale)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-single-homelessness-prevention-service-rochdale-ocds-h6vhtk-078429): £850,000 · Deadline: 5 Nov 2026 · Rochdale Borough Council ## Leading Contracting Authorities in this Sector Top public sector buyers procuring Social work and related services work: 1. [Milton Keynes Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/milton-keynes-council-ons-e06000042): 2,792 notices (1 in last 12m) 2. [Cumbria County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cumbria-county-council-GB-FTS-12): 2,309 notices (0 in last 12m) 3. [Cumberland Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cumberland-council-ons-e06000063): 916 notices (4 in last 12m) 4. [Westmorland and Furness Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/westmorland-and-furness-council-ons-e06000064): 700 notices (0 in last 12m) · **1 open** 5. [Essex County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/essex-county-council-ons-e10000012): 29 notices (2 in last 12m) 6. [Hertfordshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/hertfordshire-county-council-ons-e10000015): 25 notices (6 in last 12m) 7. [London Borough of Hackney](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-hackney-ons-e09000012): 24 notices (6 in last 12m) 8. [London Borough of Redbridge](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-redbridge-ons-e09000026): 24 notices (14 in last 12m) ## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions) Distribution of published procurement notices by UK delivery region: 1. [West Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/west-midlands): 6,878 notices (86%) 2. [Greater London](https://tenderline.uk/regions/london): 252 notices (3%) 3. [North West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-west): 178 notices (2%) 4. [East of England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-of-england): 177 notices (2%) 5. [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east): 168 notices (2%) 6. [South West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-west): 155 notices (2%) ## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in Social work and related services: 1. [Chiltern Healthcare](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/chiltern-healthcare-GB-FTS-37563): 430 procedures across 1 contracting authorities 2. [Cumbria View Care Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cumbria-view-care-services-ltd-coh-04243986): 313 procedures across 3 contracting authorities 3. [Bellcare Domiciliary Care Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bellcare-domiciliary-care-services-limited-coh-04387185): 294 procedures across 3 contracting authorities 4. [Heritage Healthcare Milton Keynes](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/heritage-healthcare-milton-keynes-GB-FTS-42367): 238 procedures across 1 contracting authorities 5. [Emiran HealthCare](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/emiran-healthcare-GB-FTS-37567): 222 procedures across 1 contracting authorities 6. [Twilight Years LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/twilight-years-ltd-coh-05409029): 220 procedures across 2 contracting authorities 7. [St Gregorys Homecare Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/st-gregorys-homecare-ltd-coh-03320408): 179 procedures across 3 contracting authorities 8. [Cera Care Operations Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cera-care-operations-limited-coh-04320403): 173 procedures across 4 contracting authorities ## Interactive Intelligence & Provenance > **Complete Sector Analytics:** In-depth competition distributions, tender value histograms, procurement routes, and historical tender registers are available on Tenderline: > [Explore interactive Social work and related services intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/social-work-and-related-services-85300000) ## Provenance and Open Data - **Data Source:** Compiled from official UK public notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. - **Canonical Sector URL:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/social-work-and-related-services-85300000 - **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt