Social work services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 85310000·Services · class·in Health & Social Care
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 483 lots from 368 competitions run by 201 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 300 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 3) and 183 from older notices (bids received, middle 2).
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What a contract here is usually worth.
Middle value of published award values, VAT excluded. Framework ceilings are left out because they are not real contract values.
Based on 1,120 awards with a usable value, last 36 months.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Based on 253 decided competitions, last 36 months.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Newest open tenders
3 of 97 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Welfare Advice Services and Advice Network Support & Training Services | City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 4 Dec 2026 | 28d | £21,102,592 |
| Local Employability Flexible Framework | East Renfrewshire Council | 2 Dec 2026 | 26d | — |
| HtH - Semi Independent Living - Lot 4 | London Borough of Haringey | 11 Nov 2026 | 5d | £292,500 |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
85312000 Social work services without accommodation1,387 notices · 35%85311000 Social work services with accommodation583 notices · 15%85312300 Guidance and counselling services390 notices · 10%85310000 Social work services356 notices · 9%85311300 Welfare services for children and young people330 notices · 8%85312500 Rehabilitation services325 notices · 8%85312320 Counselling services293 notices · 7%85312310 Guidance services172 notices · 4%- Health services 2,195 · 12m
- Medical practice and related services 874 · 12m
- Miscellaneous health services 782 · 12m
- Hospital and related services 707 · 12m
- Social services 584 · 12m
- Social work and related services 484 · 12m
- Dental practice and related services 224 · 12m
- Medical imaging services 106 · 12m
- Optician services 30 · 12m
- Veterinary services 18 · 12m
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Who buysi
Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
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Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
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What kinds of public bodies buy here.
Notices by the buyer’s type as published, otherwise by its name.
Local authorities81%(3,147 notices)
3,147 of 3,866 notices are Local authorities (81%).Central government10%(379 notices)
379 of 3,866 notices are Central government (10%).NHS & health3%(104 notices)
104 of 3,866 notices are NHS & health (3%).Police, fire & emergency3%(101 notices)
101 of 3,866 notices are Police, fire & emergency (3%).Other public bodies2%(61 notices)
61 of 3,866 notices are Other public bodies (2%).Not classified2%(74 notices)
74 of 3,866 notices are Not classified (2%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| Cardiff Council | Local authorities | 638 | 0 | 0 |
| London Borough of Waltham Forest | Local authorities | 434 | 1 | 0 |
| London Borough of Haringey | Local authorities | 94 | 3 | 3 |
| Westminster City Council | Local authorities | 66 | 23 | 0 |
| Bath & North East Somerset Council | Local authorities | 44 | 11 | 0 |
| Norfolk County Council | Local authorities | 41 | 10 | 0 |
| The City of Edinburgh Council | Local authorities | 36 | 2 | 0 |
| Cornwall Council | Local authorities | 33 | 13 | 0 |
| Essex County Council | Local authorities | 31 | 9 | 1 |
| Sheffield City Council | Local authorities | 30 | 11 | 2 |
495 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is deliveredi
Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
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Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 3,509 of 3,921 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
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| West Midlands | 4 | 57% | 57% | |
| Greater London | 3 | 49% | 70% | |
| South East England | 3 | 45% | 55% | |
| South West England | 3 | 49% | 55% | |
| Scotland | 2 | 81% | 87% | |
| East of England | 4 | 34% | 49% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 2 | 40% | 41% | |
| North West England | 3 | 46% | 51% | |
| Wales (Cymru) | 2 | 54% | 68% | |
| East Midlands | 4 | 40% | 28% | |
| North East England | 3 | 35% | 45% | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is boughti
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract90%(3,547 notices)
3,547 of 3,921 notices are Contract (90%).Framework9%(339 notices)
339 of 3,921 notices are Framework (9%).Dynamic purchasing system1%(35 notices)
35 of 3,921 notices are Dynamic purchasing system (1%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Open62%(2,418 notices)
2,418 of 3,921 notices are Open (62%).Route not published17%(683 notices)
683 of 3,921 notices are Route not published (17%).Limited / restricted10%(379 notices)
379 of 3,921 notices are Limited / restricted (10%).Direct award9%(341 notices)
341 of 3,921 notices are Direct award (9%).Selective3%(100 notices)
100 of 3,921 notices are Selective (3%).
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How much of this market is above the legal threshold.
Notices by whether the buyer marked them above or below the threshold that triggers the full rules.
Above threshold77%(606 notices)
606 of 792 notices are Above threshold (77%).Below threshold23%(186 notices)
186 of 792 notices are Below threshold (23%).
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How long bidders get to respond.
Middle value in days from the tender notice to its deadline.
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (1,475) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid27%(128)
128 of 483 lots fall in 1 bid (27%).2–335%(167)
167 of 483 lots fall in 2–3 (35%).4–623%(109)
109 of 483 lots fall in 4–6 (23%).7 or more16%(79)
79 of 483 lots fall in 7 or more (16%).
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The usual range of contract values here.
The middle half of published award values, VAT excluded, with the middle value marked. Framework ceilings are left out.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 483 lots from 368 competitions run by 201 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 300 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 3) and 183 from older notices (bids received, middle 2).
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How much of this market is actually put out to competition.
Notices run as an open or selective procedure, out of all notices that say which procedure was used. Direct awards count as not competed.
718 of 1,379 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 96 more are call-offs or give no procedure and are left out.
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What share of bids come from small and medium firms.
SME bids divided by all bids, on lots where the buyer published the split.
1,253 SME bids out of 1,783, on 421 lots where the buyer published the split.
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What share of contracts go to small and medium firms.
Awards to a single supplier that declared its size. SME divided by all.
443 of 835 awards where the winner declared its size.
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How much work here goes to companies based in the region.
Contract awards where the winner’s registered address is in this region, out of awards where the address is known.
Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.
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Do winners come in above or below the buyer’s estimate.
For each lot we compare the published estimate with the award, like for like. Below means the winner was paid less than estimated, above means more.
Based on 307 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 36 months.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
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How often a tender ends with no award.
Notices cancelled, withdrawn or marked unsuccessful, plus terminated ones that never got an award.
48 of 1,475 notices, last 36 months.
Only what buyers published. Tenders that quietly went nowhere are not counted.
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How many companies apply to get onto a framework or DPS here.
Middle value per lot, frameworks and dynamic markets only. Getting onto a panel is not the same as winning work, so it is kept separate.
Based on 190 lots from 73 framework and DPS notices, last 36 months.
Who winsi
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 3,307 awards to 1,471 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 4% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| livingstone health care services | 56 | 56 | 0 | 2 |
| IOS Care | 43 | 43 | 0 | 1 |
| Supreme Home care | 34 | 34 | 0 | 1 |
| primacy care limited | 33 | 33 | 0 | 1 |
| Care Cymru (previously Sevacare) | 31 | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| Safehaven South Wales Ltd | 31 | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| Star Care UK Ltd | 30 | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| Vanity care Limited | 30 | 30 | 0 | 1 |
Where to submiti
Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
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Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 1,042 of 3,921 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in social work services
97 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly. Contracts Finder contracts appear on the Retender Radar, not yet in these figures.
- What counts here. Every notice with a CPV code starting 8531. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 4 Nov 2026.
- Competition. Bids and winners cover the last three years and count each lot as its own contest; frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are shown apart from ordinary contracts.
- Why no total spend. Notice estimates often repeat a framework’s ceiling, so adding them up would overstate the market. Typical contract values are shown instead.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.