# Social work services (CPV 85310000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/social-work-services-85310000). UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices. > **Tenderline Sector Summary:** Social work services (CPV 85310000) covers UK public procurement for Social work services. Tracked across 3,893 published procedures (974 in the last 12 months) across 496 contracting authorities, with 103 live opportunities open for bidding right now. ## Key Sector Information - **Sector:** Social work services - **CPV Code:** `85310000` - **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:** 103 - **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 974 - **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 3,893 - **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 287 (496 lifetime) - **Typical Tender Window:** 31 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline) - **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/social-work-services-85310000 - **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/social-work-services-85310000/feed.xml ## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks - **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (middle half 1–5) (median of 363 procedures, 36 months, contracts) - **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £403k (median net contract award; interquartile range £100k–£1.4m) - **Deadline to Award Decision:** 52 days (median) - **SME Win Rate:** 53% 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. [Medical practice and related services (CPV 85120000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-practice-and-related-services-85120000): 874 notices/12m 3. [Miscellaneous health services (CPV 85140000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/miscellaneous-health-services-85140000): 786 notices/12m 4. [Hospital and related services (CPV 85110000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/hospital-and-related-services-85110000): 706 notices/12m 5. [Social services (CPV 85320000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/social-services-85320000): 573 notices/12m 6. [Social work and related services (CPV 85300000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/social-work-and-related-services-85300000): 478 notices/12m ## Live Open Tender Opportunities Currently open for bidding in Social work services (soonest deadline first): 1. [Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/drug-and-alcohol-treatment-and-recovery-ocds-h6vhtk-07885a): £187,500 · Deadline: 27 Oct 2026 · Hull City Council 2. [Student Counselling Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/student-counselling-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06907f): £1,200,000 · Deadline: 27 Oct 2026 · THE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER 3. [Community Early Language Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-early-language-service-ocds-h6vhtk-069165): £3,600,000 · Deadline: 27 Oct 2026 · City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council 4. [Provision of an Alcohol and Drug Prevention, Early Intervention and Recovery Support Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-an-alcohol-and-drug-prevention-early-intervention-and-recovery-support-servic-ocds-h6vhtk-077b25): £2,200,000 · Deadline: 28 Oct 2026 · North Ayrshire Council 5. [All-Age Carers Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/all-age-carers-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06844d): £5,355,785 · Deadline: 28 Oct 2026 · Liverpool City Council 6. [London's VRU Boys, Young Men and Future Fathers Support Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/london-s-vru-boys-young-men-and-future-fathers-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06d93c): £1,822,876 · Deadline: 29 Oct 2026 · Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime 7. [Provision of a Specialist Huntington's Disease Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-specialist-huntington-s-disease-service-ocds-h6vhtk-077d23): £601,765 · Deadline: 30 Oct 2026 · North Ayrshire Council 8. [AT1482 Supported Accommodation 16 & 17, 18-25 Years in Luton](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/at1482-supported-accommodation-16-17-18-25-years-in-luton-ocds-h6vhtk-0646d2): £50,000,000 · Deadline: 30 Oct 2026 · Luton Borough Council ## Leading Contracting Authorities in this Sector Top public sector buyers procuring Social work services work: 1. [Cardiff Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cardiff-council-ons-w06000015): 638 notices (0 in last 12m) 2. [London Borough of Waltham Forest](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-waltham-forest-ons-e09000031): 434 notices (1 in last 12m) 3. [London Borough of Haringey](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-haringey-ons-e09000014): 92 notices (1 in last 12m) · **1 open** 4. [Westminster City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/westminster-city-council-ons-e09000033): 66 notices (28 in last 12m) 5. [Bath & North East Somerset Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bath-north-east-somerset-council-ons-e06000022): 44 notices (11 in last 12m) 6. [Norfolk County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/norfolk-county-council-ons-e10000020): 41 notices (26 in last 12m) 7. [The City of Edinburgh Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-city-of-edinburgh-council-ons-s12000036): 36 notices (2 in last 12m) 8. [Cornwall Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cornwall-council-ons-e06000052): 33 notices (13 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): 1,382 notices (40%) 2. [Greater London](https://tenderline.uk/regions/london): 410 notices (12%) 3. [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east): 326 notices (9%) 4. [South West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-west): 314 notices (9%) 5. [Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/regions/scotland): 279 notices (8%) 6. [East of England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-of-england): 271 notices (8%) ## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in Social work services: 1. [livingstone health care services](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/livingstone-health-care-services-GB-FTS-23537): 56 procedures across 2 contracting authorities 2. [IOS Care](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ios-care-coh-12905316): 43 procedures across 1 contracting authorities 3. [Supreme Home care](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/supreme-home-care-coh-05759544): 34 procedures across 1 contracting authorities 4. [primacy care limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/primacy-care-limited-coh-11646631): 33 procedures across 1 contracting authorities 5. [Care Cymru (previously Sevacare)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/care-cymru-previously-sevacare-GB-FTS-15106): 31 procedures across 1 contracting authorities 6. [Safehaven South Wales Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/safehaven-south-wales-ltd-coh-10713326): 31 procedures across 1 contracting authorities 7. [Star Care UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/star-care-uk-ltd-coh-06523493): 30 procedures across 1 contracting authorities 8. [Vanity care Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/vanity-care-limited-coh-07674171): 30 procedures across 1 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 services intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/social-work-services-85310000) ## 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-services-85310000 - **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt