Official UK procurement notice
Children's Social Care Community Support Rolling Select List
Authority: Suffolk County Council (Local council)
This is a Prior Information Notice to inform the market that there will be another round of tendering under an existing Rolling Select List (established under PCR2015). Tenders will be invited for inclusion on the Rolling Select List of approved, quality assured providers of Social Care Community Support intended to facilitate the provision of: Published lot titles: Support for Children open to Social Care's Disabled Children and Young People's Team (DCYP); Social Care Support for Children; Crisis Support For Children; Supervised Family Time Support.
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis is a Prior Information Notice to inform the market that there will be another round of tendering under an existing Rolling Select List (established under PCR2015). Tenders will be invited for inclusion on the Rolling Select List of approved, quality assured providers of Social Care Community Support intended to facilitate the provision of:
- Support for Children open to Social Care's Disabled Children and Young People's Team (Lot 1)
- Social Care Support for Children (Lot 2)
- Crisis Support for Children (Lot 3)
- Supervised Family Time Support (Lot 4)
Providers can apply to join the Rolling Select List or amend which lots they have bid for at any time, however their applications once the Select List is live will only be considered on an annual basis. An overview of the process and the anticipated timescales will be made available in new/updated tender documentation. Bidders will be notified no later than the end of the calendar month following submission of their Request to Participate. E.g., if the submission is received in Jan, then bidders should be notified by the end of Feb. This procurement complies with the Light Touch Regime under PCR 2015.
CPV: Health and social work services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Support for Children open to Social Care's Disabled Children and Young People's Team (DCYP)Planned
Lot 1 is expected to provide support within a family or residential setting, by staff trained to provide personal care and administer medication. The children may be physically disabled, be neurodivergent, have specific sensory/communication needs, have learning disabilities and/or life limiting illnesses. Please note that the advertised contract value is the potential total value (ex VAT) for all individual orders placed via the Rolling Select List for the initial contract period (1/7/25 - 31/3/27) and the extension period (1/4/27 - 31/3/28).
Lot #2Social Care Support for ChildrenPlanned
Lot 2 is expected to proactively support children within their family home, enabling reunification and preventing admission into care. Please note that the advertised contract value is the potential total value (ex VAT) for all individual orders placed via the Rolling Select List for the initial contract period (1/7/25 - 31/3/27) and the extension period (1/4/27 - 31/3/28).
Lot #3Crisis Support For ChildrenPlanned
Lot 3 is expected to support children in care at short notice following a placement breakdown (e.g., emergency placement or admissions in to care). The children are likely to have a complex profile of co-occurring need including: criminal exploitation, behavioural and emotional dysregulation, neurodivergence, and/or risks to themselves or/and others. The support will take place in a residential setting and may exceed 28 days duration. Please note that the advertised contract value is the potential total value (ex VAT) for all individual orders placed via the Rolling Select List for the initial contract period (1/7/25 - 31/3/27) and the extension period (1/4/27 - 31/3/28).
Lot #4Supervised Family Time SupportPlanned
Lot 4 is expected to provide suitably trained staff to carry out Family Time sessions following Suffolk County Council's Family Time protocols. Please note that the advertised contract value is the potential total value (ex VAT) for all individual orders placed via the Rolling Select List for the initial contract period (1/7/25 - 31/3/27) and the extension period (1/4/27 - 31/3/28).
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 May 2025, 12:10 BST
- Last source update
- 7 May 2025, 11:58 BST
- Authority reference
CD1420- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019326- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050b3dFind a Tender
Publisher note: To find out more about this opportunity, including feedback/lessons learned from the previous round of tendering, we would encourage potential providers to attend our market engagement workshop on Tuesday 13th May 2025 between 10.30-12.00 on MS Teams. To request an invite to this event, please email [email protected] Potential providers are also encouraged to register for our e-tendering portal at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/suffolksourcing/aspx/Registration (if not already done so).
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
7 May 2025 → 13 Jun 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published7 May 2025, 11:58 BST
- Tender notice expected13 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
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The email address stated in the original notice is incorrect. It should state the following: [email protected]
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.