Find a TenderPast planning notice
Published 8 Aug 2025, 08:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Children's Social Care Community Support Rolling Select List

Official notice

Authority: Suffolk County Council (Local council)

4 lotsServices
Planned pipeline value£26,000,000total for 4 lots · pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 9 Aug 2025from the planned procurement notice
Lots 4see the lot list below
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

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). From 8th August 2025, 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 description

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). From 8th August 2025, 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 September, then bidders should be notified by the end of October. 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 published
Lot #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 (estimated to be 3/11/25 - 2/11/27) and the extension period (3/11/27 - 2/11/28).

Delivery: East of England
Lot #2Social Care Support for ChildrenPlanned

Lot 2 is expected to proactively support children within their home or community, enabling reunification and preventing placement breakdowns or 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 (estimated to be 3/11/25 - 2/11/27) and the extension period (3/11/27 - 2/11/28).

Delivery: East of England
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 (estimated to be 3/11/25 - 2/11/27) and the extension period (3/11/27 - 2/11/28).

Delivery: East of England
Lot #4Supervised Family Time SupportPlanned

Lot 4 is expected to provide suitably trained staff to supervise 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 (estimated to be 3/11/25 - 2/11/27) and the extension period (3/11/27 - 2/11/28).

Delivery: East of England

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
8 Aug 2025, 08:15 BST
Last source update
8 Aug 2025, 08:15 BST
Authority reference
CD1420
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-047095
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0583cf Find a Tender

Publisher note: The original tender notice for this Rolling Select List can be viewed here: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039983-2024 Potential providers will need 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

8 Aug 2025 → 9 Aug 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    8 Aug 2025, 08:15 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    9 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST

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

Suffolk County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, East of England, IP12BXContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.