Community Support Framework - CAFS/2025/290

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  "date": "2026-08-05T14:07:01+01:00",
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    "name": "Stoke on Trent City Council"
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    "title": "Community Support Framework - CAFS/2025/290",
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    "description": "Stoke-on-Trent City Council is undertaking a procurement exercise for a Community Support Framework, for children living within Stoke-on-Trent and for children who may be supported in other areas of the country.  The Council wishes to source multiple providers to deliver the services.\nThe services will stabilise children and families who have support needs that require statutory intervention.  The cohorts of children will be those with disabilities and those on the edge of care or who are in care.  Service areas include Short Break packages, and outreach/wrap around support, and urgent support required within 24-48 hours, complex support.  The Framework will be managed by Stoke-on-Trent City Council who, through a series of call-off agreements, will engage, collaborate and work with organisations to deliver a broad range of these services.\n58,305 children and young people live in Stoke-on-Trent, and 8,703 children and young people have Special Educational Needs.  455 Children and young people with SEND are known to social care, and 249 with an EHC Plan are known to social care (Stoke-on-Trent SEND Strategy 2024-2028).\nPotential spend per Lot, per annum\nLot\tSpend\nLot 1a\t£250,000\nLot 1b\t£250,000\nLot 1c\t£650,000\nLot 2\t£100,000\nLot 3a\t£400,000\nLot 3b\t£450,000\nLot 3c\t£450,000\nProviders are expected to have staff with experience of safeguarding and supporting vulnerable children and young people, understand why children and families access services, and must be able to deliver safe, proven, effective, trauma informed, and outcome focused care and support.\nThe Council is inviting applicants to tender to join the Open Framework Scheme for the following Framework Lots: \n•\tLot 1a: Short Breaks (Non-CQC registration required, no personal care)\n•\tLot 1b: Short Breaks (CQC registration required for personal care activities) \n•\tLot 1c: Short Breaks (Complex, personal care and health related care and support)\n•\tLot 2: Planned Intervention \n•\tLot 3a: Urgent support needed on the day or the following day (Non-CQC registration required, no personal care)\n•\tLot 3b: Urgent support needed on the day or the following day (CQC registration required for personal care activities) \n•\tLot 3c: Urgent support needed on the day or the following day (Complex, personal care and health related care and support)\nProviders may apply for one or more lots depending on their offer. \nProviders delivering under all lots will be required to employ staff with local knowledge to support our young people.",
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      "name": "Stoke on Trent City Council",
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        "country": "GB",
        "locality": "Stoke-on-Trent",
        "postalCode": "ST4 1HH",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "Civic Centre, Glebe Street"
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  "language": "en",
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        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074238-2026",
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        "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
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        "datePublished": "2026-08-05T14:07:01+01:00"
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    "milestones": [
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        "id": "engagement",
        "type": "engagement",
        "status": "scheduled",
        "dueDate": "2026-08-19T23:59:59+01:00",
        "description": "The 0-25 Commissioning Team would like to invite providers to attend an upcoming online engagement event on Wednesday 19th August 2026, 14:00-15:30 to discuss this opportunity further. \nTo book your place, please email CSC.CommunitySupport@stoke.gov.uk stating you wish to book a place on the Community Support Framework Market Engagement Event on 19th August 2026 the following information:\n•\tCompany name\n•\tAttendee name\n•\tAttendee job role\n•\tOffice address and postcode\n•\tContact telephone number \n•\tEmail address\n•\tCompany website address (if applicable) \nProviders should detail which Framework Lots your organisation may tender for (if known).  See above for a brief description of the Framework Lots.\nPlease state if you wish to attend and are from a bid writing company representing another business.\nPlease use the email subject: EOI, Community Support Framework Market Engagement Event August 2026"
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