Official UK procurement notice
Family Based Community Support Service to help families and care leavers who may have multiple complex needs
Authority: Derby City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDerby City Council (the Council) is looking for an innovative community volunteer-based Service Provider to support children, young people, care leavers and families (the Service Users).
The contract period of two years between 1st June 2026 and 31st May 2028.
The contract term is two years with no option to extend.
There is a maximum budget of £97,000.00 per annum, a total of £194,000.00 over the two-year contract term.
The overall aim of the Service is to safely prevent entry to and reduce the number of children and young people entering care within Derby City area. The Service will help maintain, where possible, children and young people within their families. The Service will also provide support to a number of care leavers who have multiple complex needs such as feeling isolated and lack of social connections.
The Service will work using strengths-based methods with families to enable them to build on their skills and develop their own strategies to manage difficulties; enabling them to manage difficult periods in their lives.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£194,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 70%
- Service Volume Provision: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Service Volume Provision
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Mar 2026, 10:07 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Jun 2026, 16:36 BST
- Authority reference
TD2331- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-023858- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066bccFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Apr 2026, 10:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Apr 2026, 10:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Please note suppliers wishing to express interest and obtain the documentation must do so by 11:30PM on 16/04/2026. It is recommended that you express interest and obtain the documentation well before this time to allow sufficient time to prepare and submit a bid.
The deadline for returns is 10:00am on 17/04/2026.
Documents are available at www.eastmidstenders.org ↗
Please search for TD2331
Please note: we will only accept expressions of interest through the e-tendering system.
Timeline
17 Mar 2026 → 26 Jun 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published217 days ago17 Mar 2026, 10:07 GMT
- Clarification questions by196 days ago7 Apr 2026, 10:00 BST
- Submission deadline186 days ago17 Apr 2026, 10:00 BST
- Contract starts141 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published116 days ago26 Jun 2026, 16:36 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Mar 2026- Tender notice published17 Mar 2026, 10:07 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published15 May 2026, 12:29 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 May 2026, 12:29 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published26 Jun 2026, 16:36 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safe Families for ChildrenSME1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028 | £194,000 inc. VAT | 15 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Safe Families for ChildrenSME
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2026
- Value
- £194,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDRENAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender