Official UK procurement notice
Friends for Families — UK public procurement notice
Authority: Wiltshire Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South West (UKK15)
Published estimate£352,000≈ £117k / year · £440,000 inc. VAT · 2 value updates
Submissions closed 16 Jul 2025awarded 1 Oct 2025
Awarded to Safe Families
Contract term 3 yrsup to 5 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionVolunteer support for families with children with SNED needs
CPV: Social work and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 1AwardedRenewalPublished value£352,000
- Value
- £352,000 exc. VAT · £440,000 inc. VAT
- Extensions
- Extension options published
85300000 Social work and related services
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).
How bids were scored
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 28 Sept 2026, 13:54 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Sept 2026, 13:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 6 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Authority reference
CS2243- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f7dfFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 16 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
7 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice published24 Mar 2025, 12:39 GMT
- Market engagement11 Apr 2025, 00:59 BST
Provision of Volunteer Support Programme for Families with Children with SEND Need in Wiltshire Wiltshire Council has a priority to ensure that families living in Wiltshire get the best start in life, this will be managed by offering early support services. Wiltshire Council are seeking a Supplier more…
who will offer early volunteer support to families. The Friends for Families service will support children of primary school age who have identified SEND are at risk of suspension or who have been suspended. The child may have behaviours that challenge in the home setting which impact upon their ability to access education. Families identified will be those without an existing Wiltshire Council keyworker, social worker, SEND worker or Family Hub Practitioner. Access to the service will be agreed through the identification of need by schools. Identified children, who meet the criteria will be triaged by the Early Help Hub and forwarded to the supplier. Children, young people and parents/carers will then access the service directly outside of school hours at a convenient time for the families from a volunteer local to the area. This support will take the form of visits and activities with the child. The Supplier will need to provide the service face to face with young people, where possible, but also use other methods of contact and support – e.g. telephone, video calling - Tender notice published14 Jun 2025, 11:48 BST
- Submission deadline16 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by389 days ago6 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts365 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published2 days ago28 Sept 2026, 13:54 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £352,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Oct 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safe FamiliesSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
CS2343_Friends for Families · Safe FamiliesSME
- Signed
- 1 Oct 2025
- Value
- £352,000
- Period
- 1 Oct 2025 — 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 year optional extension following the 3 year initial term
No agreed KPIs: KPIs have been set in the contract but they do not need to be published as the contract value is under £5m
Notice history
11 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Mar 2025- Contract details notice published28 Sept 2026, 13:54 BSTUK7
- Published value updated28 Sept 2026, 13:54 BSTwas £352,000
- Status changed to complete28 Sept 2026, 13:54 BST
- Deadline withdrawn28 Sept 2026, 13:54 BST
- Tender notice published18 Jun 2025, 09:59 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published14 Jun 2025, 11:48 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £352,00014 Jun 2025, 11:48 BSTwas £296,000
- Status changed to active14 Jun 2025, 11:48 BST
- Procurement method changed14 Jun 2025, 11:48 BST
- Deadline published: 16 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST14 Jun 2025, 11:48 BST
- Preliminary market engagement notice published24 Mar 2025, 12:39 GMTUK2
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-03: 1 release · 24 Mar 2025
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Safe Families Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender