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title: "Invitation to Market Engagement Event – Provision of Supervised Family Time Contact Services"
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# Invitation to Market Engagement Event – Provision of Supervised Family Time Contact Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-market-engagement-event-provision-of-supervised-family-time-contact-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04b10c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Bradford Children & Families Trust: "Invitation to Market Engagement Event – Provision of Supervised Family Time Contact Services". Published status: active. Planned Pipeline Value: £1,800,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Bradford Children & Families Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bradford-children-families-trust-GB-PPON-PRBL-9974-CGBN)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1,800,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 November 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social services, Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKE41
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04b10c`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-market-engagement-event-provision-of-supervised-family-time-contact-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04b10c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D84458%26B%3DBCFT)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-market-engagement-event-provision-of-supervised-family-time-contact-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04b10c#participate

## Description
Bradford Children and Families Trust’s Family Time Team is committed to ensuring that children in care, or are subject to care proceedings, have consistent and high-quality family time with family members and significant people in their lives, in a family-friendly venue.
Bradford Children and Family Trust would like to invite potential providers to attend a market engagement event on 6th November 2024 to help inform the development of the specification and commissioning approach to ensure that the best service is achieved within the funding envelope.
Before the market engagement event, the Trust would like potential providers to complete this brief survey. The purpose of this brief survey is to better understand the interests and perspectives of current and potential providers. Responses will help the Trust determine what the service should look like and how it can be delivered most effectively and efficiently.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85300000, 85320000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Estimated Value:** £1,800,000
- **Description:** Bradford Children and Families Trust’s Family Time Team is committed to ensuring that children in care, or are subject to care proceedings, have consistent and high-quality family time with family members and significant people in their lives, in a f...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F034537-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-10-24T15:19:38.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T09:10:29.706Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04b10c