Official UK procurement notice
Market Engagement for the Provision of 16+ Supported Accommodation and Support Services
Authority: Bradford Children & Families Trust (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBradford Children & Families Trust (BCFT) intends to procure a new open framework agreement for the provision of Supported Accommodation and Support Services for vulnerable young people aged 16 to 25, including looked-after children, care leavers, and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC). The proposed contract will support the delivery of a wide range of accommodation models and associated support designed to promote independence, improve outcomes, and reduce off-framework placements. The BCFT is seeking to work with providers who can demonstrate continual improvements in value for money achieved by deploying efficient and innovative ways to meet the needs of the children and young people. We wish to invite potential providers to attend a market engagement event aimed at informing the development of the specification and our commissioning approach, ensuring the best service is achieved within the funding envelope. The event will aim to share our priorities, proposed service model, and commissioning approach while obtaining feedback from providers. This also presents an opportunity for potential providers to highlight the latest developments and innovations within this sector/industry. Feedback from the market engagement event may be incorporated into the specification, ensuring it meets the needs of all parties. The event will be via Microsoft Teams- Monday, 16th June at 12:00 - 15:00. To register for this event, please email [email protected] using the title Market Engagement Event – Provision of 16+ Supported Accommodation and Support Services.
CPV: Social work services with accommodation
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 2 Feb 2026
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewal
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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).
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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).
- “Market Engagement for the Provision of 16+ Supported Accommodation and…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 May 2025, 19:13 BST
- Last source update
- 23 May 2025, 14:58 BST
- Authority reference
ME- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-026617- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051c50Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
21 May 2025 → 2 Feb 2026 · 5 dates- Planning notice published21 May 2025, 19:13 BST
- Latest notice published23 May 2025, 14:58 BST
- Market engagement17 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
- Tender notice expected2 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts262 days ago2 Feb 2026
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published21 May 2025, 19:13 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published23 May 2025, 14:58 BSTUK2
Published amendments (1)
The Market Engagement date has changed and will take place on Monday, 16th June at 12:00 - 15:00.
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
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender