Official UK procurement notice
Open Framework Agreement - Provision for the Family Time Supervision
Authority: Bradford Children & Families Trust (Public body)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionBradford Children and Families Trust (the Trust) is dedicated to ensuring that children in care or subject to care proceedings have meaningful and appropriate opportunities for Family Time with their family members and other significant individuals in their lives. The Trust is seeking Providers to join the Open Framework to support the delivery and facilitate family time between children in care and their family members, with a focus on timely, cost-effective, safe, supportive, and child-centred interactions. The Open Framework will be divided into two Lots: Lot 1 ‘In District’ and Lot 2 ‘Out of District’. Providers can apply to any Lot(s). It is anticipated that the Open Framework for each Lot will be for a fixed term of 8 years. The Open Framework will be re-opened in line with the requirements of the Procurement Act 2023, a minimum of once within three (3) years of its life; and at least every five years thereafter, and will last no more than 8 years in total.
CPV: Social work and related services · Social work services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Framework period
- 8 yrs from 1 Jul 2026
Published description of the framework
Once a supplier has successfully passed the Pre‑Selection Questionnaire (PSQ) stage, they must achieve a minimum of 50% of the total quality points available. The Trust also reserves the right to exclude suppliers who fail to achieve a score of “3” for the Service Delivery and Safeguarding, Risk Management, and Data Protection questions.
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1In District - Family Time SupervisionPublished value£400,000
Family Time Supervision sessions taking place in the Bradford District.
Lot #2Out of District: Family Time SupervisionPublished value£1,600,000
Family Time Supervision sessions taking place out of the Bradford District and outside of the remit of the in-house provision.
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 Criteria: 70%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Criteria
- Price
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Open Framework Agreement - Provision for the Family Time Supervision” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Closed
- 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
- 11 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
OP- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-012605- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064e5cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 18 Mar 2026, 11:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Mar 2026, 11:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
11 Feb 2026 → 1 Jul 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published252 days ago11 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification questions by217 days ago18 Mar 2026, 11:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends217 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown18 Mar 2026, 11:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by175 days ago29 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts113 days ago1 Jul 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published11 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender