Official UK procurement notice
PARENT LIAISON OFFICER · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe identified provider of a Parent Liaison Officer (PLO) role will work in partnership with the Engage multi-agency contextual safeguarding team to develop support for the families of children and young people who are being, or at risk of being, exploited in Blackburn with Darwen (BwD). This will include direct support to parents, befriending matches between volunteers and parents, and parent peer support group work. The provider will also provide training to BwD as part of this commission.
- No preliminary market engagement: No market engagement was carried out as this is a specialist role. The identified provider of a Parent Liaison Officer (PLO) role will work in partnership with the Engage multi-agency contextual safeguarding team to develop support for the families of children and young people who are being, or at risk of being, exploited in Blackburn with Darwen (BwD). This will include direct support to parents, befriending matches between volunteers and parents, and parent peer support group work.
CPV: Health and social work services · Miscellaneous services · Other community, social and personal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£164,250
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).
- Parent Liaison Officer : Criteria will be based on Quality questions at 75%. Price at 15% and Social Value at 10%
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
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Jul 2025, 11:01 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Jul 2025, 11:01 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
129- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-041894- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05638fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Electronic Submissions via Chest only
Timeline
22 Jul 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published22 Jul 2025, 11:01 BST
- Clarification questions by1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline19 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by389 days ago30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts389 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published22 Jul 2025, 11:01 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications https://www.the-chest.org.uk/
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender