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title: "Provision of Social worker services for BFSAI"
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# Provision of Social worker services for BFSAI

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-social-worker-services-for-bfsai-ocds-h6vhtk-064b0d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "Provision of Social worker services for BFSAI". Published status: complete. Published Value: £550,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Mar 2026, 10:00 GMT. Published submission portal: contracts.mod.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Published Value:** £550,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 17 March 2026 at 10:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Welfare services for children and young people, Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions
- **Delivery Location:** FK, SH
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £547,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-social-worker-services-for-bfsai-ocds-h6vhtk-064b0d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-064b0d`

## Before you bid
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- **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/provision-of-social-worker-services-for-bfsai-ocds-h6vhtk-064b0d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [contracts.mod.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontracts.mod.uk%2Fesop%2Fogc-host%2Fpublic%2Fmod%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-social-worker-services-for-bfsai-ocds-h6vhtk-064b0d#participate

## Description
Provision of Social Worker Services for British Forces South Atlantic Islands. 
There is a requirement in MOD Policy to promote and maintain the welfare of Service Personnel and of the Service Community, the provision of Social Work Services (SWS) is a main contributor to the requirement. As far as possible the services should seek to replicate the elements of statutory social work provided by local authorities in the UK. 
Non-statutory and certain statutory SWS are not required on a 24/7 basis but must accommodate local circumstances and be flexible enough to meet changing customer and Service demands. Service welfare provision is primarily intended to manage the crictical connection between welfare and operational effectiveness.
BFSAI social care and welfare support will be required in many forms, to a military dependency in a military environment differing from a a UK Local Authority environment. Issues unique to the military environment may arise, and familiarity with military systems, practices and procedures will be required.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85311300, 85312400
- **Delivery regions:** FK, SH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** FK, SH
- **Estimated Value:** £550,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/06/2026 to 30/06/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **POLARIS CHILDREN'S SERVICES LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-143756`
  - Value: £547,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 21/04/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F011346-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-22T15:03:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T18:22:40.273Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-064b0d