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# RFI for Social Care Emergency Out Of Hours Service for Children and Young People in Herefordshire

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rfi-for-social-care-emergency-out-of-hours-service-for-children-and-young-people-in-herefo-ocds-h6vhtk-04fa21). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** Herefordshire Council is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) for the purpose of establishing whether there are any organisations that are interested in providing the Emergency out of hours responsive service for children and young people up to the age of 25 for care experienced young people. This service is provided when a child or young person is believed to be at risk of significant harm, and from whom delay until the next working day would be detrimental to their welfare and safety.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Herefordshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/herefordshire-council-ons-e06000019)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Other community, social and personal services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rfi-for-social-care-emergency-out-of-hours-service-for-children-and-young-people-in-herefo-ocds-h6vhtk-04fa21#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04fa21`

## 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/rfi-for-social-care-emergency-out-of-hours-service-for-children-and-young-people-in-herefo-ocds-h6vhtk-04fa21#tl-md)

## Description
Herefordshire Council is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) for the purpose of establishing whether there are any organisations that are interested in providing the Emergency out of hours responsive service for children and young people up to the age of 25 for care experienced young people.  This service is provided when a child or young person is believed to be at risk of significant harm, and from whom delay until the next working day would be detrimental to their welfare and safety.  The services ensures that they continue to be safeguarded in the immediate term based on the requirements set out below.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 85000000, 98000000

- **Contract Period:** 01/04/2026 to 31/03/2028

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F011802-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-03-28T14:37:31.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-01T18:53:41.088Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04fa21