Live care procurement
Browse current procurement opportunities for children's residential care, supported accommodation, leaving care, fostering, short breaks, outreach and family support. Always use the official notice and tender pack as the final source of requirements.
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Ask TenderLab to review this tenderCONTEXT Nature Towns and Cities is a UK-wide mission to bring nature and green space to urban areas for everyone's benefit. It is backed by coalition of public, private and third sector organisations…
The Council intend to establish a contract with a single supplier to act as the lead organisation for Engagement and Participation activities across University Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire…
Provision of residential, respite and nursing care beds 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030
NMDDC seeks to appoint an experienced provider to design and deliver a district wide behaviour change programme for young adults aged 18-24. The programme will use interactive drama, scenario based le…
The CAWT PEACEPLUS Healthier Futures Project aims to implement a model focused on addressing the effects of unhealthy environments and factors that impact on overweight and obesity such as Physical Ac…
The Service to be provided by the Provider is the provision of a Housing Support Service, primarily for single people or childless couples who are homeless and may have complex needs, residing in supp…
"Reablement is a strengths-based, person-centred approach that promotes and maximises independence and wellbeing. It aims to ensure positive change using user-defined goals and is designed to enable p…
In Greater Manchester there are an estimated 120,000 people experiencing Multiple Disadvantage. This is defined as a combination of homelessness, substance misuse, mental health issues, domestic abuse…
The national Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies programme sets a refreshed direction for family and health support from April 2026 to March 2029. It builds on the learning from Sure Start, Fami…
A service to deliver an enhanced support offer to Children and Young People from the ages of 5 to 19 years, in Warrington, who are impacted by domestic abuse. The provider will provide staff who have …
This service specification applies to a 5 unit direct access accommodation for women and children who need a safe place to live as a result of having experienced domestic abuse and/or sexual violence.…
This service specification applies to a 50-unit housing related floating support service to be delivered for clients experiencing enduring mental health problems. The aim of this project is to provide…
The aim of the service is to provide short-term, non-clinical support to young people who may be experiencing anxiety, low mood, isolation or other issues, and who may be disengaged from education and…
Sheffield City Council (SCC) is implementing an incentive based referral programme to support the recruitment of Shared Lives Carers through Independent Fostering Agencies (IFAs). The incentive approa…
Inclusion Health Services: Co-occurring Conditions Support Services SERVICE MODEL: Directly support or signpost people experiencing multiple disadvantage. Multiple Disadvantage is defined as adults …
Bid decision
Children's services procurements can involve different regulatory regimes, age groups, placement models and safeguarding expectations. A credible bid must reflect the exact service being commissioned rather than reuse generic adult social care language.
Explore TenderLab's expertise in this care settingEvidence for the scoring sheet
Generic assurances are difficult to score. Strong responses name the people, controls, records, frequencies and outcomes that make the proposed service credible.
Safeguarding leadership, safer recruitment and escalation arrangements.
Child-centred planning, participation, education and preparation for independence.
Placement matching, stability, missing-from-care responses and multi-agency working.
Workforce competence and governance tailored to the specific service model.
Useful answers
The filter covers notices referring to children and young people, including residential care, supported accommodation, fostering, leaving care, short breaks and family support. Read the individual notice to confirm scope.
Only where the requirements genuinely overlap. Each response should still address the named cohort, service model, outcomes, risks, staffing and scoring criteria for that lot.
Yes. TenderLab supports providers with tender assessment, evidence gathering, response writing and pre-submission review for children and young people services.
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