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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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Open25 days left

Gloucestershire County Council Supported Accommodation at Trevone House

Gloucestershire County Council Supported Accommodation at Trevone House. Gloucestershire County Council is inviting suitably experienced providers to tender for the delivery of Ofsted-regulated supported accommodation at…

AuthorityGloucestershire County Council-UKK13
Value£7.5m
Published16 Oct 2026
Deadline16 Nov 2026
Open20 days left

SINGLE ADULTS COMPLEX NEEDS SUPPORTED ACCOMMODATION

Haringey Council invites tenders from suitably skilled and experienced Providers for the provision of Single Adults Complex Needs Supported Accommodation. The service will be procured as four (4) individual Lots. • Lot 1…

AuthorityLondon Borough of HaringeyUKI43
ValueNot stated
Published15 Oct 2026
Deadline11 Nov 2026
Open50 days left

Housing Related Support

The Authority is inviting tenders for the following Housing Related Support Services: Lot 1 - Floating Support for Families at Risk of Homelessness Lot 2 - Floating Support for Adult Households at Risk of Homelessness Lo…

AuthorityNorth East Lincolnshire Borough CouncilUKE13
ValueNot stated
Published14 Oct 2026
Deadline11 Dec 2026
Open11 days left

Children Who Use Harm

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority invites tenders for the provision of a South Yorkshire-wide Children Who Use Harm (CWUH) Programme. The service will provide targeted interventions for children and young people…

AuthoritySouth Yorkshire Mayoral Combined AuthorityUKE3
Value£2.6m
Published14 Oct 2026
Deadline2 Nov 2026
Open

Provision of residential support

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the prov…

AuthorityBIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
ValueNot stated
Published14 Oct 2026
Open

Provision of mental health serivces

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the prov…

AuthorityBIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
ValueNot stated
Published14 Oct 2026
Open

Key Worker Service for Children & Young People

Provision of a Key Worker Service to support children and young people (0–25) with learning disabilities and/or autism, delivering coordinated, person-centred, multi-agency support aligned to NHS England Keyworker Progra…

AuthorityBradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
ValueNot stated
Published14 Oct 2026
Open26 days left

Short Breaks Services Framework (CSC25128)

Worcestershire County Council is seeking qualified and experienced suppliers to deliver services that support the Council to fulfil its Sufficiency Duty in relation to short breaks for Children with Disabilities and to i…

AuthorityWorcestershire County CouncilUKG12
Value£14.5m
Published14 Oct 2026
Deadline16 Nov 2026
Open22 days left

Community and Maternity Champions Services for RBKC & WCC

This is the re-procurement of the Earl’s Court Community Champions service on behalf of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, and the Maternity Champions services on behalf of Westminster City Council and the Roya…

AuthorityWestminster City CouncilUKI33
Value£1.1m
Published14 Oct 2026
Deadline13 Nov 2026
Open

Extra Care Housing Development - Edinburgh House

NB: The Councils' high level requirements are summarised below with further important details included within the Procurement Documents accessible via https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/portsmouthcc/home. INTRODUCTION Portsm…

AuthorityPortsmouth City CouncilUKJ31
Value£280.0m
Published13 Oct 2026
Open

Provision of early help mental health support

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the prov…

AuthorityBIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
ValueNot stated
Published13 Oct 2026
Open

Provision of ante and post natal mental health support

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the prov…

AuthorityBIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
ValueNot stated
Published13 Oct 2026
Open18 days left

Youth Engagement Service/Integrated Settlement NEET

The Youth Engagement Service/Integrated Settlement NEET is a service that will deliver targeted activity for young people who are NEET, at risk of becoming NEET, or not yet ready to access mainstream post-16 provision wi…

AuthorityManchester City CouncilUKD33
Value£1.0m
Published13 Oct 2026
Deadline9 Nov 2026

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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.

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Questions to resolve

  1. The age range, cohort, placement model and regulatory status of every lot.
  2. Whether premises, registration or inspection history are conditions of participation.
  3. Whether referral, matching, emergency placement and out-of-hours expectations are deliverable.
  4. Whether staffing, leadership and safeguarding competence can be evidenced at mobilisation.

Prepare evidence that describes how the service will work.

Generic assurances are difficult to score. Strong responses name the people, controls, records, frequencies and outcomes that make the proposed service credible.

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Safeguarding leadership, safer recruitment and escalation arrangements.

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Child-centred planning, participation, education and preparation for independence.

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Placement matching, stability, missing-from-care responses and multi-agency working.

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Workforce competence and governance tailored to the specific service model.

Questions providers ask before bidding.

Which children's services opportunities appear here?

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.

Can one response be reused across different children's service lots?

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.

Does TenderLab write children's services tenders?

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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Send the notice, tender pack and deadline. TenderLab will identify the fit, evidence gaps and the support most likely to improve the submission.