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COV - Coventry Advice Services Grant 2027
Coventry City Council is offering grant funding for one provider to deliver two services: specialist legal advice including welfare benefits law, and general welfare benefits and debt advice. Applications are being sought for the 2027 contract period.
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Missing Children and Independent Return Home Conversation Service
Buckinghamshire Council is recommissioning a service to provide independent Return Home Conversations for children aged 10-17 reported missing, within 72 hours of return. The service will also deliver Missing Interventions for children with repeat episodes and identify safeguarding concerns, exploitation and unmet needs.
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Regional Care Cooperative - Supported Accommodation
Greater Manchester Combined Authority is establishing a multi-provider framework for supported accommodation for care-experienced young people aged 16-17 transitioning out of care. The framework will coordinate provision across the region to improve stability and outcomes.
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Camden Respite Rooms
London Borough of Camden is recommissioning a 24/7 residential respite service for women experiencing domestic violence, homelessness and multiple disadvantage. The service needs to provide minimum 16 bedspaces with a target move-on time of up to 56 days.
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Plymouth Homecare Light Touch Framework
Plymouth City Council is setting up a framework to buy personal care and support services for adults aged 18+ in their own homes. Providers must be CQC-regulated and able to deliver across Plymouth's geographic area, including urban, low-density rural, and coastal locations.
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HCC - 10/26 - Provision of Domestic Abuse Support within Safe Accommodation
Hertfordshire County Council is procuring county-wide provision of safe accommodation and trauma-informed support for adults, children, families and pets fleeing domestic abuse. The service must enable safety, recovery and move-on into stable housing in line with the Domestic Abuse Act 2021.
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Early Help for Adults Navigator Service Redesign
Manchester City Council wants a provider to run a city-wide Early Help for Adults Navigator Service that helps adults facing multiple disadvantage through early intervention and personalised support. The service will also work with other public services to identify and report systemic barriers.
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Provision of Children's Short Breaks Activities and Support (Aiming High)
Staffordshire County Council wants a lead provider to coordinate and deliver short breaks activities countywide for children and young people aged 0-17 with SEND and their families. Activities should be meaningful, inclusive, and available evenings, weekends and school holidays, with both general and enhanced targeted offers.
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West Northamptonshire Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Coordination and Delivery Service 2027
West Northamptonshire Council wants a lead provider to coordinate and manage the Holiday Activities and Food programme across the area. The successful bidder will plan delivery, manage a network of partners, recruit activity providers, and ensure quality during Easter, summer and winter holidays.
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021385 - Trafford Healthy Food Environments for Children and Young People
Trafford Council wants a provider to run two separate programmes improving food environments for children and young people: one in schools and one in early years settings. The work is split into two lots covering healthy school food and early years food environments.
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Provision of Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Service
London Borough of Brent wants an independent health complaints advocacy service to help clients, families and carers navigate NHS complaints procedures and resolve grievances about health and social care. The service runs for three years from April 2027, with a possible two-year extension.
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TD2311 - Life Skills Transitions and Development Supported Living Scheme
Derby City Council wants to run a supported living scheme for 13 young adults aged 18-25 with learning disabilities, neurodiversity or autism. The scheme focuses on life skills development and gradual transition to independence, operating from a council-owned converted children's home in Sinfin, south Derby.
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Family Time
Wirral Council needs a provider to deliver court-directed Family Time sessions for children and young people. The sessions will run across and outside the borough.
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Safeguarding insight work to inform sector-led improvement
PCH needs consultancy to research what organisational structures and processes make adult safeguarding services effective, drawing on CQC reports, academic research and practitioner input. The findings will form practical recommendations for local authorities and shape PCH's future safeguarding improvement support.
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Children's Direct Payment Support Service
Cumberland Council wants a service to support families using children's direct payments. The provider will advise on how direct payments work, insurance, DBS checks, accounting, and statutory obligations.
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Plymouth Adults' Care Home Framework (Reopening 2)
Plymouth City Council is reopening applications to join a framework for registered residential and nursing care homes in the Plymouth postcode area. The framework will supply accommodation and care ranging from daily living support to complex nursing care.
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Homelessness and Social Inclusion Services 2027 - 2030
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council wants to run two lots of homelessness services: 24/7 emergency accommodation with support at a specific building (May Place House), and targeted rough sleeping outreach with prevention work. Both contracts run from spring 2027 to March 2030 with scope to extend by two further years.
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Unpaid Carer Support Service
Midlothian Council wants a single provider to deliver community-based support services for unpaid carers across Midlothian. The service will focus on the council's Unpaid Carer Strategy 2025-28 and work with statutory and third sector partners.
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Newham Best Start Family Hubs Befriending, Navigation and Peer Support Service
Newham Council is commissioning a peer-led befriending and navigation service for families with children aged 0-5, combining emotional support and practical advice through multiple channels including phone, text, WhatsApp and web. The service should engage volunteers from local communities to reach underrepresented groups and work closely with existing Family Hubs.
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Specialist Safe, Supported Accommodation for Young Women Aged 16 to 25 Affected by Abuse
Sheffield City Council is commissioning safe, supported accommodation for young women aged 16 to 25 who have experienced abuse. The service provides short to medium-term housing, trauma-informed therapy, and support to help residents recover and move toward independent living.
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Accommodation support service for individuals with multiple and complex needs who are experiencing homelessness
Oxford City Council needs an accommodation support service for homeless people with multiple and complex needs. The contract runs for an unspecified period and is worth £1.67m.
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Children's Short Breaks Closed Framework
Bedford Borough Council is establishing a closed framework for providers to deliver short breaks and holiday activities for children and young people with SEND, including complex care, autism, physical and health needs, and general support. Work includes community-based activities and holiday provision designed to offer respite for families and carers.
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Establishment of Framework for Mediation Service– External Conflict Resolution
ICRIR is setting up a framework for independent external mediators to handle workplace disputes and conflict resolution on an as-needed basis. The service will help resolve employee relations issues early and avoid formal procedures.
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Residential Children’s Homes for Torbay
Torbay Council is seeking Ofsted-registered children's home providers to develop and operate new residential homes in Torbay. The contract covers council-owned homes (Lot 1) and provider-owned/leased homes (Lot 2), with the notice cut off mid-description of Lot 2.
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Services for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) in Highland
Highland Council is procuring holistic support services for unaccompanied asylum seeking children referred through the National Transfer Scheme or arriving spontaneously in the Highland area. The contract runs two years from April 2027 with optional yearly extensions up to five years total.