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East Riding with Yorkshire Council (ERYC); scoping and maximising the opportunities to expand the us
East Riding of Yorkshire Council needs a consultant to develop a business case for expanding technology-enabled care services. The work involves scoping the current landscape, identifying financial benefits of scaling up assistive living technology, and producing a replicable business case for other councils.
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Bedford Borough Council Temporary Accommodation Support Service
Bedford Borough Council wants a provider to deliver temporary accommodation support covering multiple housing tenures, sustaining tenancies, preventing homelessness, and supporting people into permanent housing.
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Regulated Reablement
Cornwall Council is seeking provision of regulated reablement services to help people regain independence and skills after illness or other events. Services should enable people to develop confidence, maximise independence, and improve access to their communities.
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Advocacy Services
Stockport Council is commissioning an independent advocacy service to help residents understand their rights and participate in decisions across health and social care. The service must be legally compliant, person-centred, and responsive to the borough's diverse communities.
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Support to deliver a focused, operational review-Long-Term Care & Support Service in Medway Council
Medway Council has a large backlog in its Long-Term Care & Support Service reviews. They want an experienced contractor to investigate root causes, assess workforce deployment and management oversight, and propose a realistic plan to clear the backlog.
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School Counselling Service - Primary Schools
West Lothian Council wants to contract an external provider to deliver counselling services across its primary schools. The service is for the full school population.
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AMCV 348 - Glenview Residential Care Home in Ludlow for Adults with Learning Disabilities and Autism
Shropshire Council is inviting tenders to run Glenview Residential Care Home in Ludlow, providing care and support for up to 5 adults with learning disabilities and autism. The contract runs for 2 years from July 2026, with optional 1-year extensions, and includes some hotel costs.
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Educational Services Procured Services Arrangement (PSA)
South Lanarkshire Council is establishing Phase 11 of a multi-lot, multi-provider framework for educational services to schools and its education resources team. Services include tutoring, counselling, mental health support, outdoor learning, and other education provision funded through various council and government programmes.
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Supported Temporary Accommodation Framework (STAF)
Bristol City Council is establishing a framework for Registered Providers to supply supported temporary accommodation for homeless people. The aim is to reduce reliance on privately owned emergency accommodation while meeting interim housing demand.
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Pathways to Employment and In-Work Support
Inverclyde Council wants to commission pathways to employment and in-work support services. The notice covers job search, career guidance, and vocational training.
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Family Support Service with Day Respite for Children with Disabilities
West Dunbartonshire Council wants a family support service that includes day respite provision for children with disabilities. The contract runs for four years from April 2026.
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Housing Related Support Services
West Sussex County Council is seeking providers for housing-related support services across two lots: accommodation-based support and floating/resettlement support. The contract is worth £6.5m.
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Fife Assertive Outreach & Recovery Service
Fife Council's Alcohol and Drug Partnership wants to commission an assertive outreach service for people affected by substance use. The service should be trauma-informed, relationship-based, and available across all Fife communities.
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Appropriate Adult Service
Hampshire County Council and partner councils need a single provider to supply Appropriate Adults for children and vulnerable adults in police custody across Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth and Isle of Wight. The service also covers age assessments for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in Hampshire.
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DHSC:PCP: Trauma Support Service for the Local Review Maternity Units -LEEDS
DHSC seeks a provider for emotional and psychological support to families affected by the Maternity Neonatal Investigation Leeds. The service includes first-point-of-contact support, individual and group sessions (remote and in-person), and specialist psychological assessment and intervention referral.
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Shortbreaks and Outreach Framework
Southampton City Council is establishing a multi-provider framework for short breaks, outreach and support services for disabled children and young people up to 18 years old. The framework has two lots: care support and community outreach, and specialist playschemes and targeted short breaks.
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All Age Alcohol and Drug Treatment and Recovery Service
Rotherham Borough Council is commissioning an all-age alcohol and drug treatment and recovery service. The provider will deliver specialised pathways for all service users entering through any route, from a single provider.
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HBC Supported Accommodation - Rough Sleeping Prevention and Recovery Programme (ESPH726)
Hastings Borough Council and East Sussex district authorities are seeking a provider or providers to run a minimum of 12 units of supported accommodation for people with entrenched rough sleeping and complex needs. The service will deliver assessments, recovery support, tenancy readiness training, and facilitate move-on into general needs housing.
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POST CQC REVIEW OF SAFEGUARDING ADULT BOARD – BPLCRI 26 LG-04903
IDeA needs a consultant to review a council's Safeguarding Adult Board for governance effectiveness, structures, and Care Act compliance. The review will examine leadership, assurance processes, and how well the partnership works across the safeguarding system.
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Ceredigion - Peripatetic Family Support
Ceredigion County Council wants peripatetic 1:1 family support workers to visit families with children aged 0–11 in their homes and community settings. The service is preventative and focused on families needing support.
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Provision of Supported Living Services in Sefton - Framework
Sefton Council is seeking providers to deliver supported living services for adults in their own homes, offering both short-term and long-term support with a focus on independence, life skills development, and recovery-focused care for people with mental health needs.
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Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme – Barnsley’s Healthy Holidays
Barnsley Council is establishing an open framework for providers to deliver holiday clubs, events and enrichment activities for eligible children during school holidays across the borough. The framework runs for three years with optional one-year extensions up to eight years total.
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Home Based Reablement
Lincolnshire County Council is commissioning a Home Based Reablement Service to help people maintain or regain independence through personalized support, with the aim of reducing future care needs. The service will focus on daily living skills, problem-solving, and use of equipment and technology.
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SOL Community Information and Advice Services 2026
Solihull Council is commissioning a broad information and advice service for adults, covering housing, debt, benefits, mental health, disability support, and community signposting. The exact scope is still under review but will span general advice accessible to all residents plus targeted specialist services for specific groups.
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(REPUBLISHED FOLLOWING REVISED SPECIFICATION) 1118- Out of Court Resolution (OOCR) Intervention Pathways in Wiltshire & Swindon
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire wants providers to deliver out-of-court resolution intervention pathways across Wiltshire and Swindon. The work includes a dedicated women's pathway, domestic abuse perpetrator behaviour change programmes (face-to-face and online), and a broader online interventions package for various offence types.