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Provision of a Child Criminal Exploitation Prevention Service

Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

Award

12 Mar 2026 at 15:55

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
AwardUpdate

11 Nov 2025 at 17:20

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

11 Nov 2025 at 15:14

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

15 Jul 2025 at 15:53

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

06 Jun 2025 at 14:14

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire has completed the procurement process for the contract titled "Provision of a Child Criminal Exploitation Prevention Service," aimed at offering support services to victims of child exploitation across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. This contract falls under the 'services' category and is particularly focused on welfare services for children and young people. The procurement method employed was an open, competitive flexible procedure under a light-touch regime. The award was made to Action for Children Services Limited, with the contract set to commence on 1st April 2026 and scheduled to run until 31st March 2029, with possible extensions bringing it till 2031. The procurement process involved various stages including planning, tender, and awarding, with critical deadlines preceding the award period which ended on 31st December 2025.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in child welfare and protection services. The competitive nature of the process encourages businesses that are proficient in delivering specialised services, particularly those capable of addressing sensitive welfare needs of children and young people. SMEs and VCSEs are well-suited to participate, especially those that can demonstrate expertise in safeguarding, performance management, and social value aspects. By engaging with this contract, businesses can expand their footprint in public-sector service delivery, potentially leading to further opportunities in similar government-led initiatives. This procurement has highlighted an active collaborative approach with schools, further expanding the network businesses can leverage to cultivate sustainable growth.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of a Child Criminal Exploitation Prevention Service

Notice Description

Provision of a Support Service for Victims of Child Exploitation across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent

Planning Information

The Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner seeks to commission a Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Child Criminal Exploitation Prevention Service for children and young people. The service will work closely with schools to identify and support children and young people who are identified as vulnerable to CCE / low risk. By providing timely interventions at the point of need being identified, the Service will increase protective factors and reduce risk factors, equipping children with the tools and resources necessary to develop positive behaviours, relationships, effective communications skill, informed decision making and resilience, ultimately reducing vulnerability and their propensity to be adversely affected by CCE or other forms of criminality. A further potential focus could be working closely with primary schools in a targeted way to identify and support children in year 5/6, where attendance and at risk of exclusion is a presenting factor. The service will commence 1st April 2026. Term - 3 years plus 1 x 24 month extension. The Commissioner is planning on holding a market engagement day via MS Teams on Monday 30th June 2025 10am - 12pm. This will be complimented by 1-2-1 sessions with individual suppliers, where requested between 1-4pm. The aim of the market engagement day will be to discuss the proposed scope and answer any questions in relation to the requirement and procurement process, before the formal tender is launched. Parties wishing to attend this virtual event should login to, or register as a new supplier on, Proquro e-tendering portal (https://help.proquro.co.uk/supplier-self-registration/) and submit a completed attendance document through the Proquro system expressing an interest, before midday 27th June 2025. Please indicate who will be attending with e-mail addresses and if organisations wish to book a 1-2-1 session with Commissioners. Team link for this event will follow. Core Contract value: Circa £1,750,000 (£350,000 per annum) Potential Additional £500,000 (£100,000 per annum (demand dependent)) Potential Additional focused element £500,000 (£100,000 per annum, extensions are subject to further funding becoming available) Potential Total Contract Value circa £2,750,000

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-054482
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022490-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,595,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,595,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£1,395,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£2,127,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Mar 20266 months ago
Submission Deadline
13 Aug 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Nov 202510 months ago
Contract Period
1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
STAFFORD
Postcode
ST18 0YY
Postcode Area
Stoke-on-Trent
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG24 Staffordshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Stafford
Electoral Ward
Milwich
Westminster Constituency
Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Action for Children Services Ltd

Action for Children

Further Information

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