Notice Information
Notice Title
Children's Social Care Community Support Rolling Select List
Notice Description
This is a Prior Information Notice to inform the market that there will be another round of tendering under an existing Rolling Select List (established under PCR2015). From 8th August 2025, Tenders will be invited for inclusion on the Rolling Select List of approved, quality assured providers of Social Care Community Support intended to facilitate the provision of: * Support for Children open to Social Care's Disabled Children and Young People's Team (Lot 1) * Social Care Support for Children (Lot 2) * Crisis Support for Children (Lot 3) * Supervised Family Time Support (Lot 4) Providers can apply to join the Rolling Select List or amend which lots they have bid for at any time, however their applications once the Select List is live will only be considered on an annual basis. An overview of the process and the anticipated timescales will be made available in new/updated tender documentation. Bidders will be notified no later than the end of the calendar month following submission of their Request to Participate. E.g., if the submission is received in September, then bidders should be notified by the end of October. This procurement complies with the Light Touch Regime under PCR 2015.
Lot Information
Support for Children open to Social Care's Disabled Children and Young People's Team (DCYP)
Lot 1 is expected to provide support within a family or residential setting, by staff trained to provide personal care and administer medication. The children may be physically disabled, be neurodivergent, have specific sensory/communication needs, have learning disabilities and/or life limiting illnesses. Please note that the advertised contract value is the potential total value (ex VAT) for all individual orders placed via the Rolling Select List for the initial contract period (estimated to be 3/11/25 - 2/11/27) and the extension period (3/11/27 - 2/11/28).
Social Care Support for ChildrenLot 2 is expected to proactively support children within their home or community, enabling reunification and preventing placement breakdowns or admission into care. Please note that the advertised contract value is the potential total value (ex VAT) for all individual orders placed via the Rolling Select List for the initial contract period (estimated to be 3/11/25 - 2/11/27) and the extension period (3/11/27 - 2/11/28).
Crisis Support For ChildrenLot 3 is expected to support children in care at short notice following a placement breakdown (e.g., emergency placement or admissions in to care). The children are likely to have a complex profile of co-occurring need including: criminal exploitation, behavioural and emotional dysregulation, neurodivergence, and/or risks to themselves or/and others. The support will take place in a residential setting and may exceed 28 days duration. Please note that the advertised contract value is the potential total value (ex VAT) for all individual orders placed via the Rolling Select List for the initial contract period (estimated to be 3/11/25 - 2/11/27) and the extension period (3/11/27 - 2/11/28).
Supervised Family Time SupportLot 4 is expected to provide suitably trained staff to supervise Family Time sessions following Suffolk County Council's Family Time protocols. Please note that the advertised contract value is the potential total value (ex VAT) for all individual orders placed via the Rolling Select List for the initial contract period (estimated to be 3/11/25 - 2/11/27) and the extension period (3/11/27 - 2/11/28).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0583cf
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047095-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £26,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Aug 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 8 Aug 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Neil Holland
- Contact Email
- procurementbusinesssupport@suffolk.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- IPSWICH
- Postcode
- IP1 2BX
- Post Town
- Ipswich
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH6 Suffolk
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH62 Ipswich
- Delivery Location
- TLH14 Suffolk CC
-
- Local Authority
- Ipswich
- Electoral Ward
- Gipping
- Westminster Constituency
- Ipswich
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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