Notice Information
Notice Title
Framework for Family Support Hours in the London Borough of Waltham Forest
Notice Description
LB Waltham Forest is awarding an Open Framework for family support service to provide support and interventions to children and families in their own homes or other designated settings. Family Support Workers will help build relationships, increase wellbeing, improve outcomes, provide practical help and deliver interventions to increase parenting skills and more generally bridge the gap of support between families and statutory services. They are a flexible resource that the council can deploy to support children and families. The service will provide bespoke intervention support packages, using a flexible whole family approach that focuses on turning lives around and creating positive outcomes for Children in Need, Children in Care, Children with a Disability and Children subject to a Child Protection Plan.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The duration of the contract will be for an initial period from the 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2028. The Authority reserves the right to extend the contract for a further 24 months from 1st April 2028 to 31st March 2030.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060d91
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045479-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
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
- £4,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £4,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £4,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 May 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 23 Feb 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 14 May 20262 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 31 May 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LONDON BOROUGH OF WALTHAM FOREST
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- E17 4JF
- Post Town
- East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI5 Outer London - East and North East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI53 Redbridge and Waltham Forest
- Delivery Location
- TLI53 Redbridge and Waltham Forest
-
- Local Authority
- Waltham Forest
- Electoral Ward
- Chapel End
- Westminster Constituency
- Walthamstow
Supplier Information
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045479-2026
18th May 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006283-2026
23rd January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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