Notice Information
Notice Title
GMCA 1862 - Parent and Carer Support Service
Notice Description
The Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit wishes to commission a service for parents and carers (guardians) designed to strengthen their resilience and provide the confidence, skills, and knowledge necessary to address concerns effectively. This may include recognising both their own and their child's experiences of trauma. We expect that this support will encompass: * A universal service available to parents and carers who have concerns or need support, especially when early signs of criminality, violence, or exploitation appear--rather than waiting for a crisis. This includes access to information on a dedicated website, opportunities to speak with a triage worker at scheduled times, signposting, ongoing support, or referrals to other services. * Personalized one-to-one support is offered, such as face-to-face sessions which may provide information and advice, advocacy, emotional support, help to address trauma, and intelligence gathering. * Professionals can also receive support on how child exploitation affects entire families, which may include advice, guidance, or training. * Peer support groups and empowerment programs for parents and carers use a strength-based approach. These groups may help develop support networks, explore various parenting styles, and share ideas on strengthening parent-child relationships, covering topics like social media, communication, and exploitation. We expect the programme to continue to evolve through co-production with parents, carers, and professional and be responsiveness to identified areas of needs. The provider must demonstrate use of evidence-based interventions. However, the VRU are not specifying how the Service should engage parents and carers nor what interventions the Service should use. This is down to the Provider and will need to be outlined in the bidders' tender documentation along with the evidence base that supports their approach and their expected outcomes. Innovation is welcomed, along with collaborations and joint bids, and the VRU will allow for flexibility of approaches to achieve the best outcomes for parents and carers and their families.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: Ongoing service development.
Renewal: A contract period of nine months, plus options to extend for two x twelve month periods.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-065c5d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017013-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
85312000 - Social work services without accommodation
85321000 - Administrative social services
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,425,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,425,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Feb 20264 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 25 Mar 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Jun 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SALFORD
- Postcode
- M27 8US
- Post Town
- Manchester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD34 Greater Manchester South West
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Salford
- Electoral Ward
- Swinton Park
- Westminster Constituency
- Salford
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017013-2026
25th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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