Planning

Request for Information - Missing Children Return Home Interview Service

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL

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Planning

05 May 2026 at 12:45

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process initiated by Buckinghamshire Council is currently in the planning stage and involves a market engagement for the "Request for Information - Missing Children Return Home Interview Service." This procurement falls under the health and social work services category, and the project location is Aylesbury, UK. Key dates include the open Request for Information (RFI) period, which closes at 12:00 noon on Monday, 19th May 2026. The Council aims to engage with suppliers to refine the service requirements and gather insights that could shape a future procurement exercise. The Council's statutory responsibility involves offering independent Return Home Interviews within 72 hours for children who have returned safely after going missing.

This opportunity presents a chance for suppliers, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), to engage with the Council and offer valuable input that could guide the procurement specifications. With a potential contract period stretching from April 2027 to March 2030, and beyond with renewals, suppliers in the health and social work services sector, especially those experienced in providing services for vulnerable children, may find significant business growth opportunities. Engaging in this preliminary stage allows businesses to inform future procurement needs and possibly secure long-term collaborations with the Council, which could elevate their public sector portfolio.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Request for Information - Missing Children Return Home Interview Service

Notice Description

Buckinghamshire Council has a statutory responsibility to offer an independent Return Home Interview (RHI) when a child goes missing from home or care, and this should take place within 72 hours of the child safely returning home. The purpose of the RHI is to uncover information that can help reduce the risk of the child going missing again and protect them from risks they may have been exposed to while missing or from risk factors in their home. Suppliers are invited to participate in this exercise by completing the attached questionnaire. This will help the Council engage with suppliers who have experience in this market to help it refine the requirements of any potential future procurement exercise and would like to hear their views. The Request for Information (RFI) documents for this opportunity are published on the Council's procurement portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/buckinghamshire-council. These documents include all relevant details about the project and outline the information we are seeking from the supplier market. If you wish to participate and have not yet registered, please ensure you do so via the portal in order to access the documentation. The RFI will remain open until 12:00 noon (midday) on Monday 19th May 2026. For ease of access, you may copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/buckinghamshire-council Please note that all queries relating to this RFI must be submitted via the In-Tend portal, in accordance with the instructions provided within the documents.

Planning Information

Market engagement to help shape the scope of the upcoming procurement exercise.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-069161
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041025-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
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
£1,435,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 May 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
19 May 20265 days to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
AYLESBURY
Postcode
HP19 8FF
Post Town
Hemel Hempstead
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ13 Buckinghamshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Buckinghamshire
Electoral Ward
Aylesbury North West
Westminster Constituency
Aylesbury

Further Information

Notice Documents

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