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Bradford Children's Services - Children and Young Person's Occupational Therapy Service

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

24 Aug 2026 at 16:57

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

27 Jul 2026 at 10:01

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

08 Jun 2026 at 09:31

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council commissioned a children and young people’s social care occupational therapy service. The provider assesses children and young people in community and home settings, identifies assessed needs and supports greater independence and participation in everyday activities. The service covers children and young people with physical disabilities, complex health needs, neurodiverse needs including autism spectrum disorder, and behaviours that challenge. It also aims to improve quality of life for children, families and carers, help children remain at home with their families, reduce pressure on carers, and arrange appropriate equipment and adaptations. Delivery is in Bradford and the surrounding area covered by the council. This is a health and social work service, suitable for organisations experienced in community-based occupational therapy and children’s social care.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded and signed. Bradford Council used an above-threshold open procedure under the light-touch regime, with one lot. Nine bids were received and one reached the final stage. Eden Brown, trading as eden brown synergy, was selected. The award was made on 27 July 2026 and the contract was signed on 24 August 2026. The awarded value is £2,814,000 gross (£2,345,000 excluding VAT); the signed contract value is £2,809,200 gross (£2,341,000 excluding VAT). The contract runs from 2 November 2026 to 1 November 2029, with an optional extension of up to 24 months, potentially to 1 November 2031. Evaluation weighted service-specification quality at 85%, social value at 10% and price at 5%. Economic and technical selection requirements were set out in the tender documents.

This award shows sustained council demand for specialist occupational therapy supporting children and young people with disabilities, complex health needs, autism and challenging behaviour. A credible future supplier would need qualified occupational therapy expertise, experience assessing needs in homes and community settings, and the ability to recommend and arrange equipment and housing or environmental adaptations. It would also need to work effectively with children, families, carers and wider social care or health professionals, using a strength-based approach focused on independence and participation. Strong service quality and demonstrable social value are more important to this buyer than price alone. The opportunity was marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises, indicating that a specialist provider or experienced partnership could be well placed. Nine organisations showed interest, with one reaching the final stage.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Bradford Children's Services - Children and Young Person's Occupational Therapy Service

Notice Description

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is commissioning a providerto deliver a full Social Care Occupational Therapy Service for Children and Young People. The primary role is to assess a child or young person in the community, home base, and support them to increase independence and engagement in everyday activities. The service will: * support children and young people with physical disabilities, complex health needs, neurodiverse needs including ASD and behaviours that challenge * promote quality of life for children, young people, families and carers * help children and young people to remain at home cared for by their families, and to enable them to be as independent as possible and / or reduce carers strain by making provision of appropriate and necessary equipment and adaptations. * assess needs utilising a strength-based approach and support Children and Young People with their assessed needs.

Lot Information

Lot LOT-0000

Renewal: Optional extension of up to 24 months in one or more extension periods subject to budget confirmation and satisfactory contractor performance.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06af52
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080559-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
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
£2,345,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,345,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£2,345,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£2,341,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
6 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
2 Nov 2026 - 1 Nov 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
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRADFORD
Postcode
BD1 1HX
Postcode Area
Bradford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE41 Bradford
Delivery Location
TLE41 Bradford
Local Authority
Bradford
Electoral Ward
City
Westminster Constituency
Bradford West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Eden Brown Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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