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Social Work Project Team

Plymouth City Council

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24 Jul 2026 at 13:48

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Plymouth City Council commissioned an additional social work project team for its Children Social Work service. The team comprises six social workers and one team manager, working with children, young people and families. Its responsibilities include case-holding children subject to child protection plans, children in care and children in need. The work is intended to support the service in managing workload arising from vacancies, staff departures and uncovered posts. This is a children’s social care service requirement, classified under social work and related services. Delivery is in Plymouth, for the council’s Children Social Work service. Organisations relevant to this requirement include established social care providers and recruitment or managed-service businesses able to supply and manage a complete qualified project team.

The procurement has been completed through a below-threshold limited competition under the light-touch regime. One lot was awarded to EDEN BROWN LIMITED, which holds an active award for the social work project team. The contract was signed on 29 June 2026 and runs from 27 July 2026 to 25 January 2027. Its gross and stated value is £465,192 including GBP. The evaluation resulted in the selection of Eden Brown Limited as supplier. Plymouth City Council is the buying organisation. The procurement status is complete and the contract status is active, so this record describes an awarded requirement rather than an opportunity to submit a bid.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award demonstrates a defined demand from Plymouth City Council for an additional, managed children’s social work team rather than isolated individual placements. A credible competitor would need to recruit, vet and deploy six social workers and a team manager, maintain continuity across a case-holding service, and support work involving child protection plans, children in care and children in need. Relevant capability includes experience in statutory children’s social work, safeguarding practice, caseload management and leadership of multi-person teams. The requirement also indicates that suppliers able to respond to staffing gaps and provide reliable operational capacity can compete for this buyer’s future needs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Social Work Project Team

Notice Description

Project Team of 6 Social Workers and 1 Team Manager to work with children young people and families in the Children Social Work service. The requirement would be to case hold children subject to child protection plans, children in care and children in need. The challenge in the service is there are not enough social workers to manage the volume of work due to vacancies, staff leaving and uncovered posts. This team will be an additional team in the children social work service.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d34b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070310-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85300000 - Social work and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£465,192 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
27 Jul 2026 - 25 Jan 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Plymouth City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PLYMOUTH
Postcode
PL1 3BJ
Postcode Area
Plymouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK41 Plymouth
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Plymouth
Electoral Ward
St Peter and the Waterfront
Westminster Constituency
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Eden Brown Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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