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Advocacy, Participation and Family Group Decision Making Services

Trafford Council

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Planning

05 Oct 2026 at 15:27

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Trafford Council is considering procuring advocacy, participation and family group decision-making services for children and young people. The work falls within children’s welfare services and is intended to support children and young people to have a voice and take part in decisions affecting them, alongside family group decision-making. The procurement is at the planning stage: the council has set out its intention to seek providers’ interest and views through soft market testing, rather than inviting tenders. The work is for Trafford Council. The contracting information does not identify a delivery location, so the geographic reach of service delivery cannot be determined from the stated scope.

The procurement remains at planning; no invitation to tender has been issued. The council is undertaking a soft market testing exercise and asks interested providers to complete and submit its questionnaire through The Chest procurement portal. The council’s stated return date for this exercise is 21 October 2026; this is a market-engagement date, not a bid deadline. The planned contract period is 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2028. The service is presented as one lot, with no separate lot breakdown. No procurement procedure, estimated contract value, budget or evaluation criteria are set out at this stage. The market-testing exercise is intended to inform the council’s thinking about the planned services before a tender process.

The council identifies the service as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and for voluntary, community and social enterprises, so providers in either group may find the planned procurement relevant. It is aimed at organisations able to deliver advocacy and participation work with children and young people, as well as family group decision-making services. Providers with experience engaging children and young people and supporting their involvement in decisions may be well placed to contribute useful market feedback. At this stage the council is seeking provider views through a soft market-testing exercise, rather than accepting bids. Taking part gives relevant service providers a chance to respond to the questionnaire and inform the council’s understanding of the market ahead of any later tender. The stated information does not establish particular professional accreditations or capacity thresholds.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Advocacy, Participation and Family Group Decision Making Services

Notice Description

Trafford Council wishes to invite providers to express their interest and respond to a Soft Market Testing exercise for the provision of Advocacy, Participation and Family Group Decision Making Services.

Planning Information

Please read, complete and submit the attached Soft Market Testing document. The document has been uploaded on the Chest (Procurement Portal).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0780fd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093931-2026
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

85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Oct 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 1 Apr 2028 1-2 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
Trafford Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M32 0TH
Postcode Area
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
Trafford
Electoral Ward
Gorse Hill & Cornbrook
Westminster Constituency
Stretford and Urmston

Further Information

Notice Documents

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