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18+ Care Leavers Step-Down Accommodation and Support Service

Bradford Children & Families Trust

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09 Oct 2026 at 09:33

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bradford Children & Families Trust is procuring step-down accommodation and housing-related support for care-experienced young people aged 18 and over. The service is for those moving on from higher-intensity specialist supported accommodation who still need structured help before living independently. The provider must source, manage and maintain suitable accommodation in the agreed geographical area, and tailor support to each young person’s assessed needs. Support covers maintaining a tenancy, budgeting, education, training and employment, health and wellbeing, community integration, and preparation for independent living. This is a social work service delivered alongside accommodation (CPV 85311000). The buyer is Bradford Children & Families Trust, and the service is for young people in Bradford’s agreed area.

The procurement is complete and a supplier has been selected for direct award. Bradford Children & Families Trust switched to this route after an earlier competitive procurement received no suitable tender: the sole bidder failed the capacity requirement at the selection stage. The award is pending. The selected supplier is not named in the published award data. The award value is £1,000,000 gross. The initial contract period is 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2030, with an extension option of up to two years, subject to satisfactory performance, ongoing demand, funding and Trust approval. Capacity is planned to increase from up to 20 units in year one, to 30 in year two, 35 in year three and 40 in year four, subject to demand and placement needs. The service is a single lot; SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises are considered suitable. Due diligence and exclusion checks were passed.

For suppliers considering similar future work for Bradford Children & Families Trust, this award shows demand for a provider able to combine accommodation management with flexible, person-centred support for care leavers progressing towards independent living. A credible supplier needs to source and maintain suitable local housing and scale capacity in stages, rather than rely on all accommodation being ready at commencement. It must also deliver support across tenancy sustainment, financial skills, education and employment, health and wellbeing, community integration and independent-living preparation, adapting provision to individual assessed needs. The earlier competitive process did not produce a suitable tender because the sole bidder failed the capacity requirement; the selected provider demonstrated it could meet the clarified phased-capacity model and passed due diligence and exclusion checks. Smaller businesses and social enterprises are considered suitable to compete.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

18+ Care Leavers Step-Down Accommodation and Support Service

Notice Description

Bradford Children and Families Trust intends to directly award a contract for the provision of an 18+ Care Leavers Step-Down Accommodation and Support Service. The service will provide suitable accommodation alongside flexible, person-centred housing-related support for care-experienced young people aged 18 and over. It is intended for young people who no longer require higher-intensity specialist supported accommodation but who still require planned support before moving into fully independent living. The provider will be responsible for sourcing, managing and maintaining suitable accommodation within the agreed geographical area. The provider will also deliver support tailored to each young person's assessed needs, including tenancy sustainment, budgeting, education, training and employment, health and wellbeing, community integration and preparation for independent living. The service will be delivered through a phased mobilisation model, providing capacity for up to 20 accommodation units during the first year, increasing to 30 units in year two, 35 units in year three and 40 units in year four, subject to demand and individual placement requirements. The proposed initial contract term is four years, with an option to extend for a further two years, subject to satisfactory performance, continued demand, available funding and the relevant Trust approvals. The Trust intends to award this contract directly under section 43 of the Procurement Act 2023, following an unsuccessful competitive procurement in which no suitable tender was received. The proposed direct award remains for the same service requirement, with clarification that the required accommodation capacity will be delivered through phased mobilisation.

Procurement Information

Bradford Council previously conducted a competitive procurement for this requirement. The relevant lot was formally discontinued after no suitable tender was received, as the sole bidder did not meet the capacity requirement at the PSQ stage. The contracting authority has determined that an award through the original competitive procedure is not possible and is therefore switching to a direct award under section 43 of the Procurement Act 2023. The proposed direct award is for the same service requirement. The accommodation capacity requirement has been clarified as phased mobilisation of up to 20 units during the first year, rather than all 20 units being available at contract commencement. The proposed supplier has demonstrated its ability to deliver the requirement on this basis and has passed the required due diligence and exclusion checks.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07844d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095474-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Bradford Children & Families Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRADFORD
Postcode
BD5 0QL
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Bradford
Electoral Ward
City
Westminster Constituency
Bradford West

Further Information

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