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title: "Bradford Children & Families Trust - Chairperson"
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# Bradford Children & Families Trust - Chairperson

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-89c2e6fd-71f4-4e57-a0ab-debcc7625dc1

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## Summary

The Department for Education is initiating a procurement process for the selection of a new Chairperson for the Bradford Children & Families Trust. This tender falls under the education and training services industry category, focusing specifically on improving children's social care in the Yorkshire and the Humber region, UK. Currently in the planning stage, the process includes initial market engagement, with the engagement period concluding on 12th December 2025. This tender acts as a prior information notice and seeks to gauge market interest and inputs, offering a unique leadership opportunity to work alongside governmental interventions to enhance children’s services in Bradford.

This tender creates valuable opportunities for firms specialising in educational governance and professional services, ideally suited to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). The role of Chairperson, crucially requiring up to five working days per month, is open to experienced leaders ready to foster improvements in children's social services. With government backing, this is a significant chance for organisations to participate in an impactful social care transformation project, thereby expanding their portfolio within the public sector.

## Notice

THIS NOTICE IS FOR PRIOR INFORMATION ONLY. IT IS NOT BINDING INDICATION OF OR COMMITMENT TO ANY FUTURE PROCUREMENT OR ACTIVITY. The Department for Education is seeking to procure professional services to operate as a new Chairperson of Bradford Children and Families Trust. Children's services in Bradford were judged to be inadequate, by Ofsted, in September 2018 and again in January 2023. In September 2021, due to concerns about pace of progress and concerns raised by Ofsted, the Department escalated its intervention in Bradford by replacing the Improvement Notice with a Statutory Direction and appointing a commissioner. The Commissioner undertook a 3-month review, which concluded at the end of January 2022, to assess whether Bradford has the capability and capacity to continue to deliver children's social care services. His recommendation was for services to be removed from council control and a Trust be put in place. The Council agreed to establish a wholly owned, not for profit company (children's services trust), which discharges the Council's children's social care functions on its behalf. The Bradford Children and Families trust launched in April 2023. The Chair is a Secretary of State appointment, whilst the Council's children's social care services are subject to Government intervention. It is expected that the Chair will be required a maximum of five days per month. NEXT STEPS We will shortly be looking to engage the market regarding this requirement, to establish interest, gather feedback and allow for initial questions. If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact CSC.YH@education.gov.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a4738201-fad6-48e3-9157-4cf3cb53603c |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Nov 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 12 Dec 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3BT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 20 Nov 2025 at 14:34 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a4738201-fad6-48e3-9157-4cf3cb53603c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a4738201-fad6-48e3-9157-4cf3cb53603c
  20th November 2025 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

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