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title: "Reflective Practice Support Sessions - Support for Significant Incident Reporting"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0693ef"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "CAFCASS"
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# Reflective Practice Support Sessions - Support for Significant Incident Reporting

Buyer: CAFCASS  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0693ef

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## Summary

Cafcass, a sub-central government public authority based in London, is currently in the planning stage for a procurement process regarding the provision of reflective and therapeutic group sessions. This notice, dated 7th May 2026, pertains to the market engagement for potential services needed to support social work managers and staff who are part of significant incident reporting processes. The service aims to provide trauma-informed sessions and includes remote and face-to-face formats across England. Suppliers are encouraged to submit responses by 21st May 2026, through the Pro-contract portal for this engagement, which will last for two weeks.

This engagement presents significant opportunities for businesses specializing in health and social work services, particularly those experienced in delivering reflective and trauma-informed services. Businesses with the capability to provide scalable, periodic support and have a broad geographical coverage across the UK will find this tender well-suited for their growth. The engagement will help inform Cafcass's future procurement strategy and service design, potentially leading to a formal procurement process in the future. Suppliers with innovative service delivery approaches and the ability to adapt to potentially larger scales are particularly desirable in this planning stage.

## Notice

Cafcass is issuing this voluntary Preliminary Market Engagement Notice under section 17 of the Procurement Act 2023 to gather information from potential suppliers in respect of reflective and therapeutic support services. This engagement is intended to inform a potential future procurement and no formal procurement process is being launched at this stage.

### Planning Information

Cafcass is seeking to understand the market for the provision of reflective/therapeutic group sessions to support social work managers and staff involved in managing or supporting significant incident reporting processes.
Incidents involving child death or serious harm (including suspected harm or sexual harm) are among the most distressing situations encountered by Cafcass practitioners. While existing provision supports individual social workers following such incidents, Cafcass is considering the introduction of additional support for managers and colleagues involved in reviewing and learning from these incidents.
The significant incident reporting process involves a range of staff, including specialist roles and senior managers, who may be regularly exposed to distressing information. This repeated exposure may have a cumulative impact on wellbeing.
Service Requirement (Indicative Only)
Cafcass is exploring services that:
Provide reflective, trauma-informed group sessions aligned to social work practice and supervision
Offer ongoing / periodic support, rather than one-off or reactive interventions
Support staff involved in reviewing, managing, and overseeing significant incidents
Can be delivered through a combination of remote and face-to-face sessions across England
Indicative Demand
Demand is currently unknown; however:
Cafcass employs approximately 1,700 social workers, including around 350 managers
Initial requirement is expected to support a core group of approximately 30 staff
There is potential for future scale-up to a wider cohort of operational managers
Suppliers should consider their ability to deliver services at scale if required.
Geographical Scope
Cafcass operates nationally across England. Suppliers are asked to indicate:
Areas where services can be delivered
Any geographical limitations
Information Requested from Suppliers
Cafcass invites responses from interested suppliers covering the following:
Overview of available services and delivery approach
Details of staffing arrangements and relevant qualifications
Experience of delivering similar trauma-informed / reflective services
Capacity and ability to scale services
Geographical coverage across England
Indicative pricing, which may include:
Retained annual fee models
Per-session pricing
Hybrid approaches
Engagement Process
This notice is issued for market engagement purposes only
It does not constitute a call for competition
Participation is entirely voluntary
Timescales
Duration of engagement: 2 weeks from date of publication
Suppliers should submit responses within this period. Responses are to be made via the Pro-contract portal. https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=b5815163-2f49-f111-813c-005056b64545
Next Steps
The information gathered will be used to:
Inform service design and specification
Assess market capacity and capability
Support internal business case development
Cafcass reserves the right to decide whether or not to proceed to a formal procurement following this engagement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042185-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 May 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 21 May 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| 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 | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CAFCASS |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | WC1X 8NH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Electoral ward | Holborn & Covent Garden |
| Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 7 May 2026 at 16:44 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042185-2026
- 7 May 2026 at 16:32 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042182-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042185-2026
  7th May 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042182-2026
  7th May 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=b5815163-2f49-f111-813c-005056b64545
- https://www.cafcass.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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