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title: "Community Support Framework - CAFS/2025/290"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06dc80"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "STOKE ON TRENT CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2026-08-05"
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# Community Support Framework - CAFS/2025/290

Buyer: STOKE ON TRENT CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06dc80

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## Summary

Stoke on Trent City Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process for a Community Support Framework aimed at supporting children in Stoke-on-Trent and potentially in other areas within the UK. The procurement falls under the services category, emphasizing social and welfare services for children and young people. A notable engagement event is scheduled for 19 August 2026, targeting potential providers interested in this opportunity. The framework encompasses multiple lots, with services starting from 1 February 2027 and continuing until 31 January 2035. This initiative seeks providers with expertise in safeguarding and supporting vulnerable children, emphasizing trauma-informed, outcome-focused interventions.

This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses specializing in social services, child welfare, and medical practices related to vulnerable groups. Companies experienced in delivering community support, especially those with staff trained in trauma-informed care, are well-suited to apply. The framework requires applicants to demonstrate local knowledge and capability to deliver urgent and planned interventions. With a potential gross value of approximately £24.48 million, the framework is structured to accommodate multiple providers, allowing businesses to bid for one or several lots, depending on their service offerings and registration requirements with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) where applicable.

## Notice

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is undertaking a procurement exercise for a Community Support Framework, for children living within Stoke-on-Trent and for children who may be supported in other areas of the country. The Council wishes to source multiple providers to deliver the services. The services will stabilise children and families who have support needs that require statutory intervention. The cohorts of children will be those with disabilities and those on the edge of care or who are in care. Service areas include Short Break packages, and outreach/wrap around support, and urgent support required within 24-48 hours, complex support. The Framework will be managed by Stoke-on-Trent City Council who, through a series of call-off agreements, will engage, collaborate and work with organisations to deliver a broad range of these services. 58,305 children and young people live in Stoke-on-Trent, and 8,703 children and young people have Special Educational Needs. 455 Children and young people with SEND are known to social care, and 249 with an EHC Plan are known to social care (Stoke-on-Trent SEND Strategy 2024-2028). Potential spend per Lot, per annum Lot Spend Lot 1a PS250,000 Lot 1b PS250,000 Lot 1c PS650,000 Lot 2 PS100,000 Lot 3a PS400,000 Lot 3b PS450,000 Lot 3c PS450,000 Providers are expected to have staff with experience of safeguarding and supporting vulnerable children and young people, understand why children and families access services, and must be able to deliver safe, proven, effective, trauma informed, and outcome focused care and support. The Council is inviting applicants to tender to join the Open Framework Scheme for the following Framework Lots: * Lot 1a: Short Breaks (Non-CQC registration required, no personal care) * Lot 1b: Short Breaks (CQC registration required for personal care activities) * Lot 1c: Short Breaks (Complex, personal care and health related care and support) * Lot 2: Planned Intervention * Lot 3a: Urgent support needed on the day or the following day (Non-CQC registration required, no personal care) * Lot 3b: Urgent support needed on the day or the following day (CQC registration required for personal care activities) * Lot 3c: Urgent support needed on the day or the following day (Complex, personal care and health related care and support) Providers may apply for one or more lots depending on their offer. Providers delivering under all lots will be required to employ staff with local knowledge to support our young people.

### Planning Information

The 0-25 Commissioning Team would like to invite providers to attend an upcoming online engagement event on Wednesday 19th August 2026, 14:00-15:30 to discuss this opportunity further. 
To book your place, please email CSC.CommunitySupport@stoke.gov.uk stating you wish to book a place on the Community Support Framework Market Engagement Event on 19th August 2026 the following information:
• Company name
• Attendee name
• Attendee job role
• Office address and postcode
• Contact telephone number 
• Email address
• Company website address (if applicable) 
Providers should detail which Framework Lots your organisation may tender for (if known). See above for a brief description of the Framework Lots.
Please state if you wish to attend and are from a bid writing company representing another business.
Please use the email subject: EOI, Community Support Framework Market Engagement Event August 2026

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074238-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| 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 | 5 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Feb 2027 - 31 Jan 2035 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £20,400,000 |
| 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 | STOKE ON TRENT CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | STOKE-ON-TRENT |
| Post town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode | ST4 1HH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent |
| Local authority | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Electoral ward | Hartshill Park & Stoke |
| Westminster constituency | Stoke-on-Trent Central |
| Delivery location | TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85120000 - Medical practice and related services
- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
- 85320000 - Social services

## Release History

- 5 Aug 2026 at 13:07 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074238-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074238-2026
  5th August 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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