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title: "Delivery of Regulation 44 Visits"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07883d"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Trafford Council"
published: "2026-10-15"
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# Delivery of Regulation 44 Visits

Buyer: Trafford Council  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07883d

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## Summary

Trafford Council intends to procure independent Regulation 44 visits and reporting for its children’s residential services. The work is a children’s welfare service, covering visits to residential settings and the associated reporting. Delivery is in the United Kingdom; the council is based in Manchester. The procurement is planned as a single lot, and the council has indicated that the service is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises. Providers in children’s residential care oversight, independent visiting or safeguarding assurance may find the service relevant, particularly where they can deliver visits and produce clear reports across a council’s residential provision.

This process is at the planning stage: Trafford Council is preparing for a future procurement and has not invited tenders. It expects the contract to run from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2028. Providers are asked to complete a soft market testing document and submit it through The Chest by 5 November 2026. This is market engagement, not a bid deadline. The procurement is planned as one lot under the light-touch services regime. The council has not set out a procurement procedure, contract value, or evaluation criteria at this stage. The market-testing exercise is intended to inform the future procurement; any eventual competition and its terms will follow later.

The work is likely to suit providers with the people and systems to carry out independent visits to children’s residential services and prepare reliable written reports. Relevant experience in children’s welfare, residential care, safeguarding or quality assurance would help suppliers understand the service context and identify matters that need attention. The council has identified the work as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so smaller specialist providers and mission-led organisations may be well placed to prepare. The requested market-testing response gives providers a chance to contribute to the council’s thinking before the procurement is designed. Suppliers should consider whether they can deliver consistent visiting and reporting across the service and use the engagement to communicate their approach and relevant capabilities.

## Notice

Trafford Council is seeking to engage the market ahead of a future procurement opportunity for the provision of independent Regulation 44 visits and reporting across its children's residential services.

### Planning Information

Providers to complete a soft market testing document and submit this Via the Chest.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097335-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 1 Apr 2028 |
| 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 | Trafford Council |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Postcode area | Manchester |
| Postcode | M32 0TH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD34 Greater Manchester South West |
| Local authority | Trafford |
| Electoral ward | Gorse Hill & Cornbrook |
| Westminster constituency | Stretford and Urmston |
| Delivery location | TLD3 Greater Manchester |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

## Release History

- 15 Oct 2026 at 10:42 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097335-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097335-2026
  15th October 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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