--- title: "Intensive Edge of Care and Reunification Service" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078a7e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078a7e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078a7e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078a7e.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "West Berkshire Council" published: "2026-10-19" --- # Intensive Edge of Care and Reunification Service Buyer: West Berkshire Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078a7e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078a7e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078a7e.json) ## Summary West Berkshire Council intends to commission an Intensive Edge of Care and Reunification Service for young people and their families. The service will aim to prevent avoidable admissions to care, provide intensive support during crises or escalating need, and help young people return home safely and sustainably after being in care. This is social work and related support, delivered to families and young people in West Berkshire. The Council is undertaking preliminary market engagement to gather supplier feedback and use it to shape the final service design and commissioning approach. It is seeking to hear from providers already working with young people and families in these areas. The procurement is at planning stage: the Council has announced an intention to procure, but has not yet invited tenders. Preliminary market engagement is planned, with suppliers asked to email the Council to request a draft specification and questionnaire; participation is not a condition of bidding, and engagement responses will not be used to evaluate suppliers. The Council expects to publish a further notice on 19 November 2026. The anticipated contract is due to run from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030, with a possible extension to 31 March 2032. The service is presented as a single lot. No procurement method, estimated value, eligibility requirements or evaluation criteria are set out at this stage. The work is likely to suit providers with established experience delivering intensive social care support to young people and families, particularly services that can intervene before care admission, respond to crisis or escalating needs, and support safe reunification. Suppliers with the practical capacity to provide sustained, intensive work across these circumstances are well placed to contribute to the service design as it develops. The Council is seeking feedback from suppliers in these fields to inform its final specification and commissioning approach, giving experienced providers a chance to help shape how the service is designed. The Council states that engagement is voluntary, is not a prerequisite for a later bid, and will not inform formal supplier evaluation. The Council may decide not to proceed with the procurement. No specific accreditations are identified. ## Notice West Berkshire Council is undertaking preliminary market engagement for its upcoming Intensive Edge of Care and Reunification Service. This exercise is intended to provide suppliers with early visibility of the opportunity and gather feedback to inform the final service design and commissioning approach. ### Planning Information West Berkshire Council is undertaking preliminary market engagement for its upcoming Intensive Edge of Care and Reunification Service contract. This exercise is intended to provide suppliers with early visibility of the opportunity and gather feedback to inform the final service design and commissioning approach. The Council is seeking to engage with suppliers who provide services to work with young people and their families to prevent avoidable admissions to care, provide intensive support at times of crisis or escalating need, and support safe and sustainable reunification for young people returning home from care. Interested suppliers should express their interest by emailing procurement@westberks.gov.uk to request the draft specification and market engagement questionnaire. This notice is not a call for competition, and participation is not a prerequisite to bidding. No information provided in response to this engagement will be used in supplier evaluation during the formal procurement. The Council reserves the right not to proceed with the procurement. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098362-2026 | | 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 | 19 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 19 Nov 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 | | 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 | West Berkshire Council | | Locality | NEWBURY | | Postcode area | Reading | | Postcode | RG14 5LD | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ16 Berkshire West | | Local authority | West Berkshire | | Electoral ward | Newbury Central | | Westminster constituency | Newbury | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85300000 - Social work and related services ## Release History - 19 Oct 2026 at 11:07 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098362-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098362-2026 19th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.westberks.gov.uk - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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