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Lancaster Farms - Therapeutic Community Plus Service

Description: The Authority intends to procure the provision of a Therapeutic Community Plus (TC+) service at HMP Lancaster Farms as part of the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway. The service will provide a specialist residential therapeutic treatment programme for men with mild to moderate learning disabilities who present with complex psychological and emotional needs associated with offending behaviour. The service will operate within a 12 to 14 bed residential therapeutic community and be delivered in partnership with HMPPS and other relevant healthcare providers. The successful provider will be required to deliver specialist clinical services in accordance with the accredited TC+ programme manuals and standards approved by the Correctional Services Advice and Accreditation Panel (CSAAP). The service will include the provision of suitably qualified clinical professionals, including a Clinical Lead (read more...)

Summary: The Ministry of Justice intends to procure a specialist Therapeutic Community Plus service at HMP Lancaster Farms, Lancashire, as part of the Offender Personality Disorder Pathway. The service is for men with mild to moderate learning disabilities and complex psychological and emotional needs linked to offending behaviour. It will run in a 12 to 14-bed residential therapeutic community and include clinical treatment, assessment and rehabilitation support. The provider will work with HMPPS, probation, mental health and other healthcare partners to improve psychological wellbeing, relational outcomes and pathway progression, while supporting reduced reoffending. The service includes clinical governance, performance reporting and staff capability work. Required professional input includes psychotherapy, learning disability expertise, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, and creative therapy. This is a health service procurement.

The Kirkby Family Wellbeing Pilot Ref: K PiP-FWP

Description: Nottinghamshire County Council on behalf of Ashfield District Council (ADC) (The Council) is seeking tenders from suitably qualified and experienced organisations to deliver the school-based Kirkby Family Wellbeing Pilot on behalf of the Kirkby Neighbourhood Board. The project forms part of the Kirkby Pride in Place Programme and contributes to the Education, Opportunity, Work, Productivity and Skills theme. The pilot is intended to provide practical, trusted and early support for families experiencing financial pressure, low confidence, social isolation or wider wellbeing challenges. It seeks to test whether a school-based support model can improve engagement with residents who may not access traditional support services. The project is intended to complement existing provisions rather than duplicate it. ADC requires a Single Supplier to lead on this work, please refer to (read more...)

Summary: Ashfield District Council is seeking a single supplier to deliver the school-based Kirkby Family Wellbeing Pilot for the Kirkby Neighbourhood Board, as part of the Kirkby Pride in Place Programme. The service will provide practical, trusted and early support to families experiencing financial pressure, low confidence, social isolation or wider wellbeing challenges. It aims to improve engagement with residents who may not use traditional support services and must complement, rather than duplicate, existing provision. The work covers family wellbeing support delivered through schools in Nottinghamshire, particularly the Kirkby area. The procurement is for services including guidance and education support. Nottinghamshire County Council is conducting the procurement on behalf of Ashfield District Council.

Neurophysiology Insourced Services

Description: Neurophysiology Insourced Services

Summary: Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust procured a consultant-led neurophysiology insourcing service for Northampton General Hospital in Northampton. The service is designed around the Trust’s workforce gaps, reporting requirements and clinic structure, providing specialist neurophysiology capacity within the hospital’s clinical service. It is a health service procurement, covering delivery under an NHS sub-contract and a national framework arrangement. The requirement concerns the organisation and delivery of neurophysiology services rather than equipment, construction or general staffing. The selected provider is a specialist neurophysiology services business. The work is therefore relevant to organisations able to provide consultant-led neurophysiology delivery, clinical reporting and service capacity within an NHS hospital environment.

Substance Misuse System Review (Bi-Borough)

Description: Westminster City Council and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea are seeking an independent consultancy to undertake a review of the current adult drug and alcohol treatment and recovery systems. The review will assess current service provision, undertake stakeholder and service user engagement, identify strengths, gaps and future opportunities, and provide evidence-based recommendations and options appraisals to inform future commissioning arrangements for substance misuse services

Summary: Westminster City Council, with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, is procuring an independent consultancy to review adult drug and alcohol treatment and recovery systems across the two boroughs. The work covers assessment of current service provision, engagement with stakeholders and people who use services, identification of strengths, gaps and future opportunities, and evidence-based recommendations and options appraisals. The findings will inform future commissioning arrangements for substance misuse services. This is a health and community health services consultancy, combining social research, surveys, evaluation and business development advice. Delivery is across Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea, within London, for the councils’ bi-borough service area.

The Kirkby Family Wellbeing Pilot Ref: K PiP-FWP

Description: Nottinghamshire County Council on behalf of Ashfield District Council (ADC) (The Council) is seeking tenders from suitably qualified and experienced organisations to deliver the school-based Kirkby Family Wellbeing Pilot on behalf of the Kirkby Neighbourhood Board. The project forms part of the Kirkby Pride in Place Programme and contributes to the Education, Opportunity, Work, Productivity and Skills theme. The pilot is intended to provide practical, trusted and early support for families experiencing financial pressure, low confidence, social isolation or wider wellbeing challenges. It seeks to test whether a school-based support model can improve engagement with residents who may not access traditional support services. The project is intended to complement existing provisions rather than duplicate it. ADC requires a Single Supplier to lead on this work, please refer to (read more...)

Summary: Ashfield District Council is seeking a single supplier to deliver the school-based Kirkby Family Wellbeing Pilot for the Kirkby Neighbourhood Board, as part of the Kirkby Pride in Place Programme. The service will provide practical, trusted and early support to families experiencing financial pressure, low confidence, social isolation or wider wellbeing challenges. It aims to improve engagement with residents who may not use traditional support services and must complement, rather than duplicate, existing provision. The work covers family wellbeing support delivered through schools in Nottinghamshire, particularly the Kirkby area. The procurement is for services including guidance and education support. Nottinghamshire County Council is conducting the procurement on behalf of Ashfield District Council.

Healthy Schools and Early Years Services

Description: Liverpool City Council is undertaking preliminary market engagement to inform the development of the proposed Healthy Schools and Early Years Programme. The programme will provide a structured whole setting approach that supports the physical, emotional, and social wellbeing of students, teachers, staff and parents. The programme is intended to provide coordinated and free, comprehensive and accessible health and wellbeing offer that will be responsive to new and emerging needs. It will support both settings and providers to increase access, choice and reduce duplication and will ensure that the local offer is based on the best possible evidence. The Council is therefore exploring a model that focuses on coordination, partnership working and system leadership, bringing together and maximising the impact of existing services rather than replacing them. The intention (read more...)

Summary: Liverpool City Council is developing a citywide Healthy Schools and Early Years Programme, covering schools, early years settings and alternative provision settings in Liverpool. The service will provide a coordinated, free and accessible health and wellbeing offer supporting the physical, emotional and social wellbeing of pupils, children, teachers, staff and parents. It will help settings and providers identify local needs, improve outcomes, increase access and choice, and reduce duplication. The intended approach is to bring together and maximise existing provision rather than replace or duplicate services. This is a community health service, covering coordination, partnership working, system leadership, prevention and early intervention across a whole-setting model. The procurement is categorised as services and is intended to support a coherent local offer responsive to emerging needs.

Individual Placement Support (IPS) services for Serious Mental Illness (SMI)

Description: Individual Placement Support (IPS) Services for SMI

Summary: Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust commissioned Individual Placement Support (IPS) services for people with serious mental illness (SMI). The service is a specialist healthcare support offer intended to help people with SMI access and sustain employment through individual placement and employment support. Delivery relates to Greater Manchester, including the IPS Greater Manchester commissioning context. This is a services contract, classified under health services. The buyer is Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, an NHS foundation trust based in Ashton-under-Lyne. The requirement is for a provider able to deliver IPS services for SMI across the relevant Greater Manchester service area, working within the Trust’s commissioning and implementation arrangements and meeting the applicable healthcare service standards.

Children's Services Re-Opening of the Open Select List 2026 for all Independent Placement

Description: Lincolnshire Children's Services Re-Opening of the Open Select List 2026 for all Independent Placements. This procurement is under the Light Touch Regime established pursuant to Regulations 74-76 and Regulation 76(7) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for the purposes of commissioning an Open Select List for the provision of placements for all Independent Placements; * Independent Non-Maintained (Special) Schools (INMS) * Independent Residential Children's Homes * Independent Foster Care (IFA) * Supported Accommodation * Domiciliary Care for Children with Disabilities (CWD) * Short Breaks for Children with Disabilities (CWD) * Alternative Provision This is the final re-opening in the current 5-year cycle, which started on 1st September 2027, and will run to 31st August 2027. The Open Select List procurement is itself no guarantee of business; suppliers who (read more...)

Summary: Lincolnshire County Council commissioned an open select list for independent placements for children and young people. The scope covers independent non-maintained special schools, independent residential children’s homes, independent foster care, supported accommodation, domiciliary care for children with disabilities, short breaks for children with disabilities and alternative provision. This is children’s social care and related support services (CPV 85300000), delivered for Lincolnshire Children’s Services in the UK. The arrangement is intended to support referrals for individual placements: suppliers accepted onto the list can receive suitable placement referrals and submit offers that are assessed on their merits. The council is the buying organisation, based in Lincoln. The requirement is broad, spanning education, residential care, fostering, supported living, disability care and alternative provision rather than a single service line.

COMMUNITY SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Description: Nottingham City Council is looking to commission community based support opportunities (including day care and outreach services).

Summary: Nottingham City Council intends to commission community-based support opportunities, including day care and outreach services. The procurement is for social work and related services, supporting people through locally delivered community provision. It is a public service requirement led by Nottingham City Council and is expected to cover the council’s area. The planned service may suit organisations that provide day care, outreach, community support or related social care services. The procurement is classified under CPV 85300000 and falls within the light-touch regime for social and other specific services. It is intended to be established as a framework agreement, creating an arrangement through which supported services may be commissioned over the stated contract period.

Safety and Support Services for Temporary Accommodation, Emergency Response and Site Stabilisation

Description: Safety and Support Services for Temporary Accommodation, Emergency Response and Site Stabilisation. The Council currently provides a range of temporary accommodation services across Manchester for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. Many residents accommodated within these services may have experienced trauma, poor mental health, substance use, domestic abuse, housing instability, or other complex circumstances that require a flexible, sensitive and supportive approach. To support the effective management of these services, the Council commissions Safety and Support Services across its temporary accommodation portfolio. The service plays an important role in maintaining safe and secure environments, supporting resident wellbeing, managing risks, responding to incidents and contributing to the day-to-day operation of accommodation services. The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details (read more...)

Summary: Manchester City Council is planning services to keep temporary accommodation safe, secure and well managed across Manchester. The requirement covers safety and support for individuals and families experiencing homelessness, emergency response to incidents, and stabilisation of accommodation sites. Services will support resident wellbeing, manage risks and contribute to day-to-day accommodation operations. Residents may have complex needs linked to trauma, poor mental health, substance use, domestic abuse and housing instability, so the intended service requires a flexible, sensitive and supportive approach. The procurement is primarily for security services, with a residential health facilities element. It is relevant to providers of supported accommodation, housing support, security, incident response, safeguarding and related wellbeing services able to work across a temporary accommodation portfolio in Manchester.