Published date: 18 September 2025

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.


Closing: 15 October 2025, 11am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Social work and related services - 85300000

  • Social work services - 85310000

  • Social work services with accommodation - 85311000

    • Social services - 85320000

    • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£17,351,950

Procurement reference

20250918230030-155621

Published date

18 September 2025

Closing date

15 October 2025

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

1 April 2026

Contract end date

31 March 2033

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Negotiated procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Bradford Children & Families Trust (BCFT) is commissioning a comprehensive programme of Early Help services to deliver a wide range of high-quality, evidence-based provisions aimed at delivering Early Help and Prevention, targeted and community-based support for vulnerable families across the Bradford District. Services will engage with families from culturally diverse communities, support children to thrive and achieve positive outcomes, and empower families to enhance their own and their children's life chances. The programme of services is divided into 3 Lots. Bidders can apply for 1 or more Lots. Lot 1: Family Support and Family Aide Worker Service Lot 2a: Refugee and Asylum Seeker Children and Families Service Lot 2b: Roma Children and Families Service Lot 2c: Gypsy Traveller Children and Families Service Lot 2d: Inclusion Coordination Function Lot 3: Emotional Resilience and Wellbeing Service Providers will be expected to work collaboratively in the delivery of services across all Lots, with family Hubs and the wider partners across the Early Help system. The contracts will commence from 1st April 2026, for an initial period of 3 years, with 2 options to extend by up to 24 months. The maximum duration of the contracts will be 7 years.

More information

Links

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

BCFT Procurement

Address

Sir Henry Mitchell House, 4 Manchester Road
Bradford
BD5 0QL
ENG

Email

Tenders@bradfordcft.org.uk