Published date: 15 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: 27 October 2025, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£750,000

Procurement reference

GLOSCC001-DN755302-29985112

Published date

15 September 2025

Closing date

27 October 2025

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

1 March 2026

Contract end date

31 August 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This is the 5th application round for the Council's requirement to procure a Pseudo Open Framework for Professional Services in Children's Social Care under which it shall procure the following services under the following lots (which corresponds with the council's main areas of spend);

- Lot 1 - Independent Specialist Assessments (included Drug and Alcohol Testing)
- Lot 2 - Therapeutic Support
- Lot 3 - Support to families (contact, welfare visits)

Within the Public Contracts Regulations (2015) (PCR 2015), there is a Light Touch
Regime (LTR) for certain education, health and social care contracts. This is where we
have more flexibility to modify the procurement process to meet service needs.
In order to be clear where we are using a modified process, rather than the procedure
defined in PCR 2015 the use term "pseudo" is used.

Estimated value is the total value as stated in the initial set up the Pseudo Framework for the original full term.

More information

Links

How to apply

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

About the buyer

Contact name

Mark Foster

Address

Shire Hall
Gloucester
GL1 2TH
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1452328521

Email

mark.foster@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Website

https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk