Planning

Early Help Services

  • Bradford Children & Families Trust

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-032426

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0548e7

Published 13 June 2025, 7:27pm



Scope

Reference

ME

Description

Bradford Children & Families Trust (BCFT) intends to commission a comprehensive Early Help programme of services. The proposed procurement will support the delivery of 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. Engaging with families from culturally diverse communities, supporting children to thrive and achieve positive outcomes, and empowering families to enhance their own and their children's life chances. A market engagement event will be held on 23rd July 2025 to inform potential providers of the contract scope, expectations, and tender process. Providers who register an interest will be informed of any pre-market engagement events which may take place earlier in July relating to specific lots. If you would like to attend the market engagement, please send a message via BCFT's e-procurement portal.

Commercial tool

Establishes a framework

Total value (estimated)

  • £17,746,631 excluding VAT
  • £21,295,957 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 1 April 2029
  • Possible extension to 1 April 2032
  • 6 years, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services
  • 75200000 - Provision of services to the community
  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

Contract locations

  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber

Engagement

Engagement deadline

24 July 2025

Engagement process description


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

2 September 2025


Contracting authority

Bradford Children & Families Trust

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PRBL-9974-CGBN

Sir Henry Mitchell House, 4 Manchester Road

Bradford

BD5 0QL

United Kingdom

Contact name: BCFT Procurement

Telephone: +44 01234567890

Email: Tenders@bradfordcft.org.uk

Region: UKE41 - Bradford

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government