Coming up· published 4 Nov 2025
Bidders Information Event - Provision of Post 16 Supported Accommodation and Support Services
Bradford Children & Families Trust · Bradford, Yorkshire and the Humber
Bradford Children & Families Trust is planning this contract. It is a framework for supported accommodation for 16 and 17 in Bradford.
Source: Find a Tender, published 5 Nov 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 14:32
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2034
Contract ends
8 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Bradford Children & Families Trust is planning this contract. It is a framework for supported accommodation for 16 and 17 in Bradford. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £120,000,000. The contract runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2034. It lasts 8 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 5 November 2025. The notice number is 071301-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05db12. Bids are made through the buyer's EU-Supply portal.
Summary of the contracting process
The Bradford Children & Families Trust is in the planning stage of a public procurement process for a new open framework agreement aimed at providing Supported Accommodation and Support Services for vulnerable young people aged 16 to 25, including looked-after children, care leavers, and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC).
This initiative, valued at £144,000,000, is a service under the social work sector, with a focus on promoting independence and improving outcomes for young people in need. A Bidders Information Event is scheduled for 12th November 2025, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am via Microsoft Teams, providing an overview of procurement processes and expectations ahead of the formal ITT release. Interested parties should register by emailing ChildrensCommissioning@bradford.gov.uk.
Both SMEs and VCSEs are considered suitable for participation, providing diversified business growth prospects through engagement with public sector contracts. The contract period is set from 1st October 2026 to 30th September 2034, granting an extended timeframe for strategic business planning and service delivery implementation.
The notice in full
Bradford Children & Families Trust (BCFT) intends to procure a new open framework agreement for the provision of Supported Accommodation and Support Services for vulnerable young people aged 16 to 25, including looked-after children, care leavers, and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC). The proposed contract will support the delivery of a wide range of accommodation models and associated support designed to promote independence, improve outcomes, and reduce off-framework placements.
The BCFT is seeking to work with providers who can demonstrate continual improvements in value for money achieved by deploying efficient and innovative ways to meet the needs of the children and young people. Providers must be able to deliver services in accordance with the Children Act 1989, the Care Leavers (England) Regulations 2010, and the Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023, among other statutory requirements.
Providers are invited to a bidder's information event, ahead of the issue of the Invitation To Tender (ITT). The event will highlight the procurement processes, submission requirements, as well as Trust expectations and key information on the Framework Lots. The event will be via Microsoft Teams- Wednesday, 12th November at 10:00 am - 11:00 am.
To register for this event, please email ChildrensCommissioning@bradford.gov.uk using the title Bidders Information Event - Provision of Post 16 Supported Accommodation and Support Services.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Supported Accommodation For Young People
- Procurement type
- Framework
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 1 Oct 2026 to 30 Sep 2034 (8 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Buyer's portal
- EU-Supply
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £120,000,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 071301-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05db12
- CPV code
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Town
- Bradford
- Postcode
- BD5 0QL
- Electoral ward
- City
- Constituency
- Bradford West
- Delivery area
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Sub-region
- Bradford
- Area
- West Yorkshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Bradford Children & Families Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- BCFT Procurement
- Phone
- +44 01234567890
- Address
- Bradford, BD5 0QL · Yorkshire and the Humber · England
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071301-2025
- EU-Supply portal, to register and biduk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05db12 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about this tender
When will the Bidders Information Event - Provision of Post 16 Supported Accommodation and… tender open?
Bradford Children & Families Trust has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How much is the Bidders Information Event - Provision of Post 16 Supported Accommodation and… contract worth?
The estimated value is £120,000,000. The contract runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2034 (8 years).
Who is the buyer for Bidders Information Event - Provision of Post 16 Supported Accommodation and…?
Bradford Children & Families Trust, based in Bradford, Yorkshire and the Humber. The named contact is BCFT Procurement, on +44 01234567890.
How do I bid for Bidders Information Event - Provision of Post 16 Supported Accommodation and…?
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