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Awarded· 31 Aug 2025

Commissioning Innovation Project

Leeds City Council · Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber

Leeds City Council has awarded Commissioning Innovation Project. It is a contract for children's services and Ofsted in Leeds.

Source: Find a Tender, published 9 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Family Action/family Connect T/a Pac

  2. 2025

    Contract starts

  3. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK6 - Contract Award Notice · 09:55

    View notice
  4. 2026

    Contract ends

    1 year after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Leeds City Council has awarded Commissioning Innovation Project. It is a contract for children's services and Ofsted in Leeds. The contract went to Family Action/family Connect T/a Pac. It was awarded on 31 August 2025. The awarded value is £375,000. The contract runs from 8 October 2025 to 31 August 2026. It lasts 1 year.

It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 9 October 2025. The notice number is 063594-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05ab53.

Summary of the contracting process

Leeds City Council has awarded a contract titled "Commissioning Innovation Project," focusing on the services industry for welfare services aimed at children and young people. The project is set for various regions across the United Kingdom, including UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, and UKK.

The procurement method employed was direct, using a below threshold process without competition, under a light-touch regime, with the contract starting on 9th October 2025 and slated for completion by 31st August 2026, with potential extensions available up to 2028. The contract, valued at £375,000, was officially awarded on 1st September 2025, and the supplier for this initiative is FAMILY ACTION/Family Connect T/A PAC UK, a London-based organisation.

The notice in full

Commissioning Innovation Project for birth relatives and professionals, to create a new national advice line for adopted adults, birth parents and relatives and professionals, with a coordinator, to provide intermediary services for some people adopted before 1976.

Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Children and Young People's Social Care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
8 Oct 2025 to 31 Aug 2026 (1 year)
Awarded to
Family Action/family Connect T/a Pac
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement method
Direct
Procedure
Below threshold - without competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
Large

Values

Awards value
£375,000

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, contracts value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Complete
Awards
Active

Not stated in the notice: contracts.

References

Find a Tender notice
063594-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ab53
CPV code
85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Leeds City Council is based in Leeds. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Leeds
Town
Leeds
Postcode
LS1 1UR
Electoral ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber
Sub-region
Leeds
Area
West Yorkshire
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
Leeds City Council
Category
Services
Address
Leeds, LS1 1UR · Yorkshire and the Humber · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Family Action/family Connect T/a Pac
Awardee scale
Large
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
£375,000
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Commissioning Innovation Project

Who won the Commissioning Innovation Project contract?

Leeds City Council awarded the contract to Family Action/family Connect T/a Pac on 31 August 2025. It is due to end on 31 August 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.

How much is the Commissioning Innovation Project contract worth?

The awarded value is £375,000. The contract runs from 8 October 2025 to 31 August 2026 (1 year).

Who is the buyer for Commissioning Innovation Project?

Leeds City Council, based in Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber.

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  2. It is due to end on 31 August 2026.
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