Coming up· published 4 Dec 2025
Families Thriving at Home Service
The Council of the City of Wakefield · Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber
The Council of the City of Wakefield is planning Families Thriving at Home Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Wakefield.
Source: Find a Tender, published 5 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 12:56
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2029
Contract ends
3 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
The Council of the City of Wakefield is planning Families Thriving at Home Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Wakefield. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 30 September 2026 to 30 September 2029. It lasts 3 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 5 December 2025. The notice number is 080139-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05efa3. Bids are made through the buyer's EU-Supply portal.
Summary of the contracting process
The Council of the City of Wakefield is in the planning stage for a procurement process titled "Families Thriving at Home Service," targeting the health and social work services industry. The location for this engagement is within the Wakefield district (region UKE45), United Kingdom. Businesses have until 9th January 2026 to participate by completing and uploading the necessary documents via the YORtender system.
This initiative seeks to explore commissioning options from pre-birth through age 12 and beyond, with a budget of approximately £200,000 per annum over an initial three-year period, starting on 1st October 2026. This tender provides an excellent opportunity for locally based providers, particularly SMEs and VCSEs, to align with Wakefield Council's objectives in delivering comprehensive family support services.
Providers can leverage their expertise to contribute to the long-term wellbeing of families while gaining increased visibility and potential for extended partnerships in the region. This proactive engagement encourages collaboration and innovation, ensuring feedback shapes the future procurement environment.
The notice in full
Wakefield Council is exploring future commissioning options for delivery of a comprehensive family support service from pre-birth through age 12 and beyond, aimed at fostering positive home environments - draft title of 'Families Thriving At Home' The purpose of this early market engagement is to:
- Inform decisions on potential procurement opportunities with locally based providers across the district
- Assess market interest
- Gather feedback on proposed requirements
- Identify potential risks affecting any potential procurement The budget is approximately PS200,000 per annum for an initial three-year period with potential to extend.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 30 Sep 2026 to 30 Sep 2029 (3 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
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 080139-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05efa3
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Town
- Wakefield
- Postcode
- WF1 2HQ
- Electoral ward
- Wakefield North
- Constituency
- Wakefield and Rothwell
- Delivery area
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Sub-region
- Wakefield
- Area
- West Yorkshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- The Council of the City of Wakefield
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Wakefield, WF1 2HQ · Yorkshire and The Humber · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080139-2025
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- EU-Supply portal, to register and bidyortender.eu-supply.com
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05efa3 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Families Thriving at Home Service
When will the Families Thriving at Home Service tender open?
The Council of the City of Wakefield 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 long is the Families Thriving at Home Service contract?
The contract runs from 30 September 2026 to 30 September 2029 (3 years).
Who is the buyer for Families Thriving at Home Service?
The Council of the City of Wakefield, based in Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber.
How do I bid for Families Thriving at Home Service?
Register on the buyer's EU-Supply portal, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. The buyer has marked it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Care Sync Experts writes and reviews care tender bids from £1,500 + VAT.
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
- Gather your evidence and case studies now.
- Check your policies are up to date.
- Watch for the tender notice.
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