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MARKET ENGAGEMENT - Connecting Care Leavers Programme - Salford City Council
Salford City Council · Salford, North West
Salford City Council is planning MARKET ENGAGEMENT - Connecting Care Leavers Programme - Salford City Council. It is a contract for children's services and Ofsted in Salford.
Source: Contracts Finder, published 1 Sep 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
Market Engagement Notice · 09:22
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Market Engagement Notice · 07:22
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About this tender
In brief
Salford City Council is planning MARKET ENGAGEMENT - Connecting Care Leavers Programme - Salford City Council. It is a contract for children's services and Ofsted in Salford. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £125,000.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Contracts Finder published it on 1 September 2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-b5fd17-2269b11b-45c6-4409-82ad-b4e49cb10fa2.
Summary of the contracting process
Salford City Council is currently in the planning stage of its procurement process for the Connecting Care Leavers Programme, a significant initiative aimed at supporting the well-being and positive outcomes of care leavers aged 16-25 in Salford, England. The programme falls under the industry category of social services, with the procurement category explicitly being "Social services" and "Other community, social and personal services".
The Council has announced a market engagement phase, inviting prospective providers to share their insights before 12th September 2025. This initiative is part of the Salford Children and Young People's Improvement Plan and aims to ensure consistent delivery of services that address health, well-being, and integration into adulthood.
Salford City Council operates from Unity House, Swinton, with a total contract value of £125,000 GBP and aims to secure suitable providers, including SMEs and VCSEs, before the current contract expires on 31st July 2026. As the programme involves face-to-face interventions, the ability to maintain and potentially expand the current provision – which serves over 100 care leavers yearly – is crucial.
Additionally, the programme seeks to address poor mental health in this demographic, offering providers a chance to contribute substantially to social and community change. Interested parties are encouraged to register their interest via "The Chest" platform and respond through the market engagement questionnaire, creating a pathway for organisations to align with public sector goals and enhance their service capabilities in Salford and potentially beyond.
The notice in full
Salford City Council wishes to engage on potential interest in provision of the Connecting Care Leavers Programme (CCLP). The current contract expires 31th July 2026. The commissioners are undertaking a pre-market engagement.
Prospective providers of CCLP services are asked to share their thoughts and experiences in relation to the questions contained within the pre-market engagement questionnaire. The council will use the information to consider their options and further develop the specification. The Service will make a major contribution to the Salford Children and Young People's Improvement Plan.
As an essential part of the children's services 'system', the Service will provide leadership, co-ordination and delivery of the Connecting Care Leavers Programme in Salford. Salford City Council will be recommissioning the Connecting Care Leavers Programme. The provider is expected develop a close relationship with the Council's Next Steps Team who provides support to our Care Leaver cohort.
The main components of the Connecting Care Leavers Programme that we are looking for is to support care leavers health wellbeing and positive outcomes in adult hood. This may include for example, mentoring, health and wellbeing support, advice, groups, etc The programme is for all 16-25 year old care leavers.
Care leavers are a particularly vulnerable group of young people who disproportionately suffer from poor mental health, which contributes to adverse life outcomes. The current provider has been consistently delivering regular interventions to over 100 care leavers over the course of a year for the past five years. It is expected that this number of interventions would be maintained by other providers.
The interventions are face to face and the workers go to the Care Leavers. As this population tends to be on the edge of other services, this service needs to be a wrap around to ensure Care Leavers are supported.
As such the current provider also offers support with substance abuse, tenancies, attendance of activities to support wellbeing and support with accessing regular mental health advice or appointments with a GP. Register interest via " The Chest". Please respond by submitting the market engagement questionnaire document via "The Chest"
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Children and Young People's Social Care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Not stated in the notice: category.
Procedure
- Notice type
- Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Contracts Finder
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £125,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: lots, awards, contracts.
References
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-2269b11b-45c6-4409-82ad-b4e49cb10fa2
- CPV code
- 85320000 - Social services; 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services; 98 - Other community, social and personal services
Location
- Local authority
- Salford
- Town
- Manchester
- Postcode
- M27 5AW
- Electoral ward
- Swinton & Wardley
- Constituency
- Worsley and Eccles
- Delivery area
- North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Greater Manchester South West
- Area
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Salford City Council
- Contact
- Tom Pyne
- Phone
- +44 1616866245
- Address
- Swinton, M27 5AW · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: category.
Documents and links
- Early engagement notice on Contracts Findercontractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8ba4f389-950c-4bbd-8901…
- Early engagement notice on Contracts Findercontractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/de9165c1-1cf9-437a-ab57…
- Early engagement notice on Contracts Findercontractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/64ad2aa7-f26f-4b45-b95e…
- Early engagement notice on Contracts Findercontractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/15926b49-110e-4d2b-b6af…
- OCDS record ocds-b5fd17-2269b11b-45c6-4409-82ad-b4e49cb10fa2 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-b…
Questions about MARKET ENGAGEMENT - Connecting Care Leavers Programme - Salford City Council
When will the MARKET ENGAGEMENT - Connecting Care Leavers Programme - Salford City Council tender open?
Salford City Council 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 MARKET ENGAGEMENT - Connecting Care Leavers Programme - Salford City Council contract worth?
The estimated value is £125,000.
Who is the buyer for MARKET ENGAGEMENT - Connecting Care Leavers Programme - Salford City Council?
Salford City Council, based in Salford, North West. The named contact is Tom Pyne, on +44 1616866245.
How do I bid for MARKET ENGAGEMENT - Connecting Care Leavers Programme - Salford City Council?
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