Open for bids· Closes 16 Nov 2026
Repeat Care Proceedings Prevention Service
Nottingham City Council · Nottingham, East Midlands
Nottingham City Council is inviting bids for Repeat Care Proceedings Prevention Service, a contract for children's services and Ofsted in Nottingham.
Source: Find a Tender · published 13 Oct 2026 · details refreshed every 30 minutes
Key dates
2026
Uk2 preliminary market engagement notice 2026/s 000-016887 published
13:15
2026
Preliminary market engagement response deadline
12:00
2026
Tender notice published
UK4 - Tender Notice · 12:13
View notice2026
Uk4 tender notice 2026/s 000-096497 published
12:13
2026
Expression-of-interest period opened on pro contract
14:00
Next
2026
Enquiry deadline
12:00
2026
Tender submission deadline
12:00
2026
Estimated award decision period end
23:59
2027
Estimated contract start
2027
Contract starts
2030
Estimated initial contract end
2030
Contract ends
3 years after it starts
2032
Maximum estimated end date if both one-year extensions are used
About this tender
In brief
Nottingham City Council is inviting bids for Repeat Care Proceedings Prevention Service, a contract for children's services and Ofsted in Nottingham. The estimated value is £1,500,000 estimated excluding VAT (£1,800,000 including VAT) over the maximum term; inflationary uplifts excluded, and the contract runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030 (3 years). Bids close on 16 November 2026.
It is run as an open procedure under the light-touch regime. Published on Find a Tender on 13 October 2026 as notice 096497-2026, OCDS ID ocds-h6vhtk-065c06. Bids are made through the buyer's ProContract portal.
Summary of the contracting process
Nottingham City Council is seeking one provider for a trauma-informed support service for parents following a child's removal through care proceedings. The open-procedure tender closes on 16 November 2026 at 12:00 GMT.
The notice in full
Nottingham City Council is commissioning a single provider to deliver sustained, trauma-informed and relationship-based support for parents who have experienced the removal of a child through care proceedings. Support is expected to last 12 to 18 months and include one-to-one practitioner work, home and community outreach, flexible appointments including evenings, and coordination with other agencies. The service must be available to mothers, fathers, partners and, where safe and appropriate, non-resident parents.
The initial term is three years from 1 April 2027, with two optional one-year extensions. The estimated maximum value is £1,500,000 excluding VAT. Responses must be uploaded through the East Midlands Tenders ProContract portal by 16 November 2026 at 12:00 GMT.
Suppliers should use buyer reference CPU8160 and review the complete portal documents before bidding.
Lots (1)
- 01
Repeat Care Proceedings Prevention Service
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Children and Young People's Social Care
- Contract period
- 1 Apr 2027 to 31 Mar 2030 (3 years)
- Lots
- 1
Not stated in the notice: procurement type, category.
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK4 Tender notice
- Procurement method
- Open procedure under the light-touch regime
- Current stage
- Tender
- Stages so far
- Tender
- Published on
- Find a Tender
- Buyer's portal
- ProContract
Not stated in the notice: awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £1,500,000 estimated excluding VAT (£1,800,000 including VAT) over the maximum term; inflationary uplifts excluded
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Active
Not stated in the notice: lots, awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 096497-2026
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-065c06
- CPV code
- 85300000 - Social work and related services; buyer portal also lists 85320000 - Social services
Location
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Postcode
- NG2 3NG
- Region
- East Midlands
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Nottingham City Council
- Address
- NG2 3NG · East Midlands
Not stated in the notice: category, contact, phone.
Documents and links
- Official UK4 tender notice 2026/S 000-096497find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096497-2026
- Official OCDS release package for notice 096497-2026find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096497-2026/OCDS/ReleasePac…
- Official consolidated procurement pagefind-tender.service.gov.uk/procurement/ocds-h6vhtk-065c06
- Official preliminary market engagement notice 2026/S 000-016887find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016887-2026
- Official East Midlands Tenders ProContract opportunity DN832821procontract.due-north.com/Advert
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-065c06 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Repeat Care Proceedings Prevention Service
When is the deadline for the Repeat Care Proceedings Prevention Service tender?
Bids must be submitted by 16 November 2026. The notice sets the exact time of day, so confirm it on the ProContract portal and submit early: buyer portals normally stop accepting bids at the deadline.
How much is the Repeat Care Proceedings Prevention Service contract worth?
The estimated value is £1,500,000 estimated excluding VAT (£1,800,000 including VAT) over the maximum term; inflationary uplifts excluded. The contract runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030 (3 years).
Who is the buyer for Repeat Care Proceedings Prevention Service?
Nottingham City Council, based in Nottingham, East Midlands.
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