Coming up· published 28 Mar 2025
RFI for Social Care Emergency Out Of Hours Service for Children and Young People in Herefordshire
Herefordshire Council · Herefordshire, County of, West Midlands
Herefordshire Council is planning this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Herefordshire, County of.
Source: Find a Tender, published 28 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 14:37
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2028
Contract ends
2 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Herefordshire Council is planning this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Herefordshire, County of. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028. It lasts 2 years.
Find a Tender published it on 28 March 2025. The notice number is 011802-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04fa21.
Summary of the contracting process
Herefordshire Council is currently in the planning stage of a Request for Information (RFI) titled "RFI for Social Care Emergency Out Of Hours Service for Children and Young People in Herefordshire". This procurement process falls under the health and social work services category.
The council, located at Council Offices, Plough Lane, Hereford, HR4 0LE, United Kingdom, aims to identify organisations capable of providing emergency out-of-hours responsive services for children and young people up to the age of 25, particularly those who have care experience. Key dates include the milestone for engagement due on 15 April 2025.
The notice in full
Herefordshire Council is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) for the purpose of establishing whether there are any organisations that are interested in providing the Emergency out of hours responsive service for children and young people up to the age of 25 for care experienced young people.
This service is provided when a child or young person is believed to be at risk of significant harm, and from whom delay until the next working day would be detrimental to their welfare and safety. The services ensures that they continue to be safeguarded in the immediate term based on the requirements set out below.
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
- 1 Apr 2026 to 31 Mar 2028 (2 years)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
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
- 011802-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04fa21
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work 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
- Herefordshire, County of
- Town
- Hereford
- Postcode
- HR4 0LE
- Electoral ward
- Widemarsh
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Sub-region
- Herefordshire, County of
- Area
- Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Herefordshire Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Ms Aksana Hironak
- Address
- Hereford, HR4 0LE · West Midlands · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
Questions about this tender
When will the RFI for Social Care Emergency Out Of Hours Service for Children and Young… tender open?
Herefordshire 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 long is the RFI for Social Care Emergency Out Of Hours Service for Children and Young… contract?
The contract runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028 (2 years).
Who is the buyer for RFI for Social Care Emergency Out Of Hours Service for Children and Young…?
Herefordshire Council, based in Herefordshire, County of, West Midlands. The named contact is Ms Aksana Hironak.
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