Coming up· published 26 May 2026
Strategic Partnership Framework for Commissioning of Children's Services
Liverpool City Council · Liverpool, North West
Liverpool City Council is planning Strategic Partnership Framework for Commissioning of Children's Services. It is a framework for other health and social care in Liverpool.
Source: Find a Tender, published 26 May 2026. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 14:36
View notice2026
Pipeline notice updated
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 14:35
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
Next
2026
Contract starts
2036
Contract ends
10 years after it starts
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- Pipeline notice publishedUK1 - Pipeline Notice · 14:28View notice
- Pipeline notice updatedUK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 09:43View notice
- Pipeline notice updatedUK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 12:09View notice
About this tender
In brief
Liverpool City Council is planning Strategic Partnership Framework for Commissioning of Children's Services. It is a framework for other health and social care in Liverpool. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2036. It lasts 10 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 26 May 2026. The notice number is 048941-2026. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-059e4f.
Summary of the contracting process
The Liverpool City Council is in the planning stage of a tender process for a Strategic Partnership Framework for Commissioning of Children's Services, aimed at enhancing services for children, young people, and families. This procurement aligns with the Procurement Act 2023, focusing on social work and related services under the category of services.
Interested parties should note the scheduled engagement events set for Q4 of FY 2025/26, with the first event leading up to the publication of the tender notice. The strategic framework covers the region UKD72 in Liverpool, United Kingdom, and anticipates a contract period starting from 1st December 2026 to 30th November 2036.
The procurement process is designed to foster service innovation and sustainability, making it well-suited for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). The framework agreement structure provides flexibility and encourages diverse organisations to contribute solutions that maximise independence and choice for service users.
The notice in full
The framework is designed to support the development and delivery of high-quality, inclusive, and outcome-focused services for children, young people, and their families with the aim of ensuring future provision maximises independence and choice and control, best value, and sustainability within the local care market, and will be conducted in line with the requirements of the Procurement Act 2023.
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
- Framework
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 1 Dec 2026 to 30 Nov 2036 (10 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
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
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 048941-2026
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059e4f
- CPV code
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Town
- Liverpool
- Postcode
- L3 1DS
- Electoral ward
- Waterfront South
- Constituency
- Liverpool Riverside
- Delivery area
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Liverpool
- Area
- Merseyside
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Liverpool City Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Liverpool, L3 1DS · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048941-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039888-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083137-2025
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058207-2025
- Pipeline notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058202-2025
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- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-059e4f (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Strategic Partnership Framework for Commissioning of Children's Services
When will the Strategic Partnership Framework for Commissioning of Children's Services tender open?
Liverpool 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 long is the Strategic Partnership Framework for Commissioning of Children's Services contract?
The contract runs from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2036 (10 years).
Who is the buyer for Strategic Partnership Framework for Commissioning of Children's Services?
Liverpool City Council, based in Liverpool, North West.
How do I bid for Strategic Partnership Framework for Commissioning of Children's Services?
Register on the buyer's portal named in the notice, 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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