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Coming up· published 22 May 2025

Support to keep families together- Pre market engagement

Wirral Council · Wirral, North West

Wirral Council is planning Support to keep families together- Pre market engagement. It is a contract for other health and social care in Wirral.

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Key dates

  1. 2025

    Pipeline notice published

    UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 09:15

    View notice

  2. 2025

    Tender notice expected

    Date given in the buyer's earlier notice

  3. 2026

    Contract starts

  4. Next

    2028

    Contract ends

    3 years after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Wirral Council is planning Support to keep families together- Pre market engagement. It is a contract for other health and social care in Wirral. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028. It lasts 3 years.

Find a Tender published it on 22 May 2025. The notice number is 024539-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-051cce.

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process is being conducted by Wirral Council, a public authority within the sub-central government in the United Kingdom, specifically located in Wallasey. The contract, titled "Support to keep families together - Pre market engagement," falls under the services category, specifically welfare services for children and young people (CPV: 85311300).

This tender process is currently in the planning stage, with a significant milestone being a pre-market engagement questionnaire published on the Chest portal. Interested parties are encouraged to respond by 12 Noon on 11th June 2025. The procurement method involves a pre-market engagement, which aims to gather input from organisations interested in providing support to prevent family or placement breakdowns.

The notice in full

We are seeking a resource for children and young people who are at risk of family breakdown/ placement breakdown where a short break/cooling off period may provide the opportunity to implement additional support for the parents, carers and young person to stabilise their permanent care arrangement. Our expectation is that this includes a break away from family/placement, up to but not exceeding 7 working days.

Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
1 Jan 2026 to 31 Dec 2028 (3 years)

Procedure

Notice type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Current stage
Planning
Stages so far
Planning
Published on
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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
024539-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-051cce
CPV code
85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Wirral Council is based in Wirral. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Wirral
Town
Chester
Postcode
CH44 8ED
Electoral ward
Seacombe
Constituency
Wallasey
Delivery area
Wirral
Region
North West
Sub-region
Wirral
Area
Merseyside
Country
England
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
Wirral Council
Category
Services
Address
Wallasey, CH44 8ED · North West · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Support to keep families together- Pre market engagement

When will the Support to keep families together- Pre market engagement tender open?

Wirral 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 Support to keep families together- Pre market engagement contract?

The contract runs from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028 (3 years).

Who is the buyer for Support to keep families together- Pre market engagement?

Wirral Council, based in Wirral, North West.

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What to do next

  1. Read the early notice in full.
  2. Answer any market engagement questions.
  3. Gather your evidence and case studies now.
  4. Check your policies are up to date.
  5. Watch for the tender notice.
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