Open tenders / Health & social care
Open tender · Notice 091481-2026
Community Support Framework - CAFS/2025/290
- Value
- £20.4m
- Closes
- 13 Nov 2026 (30 days)
- Where
- West Midlands
- Lots
- 7
- Suitable for SMEs
- Not stated
- Contract
- 1 Feb 2027 – 31 Jan 2035
Framework: winning a place puts you on an approved list for future work. It's the entry ticket, not guaranteed work.
In plain English
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is setting up a Community Support Framework worth up to £20,400,000 to supply services for children with disabilities and those on the edge of care or in care, including short breaks, outreach support, urgent 24-48 hour response, and complex support, running from 1 February 2027 to 31 January 2035. A place on the framework is the entry ticket to future work through call-off agreements, not guaranteed work itself.
Good fit for: Providers of children's social care, short breaks, or specialist family support services, including smaller charities and care organisations able to deliver at least one of the seven service lots.
- Split into 7 lots covering different service types
- Long framework period of 8 years
- Open procedure so anyone can bid, but likely detailed selection questions on safeguarding and experience
- Work involves vulnerable children, so DBS checks and safeguarding standards are likely to apply
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is undertaking a procurement exercise for a Community Support Framework, for children living within Stoke-on-Trent and for children who may be supported in other areas of the country. The Council wishes to source multiple providers to deliver the services. The services will stabilise children and families who have support needs that require statutory intervention. The cohorts of children will be those with disabilities and those on the edge of care or who are in care. Service areas include Short Break packages, and outreach/wrap around support, and urgent support required within 24-48 hours, complex support. The Framework will be managed by Stoke-on-Trent City Council who, through a series of call-off agreements, will engage, collaborate and work with organisations to deliver a broad range of these services. 58,305 children and young people live in Stoke-on-Trent, and 8,703 children and young people have Special Educational Needs. 455 Children and young people with SEND are known to social care, and 249 with an EHC Plan are known to social care (Stoke-on-Trent SEND Strategy 2024-2028).
Procedure: Open procedure (Open: anyone can bid, in one stage). Published 28 Sep 2026.
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