Community Support Framework - CAFS/2025/290
Stoke on Trent City Council · published 28 Sept 2026
- Deadline
- 13 Nov 2026, 20:00 · questions by 12 Nov 2026, 12:00
- Estimated value
- £20,400,000 excluding VAT where stated
- Procedure
- Open procedure · above threshold · sets up a framework
- Contract dates
- 1 Feb 2027 to 31 Jan 2035
- Where
- West Midlands
- Categories (CPV)
- 85120000 Medical practice and related services
- 85311300 Welfare services for children and young people
- 85320000 Social services
- Lots
- 7 lots
- Lot 1a - Short Breaks: Non-CQC — £2,000,000
- Lot 1b - Short Breaks: CQC — £2,000,000
- Lot 1c - Short Breaks for Complex Needs: CQC — £5,200,000
- Lot 2 - Planned Intervention — £800,000
- Lot 3a - Urgent Short Term: Non-CQC — £320,000
- Lot 3b - Urgent Short Term: CQC — £3,600,000
- Lot 3c - Urgent Short Term & Complex Needs: CQC — £3,600,000
- Award criteria
- Quality (quality)70%
- Price (price)30%
Description
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).
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