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This Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) has been issued by the Contracting Authority who are seeking to award a Contract under the Light Touch Regime, for the provision of a Children and Young Person’s Independent Sexual Violence Adviser Service. (CHISVA)

We are procuring organisations to maintain and facilitate a youth voice network for the Electoral Commission from 2026-2030. We expect existing members of the Youth Voice Network to be offered the opportunity to continue in the network, should they wish, to support continuity and the ongoing development of their knowledge and skills, while enabling them to share these with others. This is not intended to privilege existing providers. Proposals should demonstrate how applicants will balance retaining experienced participants with engaging new young people and introducing fresh approaches. The successful organisations will: - support young people to increase their knowledge of voting and democracy and their confidence to participate - both young people directly involved in the network and those who are not - support meaningful engagement between the Electoral Commission and youth voice network members - this includes consultations about our work - support youth voice network members to co-create educational resources and programmes for their peers - be a key delivery partner for Welcome to Your Vote Week in their respective nation (usually taking place annually in March) - advise the Electoral Commission on how to expand the remit and impact of the Youth Voice Network, including defining routes to decision-making and engagement with our Board of Commissioners - engage a diverse group of young people in the network

The Tender is to establish a Framework Agreement for the supply of Homecare Services ("Agreement"). The agreement will include the dispensing and delivery of Low, Mid and High Tech Homecare Services and Remote Patient Monitoring and Virtual Wards. The agreement will be split into four (4) lots: - Lot 1: Low Tech Homecare Services - Lot 2: Mid Tech Homecare Services - Lot 3: High Tech Homecare Services - Lot 4: Remote Patient Monitoring and Virtual Wards. The duration of the Agreement will be 4 years with no option to extend.

The support is based on a recovery and rehabilitation focused model, with all service users receiving a core package of support from a staff group. Support received will be delivered as stipulated in each service users Social Care Assessment and individual Care Plan. Each service user will also require an outcome planner to evidence their support/ rehabilitation package which enables them to gain the skills required to live independently in the community. It is expected that the successful provider will work closely with Adult Social Care and Commissioning to support reintegration into the wider community. The service will provide support in addition to the existing support delivered under the Community Mental Health Framework (CMHF). It does not replace existing commissioned services.

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council are looking for a contractor to support skills development and help our most disadvantaged residents on the path towards employment, particularly in the construction, agri-tech and social care sectors. In addition, there are huge opportunities to build upon the excellent work being undertaken by Kent County Council to deliver county-wide initiatives such as Connect to Work and Skills Bootcamps and ensure that our residents have the opportunity to access wider support on offer. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Tonbridge:-Provision-of-services-to-the-community./JC8EV242M3 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/JC8EV242M3

Provision of Alternative Education (Youth & Community Work) to Respect Collaboration Trust. The Trust has a statutory duty to make arrangements for the provision of appropriate education otherwise than at school, for children of compulsory school age who, by reason of suspension or exclusion from school or otherwise, will not receive a suitable education without these arrangements.

North Yorkshire Council (“the Council”) is seeking Providers to deliver high-quality Live in Care Services through the Procurement of a Framework Agreement. This framework agreement supports the Council’s Health and Adult Services plan to help people live longer healthier and more independent lives in association with one of the four ambitions: My Home, My Community, My Choice. These ambitions are underpinned by statements about what they will mean to people. This framework agreement will support the Council to develop and support a diverse care market to provide safe, high quality and value for money care and support to the people of North Yorkshire, as defined within the North Yorkshire Market Position Statement and Strategic Development Plan. Please note that the Council’s requirement is demand led and therefore no guarantees of work can be provided. The tender will be published on North Yorkshire Council's e-tendering system, YORTender. For guidance on using YORTender to access the opportunity, the following videos are available: 1. Guide to accessing Documents - https://youtu.be/RI6YA28skxs 2. Guide to submitting a bid - https://youtu.be/LxcZbVqdgj4 3. A Guide to using the Messaging Function - https://youtu.be/vzDL41OBf2E 4. A Guide to Searching for Opportunities - https://youtu.be/HpaCOac31S8

The services are for adults with learning disabilities living independently in self contained flats within the community. There are three supported housing schemes in Torfaen that will fall under this contract, Clos Y Fran, Somerton House and Ty'r Hen Ysgol. Each contract will comprise of an agreed number of block hours and also a sleep-in member of staff at each scheme. The tender will be structured to allow any one provider to bid for one, two or all three of the contracts but only able to deliver a maximum of two of the available contracts.

Best Start Family Hubs are a national initiative designed to bring together the full range of services that support families, from universal offers to more targeted help. In today's context of rising need, stretched public services and widening inequalities, Best Start Family Hubs provide a coordinated, place based approach to planning and delivering support. They connect families, professionals and providers more effectively, making it easier for families to access the right help at the right time and placing strong, trusting relationships at the centre of support. Oldham's Best Start Family Hubs approach is now a central part of how the borough supports children, young people and families. The model is designed to bridge long standing barriers and strengthen opportunities, responding to the gaps identified across Oldham's system: families still need support that is timely, accessible and close to home; commissioned services must deliver greater value; and families want advice from trusted professionals who understand their strengths, culture and lived realities. Continued improvement in co location, digital access, online information and virtual service options remains essential.

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is inviting tenders for the delivery of a Youth Mentoring and Diversion Programme aimed at preventing and reducing serious violence. We are seeking an experienced provider to deliver weekly, face-to-face mentoring and diversionary activities for young people aged 13–18 who are involved in, or at risk of, serious violence, across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. The programme will offer trauma-informed, non-discriminatory support, working in partnership with youth justice, diversion and wider statutory services. Providers must be able to offer match funding on a 50:50 basis and demonstrate strong safeguarding, outcome monitoring and local partnership working. This opportunity can be found a follows: 1. Log in to our supplier portal at https://7force.force.com/login 2. Locate the opportunity under the 'Find Opportunities' section 3. Click ‘Register Interest' 4. You can then go to 'My Proposals & Quotes' to view the documentation and submit your response. 5. Once you have completed all relevant Requirement Sections, ensure you click the 'Submit' button to ensure your responses are received by us. Upon clicking 'Submit' you will receive a confirmation email. The message centre (found on your Portal homepage) will be available for you to communicate with us regarding any open opportunities, or for any clarification questions you may have.

LOT 1 Home and Community Based Outreach Support Services:delivering personalised support both in the family home and enabling disabled children to access their local community, facilities and services. This includes support to access and use universal services offered to all children and young people. LOT 2 Specialist Outreach Support: Offer a structured program of social, recreational, and developmental activities suitable for children with a wide range of disabilities, including severe learning disabilities, autism, sensory impairments, and physical disabilities. Provide specialist support for children with complex health needs, including those, mobility assistance, increased supervision and monitoring, or behavior management strategies . Lot 3 Group Based Support:- group activities will include age appropriate social activities that will take place either within specially designed provision for disabled children and/or through outings and support to access universal activities, facilities and services. This will include Holiday Play Schemes, Weekend activities and After School/Evening activities. LOT 4 Domiciliary Care - services delivering personal care for disabled children in their own homes. These activities will support disabled children to get ready for their day ahead or preparing for bed. LOT 5 Overnights - overnight services for disabled children delivered at any point in a suitable residential-style setting within easy access of children and their parents living in the London Borough of Hackney. This provision will require providers who have an existing Ofsted registration for overnight short breaks and already have registered properties. Overall, we are looking for providers who will work in partnership with the Local Authority to embed Systemic, Trauma Informed and Anti Racist Practice within their service delivery, promoting psychological safety, inclusion and collaboration with children and families. Through this framework, Hackney is focused on driving up quality and improving outcomes, supported by robust contract management, performance monitoring and reporting. This approach will strengthen accountability, support continuous improvement and ensure measurable impact in line with Hackney's statutory duties under the Children Act 1989, Children and Families Act 2014 and Equality Act 2010. Conditions of Participation a/Conditions of Participation: Overnights Provision Providers will need to demonstrate that they meet qualifying conditions in order to be considered for a place on the Framework for the Overnights Provision Lot. These will include and are not limited to the following: Ofsted Registration: Your organisation must possess an Ofsted registered property(ies) from which to deliver the service. Location and Transport: Your property(ies) must be located within a 25-mile radius of the M25. If your property(ies) are outside this radius, you must be able to provide or arrange transport for the young person. Experience: You must have a minimum of 1 year's experience delivering services for overnight provision or other services for disabled children. b/Conditions of Participation: LOT 1-Home and community based Outreach Support Providers will need to demonstrate that they meet qualifying conditions in order to be considered for a place on the Framework for the Home and community based Outreach Support LOT. These will include and are not limited to the following: 1/Having a relevant* training matrix in place ( PASS/FAIL) 2/Having relevant policies in place including - Safeguarding, Anti Racist, Risk Assessment, and DBS (PASS/FAIL) 3/Being able to detail relevant skills and experience of the leadership team. (PASS/ FAIL) *The Council will use its discretion in determining whether a provider meets these criteria. c/Conditions of Participation: LOT 2 Specialist Outreach Support Providers will need to demonstrate that they meet qualifying conditions in order to be considered for a place on the Framework for the Specialist Outreach Support LOT. These will include and are not limited to the following: 1/Having a relevant* training matrix in place ( PASS/FAIL) 2/Having relevant* policies in place including - Safeguarding, Anti Racist, Risk Assessment, and DBS.(Pass/Fail) 3/Being able to detail relevant* skills and experience of the leadership team. (PASS/ FAIL) *The Council will use its discretion in determining whether a provider meets these criteria. Conditions of Participation LOT 3- Group based support Providers will need to demonstrate that they meet qualifying conditions in order to be considered for a place on the Framework for the Group based support LOT3. These will include and are not limited to the following: Be able to deliver services within the North East London area Having a *relevant training matrix in place ( PASS/FAIL) Having *relevant policies in place including - Safeguarding, Anti Racist, Risk Assessment, and DBS.(Pass/Fail) Being able to detail the *relevant skills and experience of the leadership team. (PASS/ FAIL) *The Council will use its discretion in determining whether a provider meets these criteria. Conditions of Participation: LOT 4 Domiciliary Care Providers will need to demonstrate that they meet qualifying conditions in order to be considered for a place on the Framework for Domiciliary Care LOT 4. These will include and are not limited to the following: Must be CQC registered with a 'Good' or 'Outstanding' rating Having a *relevant training matrix in place ( PASS/FAIL) Having *relevant policies in place including - Safeguarding, Anti Racist, Risk Assessment, and DBS. Detailing the *relevant skills and experience of the leadership team. (PASS/ FAIL) *The Council will use its discretion in determining whether a provider meets these criteria. This procurement follows the UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice conducted under Notice identifier 2026/S 000-011119. Although originally envisioned as a Competitive Flexible procedure, the authority has determined that an Open Procedure is more appropriate for this requirement.

Over the past 3 years we have used a third sector organisation to facilitate grants, whilst this has been successful in reaching many groups and unpaid carers, the governance and links to statutory services has been limited and caused a number of challenges. Therefore, a new model for the next 3 years is suggested: Utilise a third sector organisation with established links to unpaid carers to fund: 1. This element should be viewed as a single component with 2 parts: a) A Short Breaks Community facilitator (approx. £40k) to understand the range of services and groups available, including UK, Wales wide and local schemes. They will provide a ‘what matters’ type conversation and be able to link the unpaid carer to existing short break opportunities as well as facilitate small grants/short breaks directly for unpaid carers where appropriate through the conversation. The process for this will need to be developed in collaboration with the unpaid carer Information Advice and Assistance services (in both Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan). b) To enable the Short Breaks Community facilitator to meet those with the most significant need there will be funding for direct short breaks for unpaid carers through the Short Breaks facilitator (approx. £20k)– this may be to pay for a hotel break, activities, experiences, a hobby or an item which would be deemed a ‘break’ (not household). This may also be to fill an identified gap or need in a local community, for example 10 people in an area need a peer support group so the facilitator will work with other local groups to establish one and may cover associated revenue costs. 2. Funding for 3rd sector grants (approx. £80k) to support the third sector to deliver a variety of offers for unpaid carer in relation to Short Breaks, including but not limited to regular peer-support groups. The funded organisations should work in coordination with the Short Breaks facilitator so there is a variety of offers and so the facilitator can identify where there are gaps in the funded 3rd sector provision and provided offers to fill those gaps.

Aster provides Technology Enabled Care (TEC) services across a range of grouped living, sheltered and extra care schemes, supporting residents through Hard-Wired alarm systems, Digital Alarm Units (DAUs), dispersed TEC devices and emergency call-handling arrangements. As part of the national digital switchover, all analogue systems must transition to digital-ready solutions by 2027. This requires a coordinated approach across both the maintenance of physical TEC equipment and the delivery of monitoring and alarm receiving services. Lot 1 covers the maintenance, servicing, repair and future upgrade of Aster's Hard-Wired alarm systems, DAUs,smoke detection and fire panels within dwellings. The Contractor will support Aster in ensuring equipment reliability, minimising downtime, maintaining accurate asset data and enabling a smooth transition from analogue to digital-ready systems. These services play a critical role in ensuring that residents can raise alerts safely and consistently. Lot 2 covers Monitoring and Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) Services. The ARC is responsible for receiving alarm activations, responding to calls, triggering appropriate actions and supporting residents in emergency and welfare situations. The ARC provider will also be responsible for onboarding new TEC users, including configuring monitoring profiles, ensuring alarms route correctly and maintaining up-to-date service user information. In addition, the ARC provider will be required to deliver a suite of performance and operational reports that enable Aster to review service outcomes, monitor compliance, identify trends and assure resident safety. Tenderers must therefore clearly outline the reports they propose to provide as part of their response. The ARC must provide key industry updates from the TSA. Together, the Lot 1 and Lot 2 services form an end-to-end TEC operating model that ensures residents receive a safe, reliable and digitally resilient service. Aster is seeking partners who can support this transformation, safeguard service continuity through the digital migration period and deliver a high-quality resident experience.

Dudley MBC is commissioning a Connect to Work delivery partner to contribute to a single, borough wide supported employment system, rather than standalone or parallel services. The Council is seeking locally embedded organisations with an existing footprint in Dudley or the Black Country, who already work within the borough’s communities and have proven experience supporting residents with health conditions, disabilities and complex barriers to employment. Commissioned providers will operate as delivery partners within Dudley MBC’s Connect to Work model Working alongside in house teams and other partners as one integrated service. This includes shared referral and triage processes, aligned delivery models, and joint responsibility for quality, fidelity and continuous improvement.

The Authority requires a provider to deliver Early Help and Prevention support, delivering a range of preventative and support services for families and children from three Family Hubs and five satellite Family Centres. This includes delivering parenting and family support services, early childhood support, and the intensive family support programme. In addition, they also provide support to Young Carers. The contract will be for 3years initially with option to extend for another 3years at the sole discretion of the council

The Authority requires a provider to deliver Early Help and Prevention support, delivering a range of preventative and support services for families and children from three Family Hubs and five satellite Family Centres. This includes delivering parenting and family support services, early childhood support, and the intensive family support programme. In addition, they also provide support to Young Carers. The contract will be for 3years initially with option to extend for another 3years at the sole discretion of the council

Gateshead Council is in the process of recommissioning a contract to deliver advocacy services. The current advocacy contract will expire on 30th September 2026. The proposed contract will include the following statutory, non-statutory and general elements: - Care Act - IMCA - RPR - IMHA - NHS Complaints - Rule 1.2 Representative Advocacy - General Advocacy. Following consideration of the service requirements and the needs of people who access advocacy, it is proposed that the advocacy contract is procured as a single contract rather than divided into lots. This approach is justified as many individuals require access to more than one type of advocacy during their journey (e.g., statutory advocacy, issue-based advocacy, and specialist advocacy). Delivering these through one provider enables cohesive support for individuals, including a consistent advocacy approach and smooth transitions between different advocacy types, ensuring timely and coordinated support.

Bolsover District Council wishes to appoint contractor to manage an out of hours homeless service across the geographical area of Derbyshire and Staffordshire Moorland. The Council is contracting on behalf of the Derbyshire Homelessness Officer Group (DHOG) The Councils from DHOG that are contributing towards this commission are: Amber Valley District Council Bolsover District Council Chesterfield Borough Council Derbyshire Dales District Council Erewash Borough Council High Peak Borough Council North East Derbyshire District Council South Derbyshire District Council Staffordshire Moorlands District Council Please note that Derby City Council is not part of this procurement process.

The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is seeking to commission an innovative provider to deliver a borough-wide Peer Support and Lived Experience Leadership Programme for adults with learning disabilities, autism and wider neurodiversity (LDAN), including carers. This programme forms the first phase of a wider prevention and inclusion approach, focused on strengthening community-based support, improving accessibility and inclusion, and embedding lived experience leadership across the system. The Council is looking for a provider (or partnership of providers) who can design and deliver a programme that: builds sustainable peer support networks ensuring that approaches are appropriately tailored to the needs of specific groups establishes meaningful co-production and lived experience leadership structures improves inclusion and accessibility across community and public-facing services supports early intervention, improves health inequalities and reduces escalation to statutory services The programme will play a key role in shaping future service development, including potential expansion into a broader borough-wide prevention and navigation offer. The successful provider will play a key role in shaping future service development, including a wider borough prevention and navigation offer. Contract value: £215,000 per annum Contract duration: 2 years Procurement route: Competitive process Further information and tender documents are available on our e-tendering portal https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml and central digital platform Suppliers: How to register your organisation and first administrator on Find a Tender in three easy steps (HTML) - GOV.UK. Any questions regarding the tender should be addressed through the portal in the messaging section This is an exciting opportunity to help shape a new, inclusive and community-led approach for the borough. Closing date for this tender is no later than noon on 9th June 2026

Dover District Council wishes to select and appoint a suitable Provider for the Coordination of the Rough Sleeping Initiative and Rapid Rehousing Pathway Services on behalf of Dover District Council and Folkestone and Hythe District Council and invites tenderers to submit a tender to meet the Council’s requirements. The Contract is anticipated to commence 3rd July 2026 and will continue for a period of 2 years and 9 months. Expressions of interest will only be accepted via the Kent Business Portal. The completed ITT response is to be submitted electronically via the Kent Business Portal by no later than 12:00 hours on 10th June 2026. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Dover:-Health-and-social-work-services./J9J3G6TGEB To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/J9J3G6TGEB