✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 13 Oct 2026, 13:38.
Opportunity overview
Nottingham City Council is seeking to appoint a single experienced provider to deliver a trauma-informed programme of support for parents who have experienced the removal of a child through care proceedings.
The service will provide a sustained, relationship-based programme of support delivered over a period of 12 to 18 months. The programme aims to improve parental wellbeing, emotional resilience and stability by addressing complex unmet needs and the impact of trauma. It will support safer family environments, reduce exposure to domestic abuse, decrease reliance on crisis services, and help prevent repeat care proceedings and subsequent child removals.
Delivery will include one-to-one practitioner support, outreach in home and community settings, and coordination with relevant agencies to facilitate access to appropriate services. Support must be available to mothers, fathers, partners and, where safe and appropriate, non-resident parents. Appointments must be accessible and flexible, including evening and outreach provision where required.
Where appropriate and consistent with permanence arrangements, the service may also support parents to maintain or develop positive relationships with their children.
- Contract Term and Value
The contract is anticipated to start on 1 April 2027. The initial contract term will be for three (3) years, with the option to extend for up to two (2) further periods of one (1) year each at the Authority's sole discretion (3 + 1 + 1), giving a maximum possible contract duration of five (5) years.
The estimated total contract value is £1,500,000 excluding VAT over the maximum potential contract term, including any extensions. This value excludes any inflationary uplifts.
- Mandatory Requirements and Rejection Criteria
Tender submissions will be rejected where:
the Pricing Schedule is incomplete or has not been submitted as part of the tender response;
the total annual cost exceeds the maximum annual contract value of £300,000; or
the submitted costs do not demonstrate that at least 50% of the total contract cost is allocated to frontline staff.
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Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
CPU8160
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
All tender submissions to be uploaded via the Local Authority's electronic procurement portal on https://www.eastmidstenders.org/
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=32ea1cd2-f4c6-f111-813c-005056b64545
2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
2 VERSIONS
1
016887-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
2
096497-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Nottingham City Council is seeking one provider for a trauma-informed, relationship-based service supporting parents after child removal through care proceedings. Support is expected to run for 12–18 months per programme, with one-to-one work, home/community outreach, agency coordination and flexible access including evenings where required. The contract is anticipated to start on 1 April 2027.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for experienced providers of trauma-informed family support, social work, domestic-abuse-informed support and outreach services. No specific certifications or supplier eligibility criteria are stated in the supplied notice text.
Key points identified
Provider experienceSingle experienced provider required.Evidence: “Nottingham City Council is seeking to appoint a single experienced provider”.
Service modelTrauma-informed, sustained and relationship-based programme of support.Evidence: “deliver a trauma-informed programme of support” and “a sustained, relationship-based programme of support”.
Support duration12 to 18 months.Evidence: “delivered over a period of 12 to 18 months”.
96% approved-analysis confidence11 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns
ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.
Nottingham City Council is seeking one provider for a trauma-informed, relationship-based service supporting parents after child removal through care proceedings. Support is expected to run for 12–18 months per programme, with one-to-one work, home/community outreach, agency coordination and flexible access including evenings where required. The contract is anticipated to start on 1 April 2027.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for experienced providers of trauma-informed family support, social work, domestic-abuse-informed support and outreach services. No specific certifications or supplier eligibility criteria are stated in the supplied notice text.
Key deliverables
Trauma-informed support for parents affected by child removal through care proceedings
Sustained relationship-based support over 12–18 months
One-to-one practitioner support and home/community outreach
Coordination with relevant agencies and access to appropriate services
Flexible appointments, including evening and outreach provision where required
Support for mothers, fathers, partners and, where safe and appropriate, non-resident parents
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
11 criteria identified
Provider experience
98% confidence
Single experienced provider required.
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“Nottingham City Council is seeking to appoint a single experienced provider”.
Service model
99% confidence
Trauma-informed, sustained and relationship-based programme of support.
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“deliver a trauma-informed programme of support” and “a sustained, relationship-based programme of support”.
Support duration
99% confidence
12 to 18 months.
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“delivered over a period of 12 to 18 months”.
Delivery approach
99% confidence
One-to-one practitioner support, home/community outreach, and coordination with relevant agencies.
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“Delivery will include one-to-one practitioner support, outreach in home and community settings, and coordination with relevant agencies”.
Accessibility
99% confidence
Appointments must be accessible and flexible, including evening and outreach provision where required.
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“Appointments must be accessible and flexible, including evening and outreach provision where required.”
Pricing submission
99% confidence
A completed Pricing Schedule must be submitted; incomplete or missing schedules will lead to rejection.
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“Tender submissions will be rejected where: the Pricing Schedule is incomplete or has not been submitted”.
Annual cost cap
99% confidence
Total annual cost must not exceed £300,000.
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“Tender submissions will be rejected where… the total annual cost exceeds the maximum annual contract value of £300,000”.
Frontline staffing allocation
99% confidence
At least 50% of total contract cost must be allocated to frontline staff.
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“Tender submissions will be rejected where… the submitted costs do not demonstrate that at least 50% of the total contract cost is allocated to frontline staff.”
Supplier eligibility criteria
91% confidence
Unknown; no detailed selection or eligibility criteria are included in the supplied evidence.
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The supplied notice text specifies an experienced provider but gives no further eligibility criteria.
SME suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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suitable_for_sme is null.
VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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suitable_for_vcse is null.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Estimated maximum contract value
99% confidence
£1,500,000 excluding VAT, over the maximum potential term and including extensions; inflationary uplifts excluded.
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“The estimated total contract value is £1,500,000 excluding VAT over the maximum potential contract term, including any extensions. This value excludes any inflationary uplifts.”
Maximum annual contract value
99% confidence
£300,000.
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“the total annual cost exceeds the maximum annual contract value of £300,000”.
Contract term
99% confidence
Initial 3 years, with up to two 1-year extensions at the Authority's sole discretion (3+1+1); maximum 5 years.
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“The initial contract term will be for three (3) years, with the option to extend for up to two (2) further periods of one (1) year each at the Authority's sole discretion (3 + 1 + 1)”.
VAT treatment
99% confidence
Estimated total value is stated excluding VAT.
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“£1,500,000 excluding VAT”.
Delivery
Delivery area
94% confidence
UKF1; described as the delivery location in the supplied data.
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Location record: “Delivery location”, region “UKF1”, country “United Kingdom”.
Buyer location
99% confidence
Nottingham, NG2 3NG, United Kingdom.
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Location record: “Buyer location”, locality “Nottingham”, postal code “NG2 3NG”.
Anticipated start
98% confidence
1 April 2027.
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“The contract is anticipated to start on 1 April 2027.”
One active lot (Lot 1); no lot-specific title or description is supplied.
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The supplied lots data contains one active lot with lot_id “1” and null title and description.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Publication date inconsistency
99% confidence
The process published_at date is 25 February 2026, whereas the tender-notice document publication date and source_updated_at are 13 October 2026. The supplied evidence does not resolve which date should be treated as the notice publication date.
Tender rejection is explicitly stated for a missing/incomplete Pricing Schedule, annual cost above £300,000, or failure to demonstrate that at least 50% of contract cost is allocated to frontline staff.
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Mandatory Requirements and Rejection Criteria in the supplied description.
Scope and resourcing risk
91% confidence
The required 12–18 month support model, flexible appointments, evening provision where required, outreach and multi-agency coordination may require substantial staffing and operational capacity.
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The supplied description requires sustained support, outreach, agency coordination and flexible/evening provision.
Location precision
99% confidence
The delivery location is supplied only as region UKF1; no locality or postcode is provided for delivery.
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Delivery location record has region “UKF1” and null locality and postal_code.
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