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Opportunity overview
Birmingham Children's Trust is undertaking preliminary market engagement in relation to the proposed procurement of supported accommodation services for Separated Migrant Children (SMC).
The purpose of the engagement is to help the Trust understand the current market, provider capacity and capability, and to obtain feedback to inform the development of the service requirements and proposed procurement approach.
The proposed requirement covers supported accommodation for separated migrant children and young people, including:
Under 18 SMC Supported Accommodation – Ofsted-registered supported accommodation for separated migrant children aged 16–17; and
18+ Former SMC Supported Accommodation – supported accommodation for young people who have previously been accommodated through children's services and continue to require accommodation and support following their eighteenth birthday.
Providers are invited to participate in the market engagement exercise by completing the market sounding questionnaire.
Feedback received through the exercise will be considered by the Trust when developing the final service requirements and procurement approach. Participation in the market engagement does not form part of the evaluation of any subsequent procurement.
Classification
CPV85311000 — Social work services with accommodation
Lots
Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Published notice details
Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.
We are keen to hear from providers to better understand market capacity and capability, potential delivery models and any opportunities or challenges that we should consider when developing our future requirements.
We are particularly interested in hearing from Birmingham-based and regional providers with experience and expertise in supporting both under-18s and over-18s.
Please find attached a Market Engagement Questionnaire - Market Engagement Questionnaire – Fill in form. We would be grateful if you could complete and return this by noon 23rd October 2026 to ProcurementTeam@birminghamchildrenstrust.co.uk.
This exercise is for market engagement purposes only and does not form part of a formal procurement process. The feedback received will be used to help inform the Trust’s future approach.
Thank you for taking the time to contribute.
Due
24 Oct 2026, 00:59
Status
scheduled
Documents
Entry 1
Id
095979-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
2 VERSIONS
1
075139-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
2
095979-2026Preliminary market engagement 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
Early-stage market engagement for proposed supported accommodation services for separated migrant children and young people in Birmingham. Providers are invited to complete a market-sounding questionnaire; this is not an open tender and participation will not be evaluated in any later procurement.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for providers able to deliver supported accommodation for 16–17-year-old separated migrant children and/or accommodation and support for former SMC aged 18+. Under-18 provision is stated to require Ofsted registration.
Key points identified
Market engagement participationComplete the market-sounding questionnaire.Evidence: “Providers are invited to participate in the market engagement exercise by completing the market sounding questionnaire.”
Under-18 serviceSupported accommodation for separated migrant children aged 16–17, with Ofsted registration.Evidence: “Under 18 SMC Supported Accommodation – Ofsted-registered supported accommodation for separated migrant children aged 16–17.”
18+ serviceAccommodation and support for young people previously accommodated through children's services who require continuing support after age 18.Evidence: “18+ Former SMC Supported Accommodation – supported accommodation for young people who have previously been accommodated through children's services and continue to require accommodation and support following their eighteenth birthday.”
95% approved-analysis confidence6 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.
Early-stage market engagement for proposed supported accommodation services for separated migrant children and young people in Birmingham. Providers are invited to complete a market-sounding questionnaire; this is not an open tender and participation will not be evaluated in any later procurement.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for providers able to deliver supported accommodation for 16–17-year-old separated migrant children and/or accommodation and support for former SMC aged 18+. Under-18 provision is stated to require Ofsted registration.
Key deliverables
Complete the market-sounding questionnaire
Provide feedback on market capacity and capability
Potentially deliver Ofsted-registered supported accommodation for SMC aged 16–17
Potentially deliver accommodation and support for former SMC aged 18+
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
6 criteria identified
Ofsted registration
98% confidence
Mandatory · Under 18 SMC Supported Accommodation
View supporting evidence
“Under 18 SMC Supported Accommodation – Ofsted-registered supported accommodation for separated migrant children aged 16–17.”
Market engagement participation
99% confidence
Complete the market-sounding questionnaire.
View supporting evidence
“Providers are invited to participate in the market engagement exercise by completing the market sounding questionnaire.”
Under-18 service
98% confidence
Supported accommodation for separated migrant children aged 16–17, with Ofsted registration.
View supporting evidence
“Under 18 SMC Supported Accommodation – Ofsted-registered supported accommodation for separated migrant children aged 16–17.”
18+ service
98% confidence
Accommodation and support for young people previously accommodated through children's services who require continuing support after age 18.
View supporting evidence
“18+ Former SMC Supported Accommodation – supported accommodation for young people who have previously been accommodated through children's services and continue to require accommodation and support following their eighteenth birthday.”
Supplier eligibility criteria
96% confidence
Unknown at this early market-engagement stage.
View supporting evidence
The notice says feedback will inform final service requirements and the procurement approach; no selection criteria are stated.
SME or VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
No SME or VCSE suitability indication is supplied.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Contract value
99% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
No value or currency is supplied.
Contract term
99% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
No contract start or end date is supplied.
Commercial terms
98% confidence
Unknown at market-engagement stage.
View supporting evidence
The notice provides no pricing, payment, volume or contractual terms.
Delivery
Delivery area
89% confidence
Birmingham (UKG31).
View supporting evidence
The supplied delivery location is UKG31 and the buyer is Birmingham Children's Trust.
Service population
99% confidence
Separated migrant children aged 16–17 and former SMC requiring support after age 18.
View supporting evidence
The description explicitly identifies both cohorts.
Delivery timetable
99% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
No contract or service commencement date is supplied.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Current stage
99% confidence
Planning / preliminary market engagement.
View supporting evidence
The process stage is “planning” and notice type is “Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender”.
Bidding status
99% confidence
Not open for bidding; providers are being invited to take part in market engagement.
View supporting evidence
The display status is “upcoming” and the notice requests completion of a market-sounding questionnaire.
Proposed procurement approach
94% confidence
Competitive flexible procedure is recorded in procurement-method details, but the primary procurement-method field is null.
View supporting evidence
Supplied metadata has procurement_method_details “Competitive flexible procedure” and procurement_method null.
Submission deadline
99% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
No submission deadline is supplied.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Early-stage procurement uncertainty
99% confidence
Final scope, procurement route, eligibility criteria, contract value, timetable and commercial terms have not been stated and may change following market feedback.
View supporting evidence
The Trust says feedback will inform development of the final service requirements and proposed procurement approach.
Procedure metadata inconsistency
98% confidence
The source records “Competitive flexible procedure” in procurement-method details while the primary procurement-method field is null. The final procurement route is therefore not confirmed.
View supporting evidence
Supplied process metadata contains procurement_method null and procurement_method_details “Competitive flexible procedure”.
No stated response deadline
99% confidence
The market-engagement questionnaire deadline is not supplied.
View supporting evidence
submission_deadline is null and the description gives no deadline.
Publication-date inconsistency
99% confidence
The process published date is 7 August 2026, while the supplied market-engagement document has a publication date of 12 October 2026; the source does not explain the difference.
View supporting evidence
process.published_at is 2026-08-07T10:16:20+01:00; document.published_at is 2026-10-12T11:11:40+01:00.
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