Missing Children and Independent Return Home Conversation Service
- Buyer
- Buckinghamshire Council
- Value
- Not published
- Closes
- 19 November 2026
- Where
- Aylesbury, the South East
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
Buckinghamshire Council wants a provider to run independent conversations with children and young people aged 10 to 17 after they have been reported missing and returned home. The aim is to spot safety risks, exploitation and unmet needs, and to put actions in place that reduce repeat missing episodes. The provider will also work with children who go missing repeatedly and deliver conversations for looked-after children placed outside the county.
What the buyer wants
• Deliver independent Return Home Conversations for eligible children and young people, normally within 72 hours of their return, including for children placed out of county • Identify safeguarding concerns, exploitation and unmet needs, and work with partner agencies to act on them and reduce repeat missing episodes • Provide Missing Interventions for children with repeat or persistent missing episodes, and manage and quality assure any subcontracted or host council arrangements
Likely requirements
Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.
Most small businesses would be ruled out by the lack of an established track record in child safeguarding and missing-from-home work, the need to deliver across county boundaries, and the requirement to manage subcontractors while staffing a specialist workforce for three to five years.
How to bid
This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.
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