Tender for Community Family Help Service for Children and Families in Herefordshire
- Buyer
- Herefordshire Council
- Value
- £3,200,000
- Closes
- 17 November 2026
- Where
- Hereford, the West Midlands
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
Herefordshire Council is looking for one organisation to deliver a family support service for children and families who need help. The service will provide assessments, support plans, and coordination with other agencies to help families before their situation gets worse and needs statutory intervention.
What the buyer wants
• Employ and manage Family Help Lead Practitioners who assess families and create support plans • Handle a minimum of 150 family referrals and 30 parental conflict cases per year • Coordinate with schools, social services, health and voluntary organisations to provide whole-family support • Deliver partnership training to local agencies to improve practice • Work with existing staff who may transfer to you under TUPE (employment law that protects existing workers)
Likely requirements
Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.
This contract requires you to employ staff (including potentially existing council employees under TUPE), deliver specialist family support services, and manage complex child safeguarding cases, which almost certainly disqualifies sole traders, small tradespeople, and organisations without social care experience. The £1.55m minimum core value also means you need significant capacity and financial backing to bid.
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.
How to write a tender response
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