Stale Pre-tender

Systemic Therapy for Families and Children in the City of London

Details

Buyer: City of London Corporation
Topic: Social work and related services
Published: 8 January 2026
Submission: 4 February 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

As part of our ongoing commitment to delivering an effective Early Help service, the Department of Community and Children’s Services has identified the need for a local authority funded offer of systemic therapy for children and families, which falls outside the scope of the NHS. The service will primarily support families who do not meet the threshold for a specialist CAMHS referral but may risk further escalation and intervention if left without support. The service may also support individual children and young people open to Children and Families Social Care, if deemed appropriate by the referring worker.

Timeline

Completed: Pre-tender published8 January 2026
Current notice

About the buyer

City of London Corporation buys as a local authority, and sets out its own procurement policies and requirements for suppliers. Its City Fund draws on rental and interest income from the Corporation's own property, alongside business rates and council tax. New tender opportunities are advertised through the Corporation's Sourcing and Contracts Portal, where suppliers register. Lower-value opportunities also appear on Contracts Finder, with higher-value contracts advertised on Find a Tender. A three-year Commercial Pipeline gives suppliers early visibility of larger opportunities. The Corporation also runs soft market testing to shape future procurements with suppliers.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of City of London Corporation's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, business services and construction work.

Relevant CPV codes

85300000 · Social work and related services
85312300 · Guidance and counselling services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-of-london-corporation.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-of-london-corporation.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-of-london-corporation.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-of-london-corporation.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-of-london-corporation.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-of-london-corporation.gov