Awarded contract

Therapeutic support for Refugee and Asylum Seeking children

Details

Buyer: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Supplier(s): Solace Surviving Exile and Persecution, Solace (Solace Surviving Exile & Persecution)
Value: £63,625
Duration: 2 years
Topic: Community health services
Published: 9 January 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

The project is proposed to continue via a direct award by exception to Solace for an additional 21 months of therapeutic support whilst further discussions are held with key partners and stakeholders and to align to an academic year to prevent any disruptions should there need to be a change of provider. ## Contract award Title: Therapeutic support for Refugee and Asylum Seeking children

Timeline

Completed: Award published9 January 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date9 January 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 July 2027in 10 months

About the buyer

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is the local authority for the Bradford district and buys works, goods and services under its Contract Standing Orders. Opportunities are advertised on YORtender, the regional e-procurement portal. A new Atamis portal, free to register on, is replacing YORtender. Full tenders are also published on the Central Digital Platform in line with national thresholds. Above the quotation level, an existing framework or dynamic purchasing system is considered before a new tender. Procurement Services, led by a Head of Procurement, runs the process and approves any departure from corporate contracts.

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 Bradford Metropolitan District Council's contract awards have been in IT services, construction work and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

85323000 · Community health services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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