Awarded contract

Friends for Families

Details

Buyer: Wiltshire Council
Supplier(s): Safe Families
Value: £352,000
Duration: 2 years
Topic: Social work and related services
Published: 28 September 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Volunteer support for families with children with SNED needs ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published28 September 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date28 September 2026
Next: Contract expiry date30 September 2028in 2 years

About the buyer

Wiltshire Council is a local authority serving Wiltshire, and buys through its own procurement team. Procurement follows the Procurement Act 2023, in force since February 2025. All contract opportunities are listed on the Supplying the South West portal, shared across councils in the region. Larger opportunities also appear on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. Some contracts are awarded through frameworks the council runs itself, others through partners such as the Crown Commercial Service. Adult social care providers can join frameworks including the Flexible Framework, Good Lives Alliance and Living My Life through the same portal.

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 Wiltshire Council's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, construction work and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

85300000 · Social work and related services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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