Advocacy, Participation and Family Group Decision Making Services
Details
- Buyer
- Trafford Council
- Topic
- Welfare services for children and young people
- Published
- 5 October 2026
- Submission
- 22 October 2026in 2 weeks
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
Trafford Council wishes to invite providers to express their interest and respond to a Soft Market Testing exercise for the provision of Advocacy, Participation and Family Group Decision Making Services.
Timeline
- Completed: Pre-tender published5 October 2026Current notice
About the buyer
Trafford Council is a Greater Manchester local authority that procures supplies, services and works for residents and local businesses. STAR Procurement, a shared service run jointly with five neighbouring councils, manages most of its tenders and quotations. Every open tender is posted on The Chest, the shared regional e-procurement portal, where supplier registration is free. Larger opportunities are also advertised on the government's Contracts Finder service. The biggest contracts appear on the EU's Tenders Electronic Daily platform. STAR also runs procurement for Knowsley, Rochdale, St Helens, Stockport and Tameside councils.
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 Trafford Council's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, construction work, and health and social work.
Relevant CPV codes
- 85311300 · Welfare services for children and young people
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@trafford-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@trafford-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@trafford-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@trafford-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@trafford-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@trafford-council.gov |
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