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VCFSE Safeguarding Support Service

HealthcareCPV 85000000

Value£154,800

Deadline15 Oct 2026

Published15 Sept 2026

RegionNationwide

£154,800 — stated in the notice

Timeline

Published 15 Sept 202629 days leftCloses 15 Oct 2026

Who to contact

Vicki White

vicki.white@eastriding.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£155ktotal contract value

median £380k

this tender£0£16.5m

This sits in the lower-middle of the Health & Social Care band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 32,734 valued Health & Social Care tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

East Riding of Yorkshire Council publishes Health & Social Care work continuously — 247 notices, roughly one every 3 days. This is a stream to watch, not a cycle to wait for.

37% of East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s awards go to a supplier it has used before.

Which is the argument for getting on the list rather than winning this one. The incumbent is rarely the last winner — it is the roster. See the retention odds by category →

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The brief

The East Riding VCFSE Safeguarding Support Service provides specialist safeguarding support, advice, training and strategic representation to voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise organisations across the East Riding of Yorkshire.

The service plays a key role in building safeguarding capacity within the sector, supporting organisations to develop safe practices, meet their safeguarding responsibilities and respond effectively to emerging risks affecting children, young people and adults at risk.

Acting as a trusted link between the VCFSE sector, local safeguarding partnerships and statutory agencies, the service promotes collaboration, shares learning and best practice, amplifies community voices and helps ensure that safeguarding remains at the heart of service delivery, contributing to safer organisations and safer communities across the East Riding

Requirements

What the notice asks for

The East Riding VCFSE Safeguarding Support Service

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

12–20 daysof bid-team effort

£8.2k–£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

Hold at bidCQC registration / safeguarding policies
Plan for deliveryDBS-checked staff & vetting process
Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
Show at bidComparable references / case studies
Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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