# Proposed strategic partnership for the delivery of services within the Children's and Families Directorate- specialist schools, children's secure homes, services for vulnerable young people, and Family learning and employment services\.

> Pre-procurement notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Birmingham City Council](/buyers/birmingham-city-council/contract-awards)
- Published: 18 October 2022
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Notice ID: 752496d4-d8b5-4a49-8d1d-c8b2c72d6e9e-580626
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-749ee09c-0d64-4bb0-a833-35d8ceeb4353

## Description

Birmingham City Council is interested in assessing the market to establish the delivery of the following services within the Children's and Families directorate with a single strategic partner: • Special schools \(including Social and emotional mental health needs and for neuro diverse children and young people\) • Children's homes - including secure homes or schools • Family learning and employment services, including developing childcare provision or access to provision • Services for vulnerable young people, children, and families Birmingham City Council wishes to invite suppliers to submit responses in regards this Soft Market Testing \(SMT\) exercise for a Proposed service delivery\. The Council will be using its free to use e-tendering system \(in-tend\) for the administration of this SMT exercise and suppliers must register with the system to be able to download the SMT document and provide a response\. If you wish to provide a response to this SMT exercise please click on the following link to access https://in- tendhost\.co\.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register\. You will then be sent details on how to log on which will enable you to download all relevant documentation\. Additional information: please note this is NOT a call for competition

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/752496d4-d8b5-4a49-8d1d-c8b2c72d6e9e-580626)