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West Yorkshire Community Alternatives to Remand, Recall and Resettlement Pilot - Market Engagement
Leeds City Council · Local authority
In brief
Leeds City Council has announced plans to buy care work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The notice does not state a value.
The contract runs for 7 days, starting 6 March 2026.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 55 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
West Yorkshire local authorities (Bradford, Calderdale, Leeds and Wakefield) are undertaking a Community Alternatives to Remand, Recall and Resettlement Pilot to expand small‑scale supported accommodation for children aged 16-17 who are at risk of court‑directed remand to custody, at risk of recall, or require resettlement on release.
By providing an alternative to custody we will be able to avoid future extensive contact with the criminal justice system and reduce reoffending rates for children, some of whom are disproportionally represented in the criminal justice system.
Leeds City Council will be leading on the procurement exercise for the commissioning of the West Yorkshire Community Alternatives to Remand Service which is a West Yorkshire based service comprising of two sites across the region each accommodating no more than 2 children per site. There is a possibility this service could be expanded in the future, which will be dependent on needs identified.
The service will be open to children from Bradford, Calderdale, Leeds and Wakefield.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 014639-2026
About the buyer
Leeds City CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
301Awards
156Suppliers it has used most for care
- Family Action2 contracts
- Inspire North2 contracts
- Brickwall Films Ltd1 contract
- Carers Leeds1 contract
- Comfort Call Limited1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open care tenders- £164mestimated
- £8.34mestimated
- £7mestimated
- £82kestimated
- £4.1mestimated
From notice 014639-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 18 February 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.