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Children's Services

Early years, fostering, CAMHS, child protection, short breaks, and youth services commissioned by local authorities.

Market signals from DVLA, Land Registry, Companies House, ONS & UKRI. Procurement from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender.

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Children's Services is one of the most active areas of UK public procurement. AtlasRevenue tracks every notice on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender in this category — live tenders, awarded contracts, renewal windows, and buyer spending patterns. Use this desk to find your next opportunity.

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£185.85m+ Market size (12 months)
1 Active tenders
£0.08m Median contract value
— Buyers publishing now
1 Closing in 7 days
AWARDED DEMAND SIGNAL ⓘ

Based on awarded notices found in the public record
for this desk profile (last 12 months).

£185.85m+ Total awarded value
96 Awarded notices
17 Public buyers
Top recurring demand areas (by awarded value)
Child Protection & Safeguarding
£657k
Fostering & Adoption
£55k
Short Breaks & Respite
£4k
Youth Services
£992
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Caveat: Not a whole-market estimate. See sources below.

LIVE MARKET DEMAND
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UKRI  ·  live
8 active research & innovation grants
Each grant generates sub-contractor and equipment procurement — research institutions are active buyers
UKRI  ·  live
8 active grants · Unclassified
Grant-funded teams procure specialist suppliers — being visible to these teams is a low-competition channel
GOVERNMENT TENDERS
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Market signals: DVLA, Land Registry, ONS  ·  Tenders: Contracts Finder & Find a Tender

BUYER WATCHLIST ⓘ
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HCC
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
T1
LOCAL AUTHORITY
£146.5m total awarded
Active notices: 2
KC
Kirklees Council
T3
£12.2m total awarded
Active notices: 3
LCC
Lincolnshire County Council
T3
LOCAL AUTHORITY
£6.2m total awarded
Active notices: 18
LCC
Leicester City Council
T3
LOCAL AUTHORITY
£5.4m total awarded
Active notices: 1
ERY
EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE COUNCIL
T3
£4.5m total awarded
Active notices: 8

Watchlist rotates daily. Figures are indicative.

RECENT AWARDS — LAST 90 DAYS 1 award found
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Short Breaks for 1324785
£4k 18 Oct 2026
🏆 Barnardo's DSI Service
RENEWAL RADAR — CONTRACTS ENTERING RETENDER WINDOWS 2 contracts · next 12 months
Staffordshire County Council
IA3213 Staffordshire Children and Young People's Flexible Framework Contract Awards
£992 27 Sept 2026
LAPSED 29D — RETENDER WINDOW Incumbent: Power 2 Ltd
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Short Breaks for 1324785
£4k 4 Jan 2027
ENDS IN 69D Incumbent: Barnardo's DSI Service
Desk Analytics

Market Intelligence

8-month public procurement record — awarded contracts only

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£185.85m
Total awarded
96
Contracts indexed
17
Unique buyers
£76k
Median contract
Monthly Spend Trend
8 months of awarded contract data — public record
£185.85m+ · 96 contracts
£0£38m£76m£114m£152m Feb '26: £545k Feb '26 Mar '26: £12m Mar '26 May '26: £2m May '26 Jun '26: £1m Jun '26 Jul '26: £11m Jul '26 Aug '26: £5m Aug '26 Sept '26: £152m Sept '26 Oct '26: £1m Oct '26
Top Buyers
Ranked by 12-month awarded spend on this desk
1
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
£147m
2
Kirklees Council
£12m
3
Lincolnshire County Council
£6m
4
Leicester City Council
£5m
5
EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE COUNCIL
£5m

Top 5 buyers by awarded spend on this desk

Contract Size
96 awarded contracts by value band
< £100k
54 56%
£100k – £500k
25 26%
£500k – £1m
9 9%
£1m – £5m
4 4%
£5m+
4 4%
Category Breakdown
Top demand areas by awarded value
Child Protection & Safeguarding
£657k
Fostering & Adoption
£55k
Short Breaks & Respite
£4k
Youth Services
£992
Sector Intelligence

Children's Services — Market Signals

Live market data from DVLA, Land Registry, Companies House, ONS and UKRI — independent of government procurement.

🔬 UKRI
🔬 UKRI
8 active research & innovation grants
Each grant generates sub-contractor and equipment procurement — research institutions are active buyers
UK-wide · live
🔬 UKRI
8 active grants · Unclassified
Grant-funded teams procure specialist suppliers — being visible to these teams is a low-competition channel
UK-wide · live
DEMAND MAP – CHILDREN'S SERVICES ⓘ

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