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.

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