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Family Safeguarding Service

Lancashire County Council
North West

Delivery of a strengths-based, multi-disciplinary family safeguarding service focused on collaborative support for families to improve parenting outcomes and child welfare. The service operates as an existing provision, requiring ongoing integration with social care systems to facilitate timely access to support, reduce health inequalities, and provide innovative solutions for parental mental health.

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Awarded value: £3.7m; As published
Published: 22 July 2025; Find a Tender
Awarded: 22 July 2025; Family Safeguarding Service
Contract length: Not stated

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of multi-disciplinary family safeguarding and support services to address complex parenting challenges and ensure child welfare and safety.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
22 July 2025
Contract awardedto Family Safeguarding Service
22 July 2025
Contract starts
Contract endsEnd date not published

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Type: Council
Early help contracts, 24 months: 1
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How it compares

12.4× the typical early help contract (£301k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/994315/family-safeguarding-service
Buyer reference: KS/CYP/LCC/25/1501
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Lancashire County Council. Family Safeguarding Service. Contract award, 22 July 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/994315/family-safeguarding-service (accessed 12 October 2026).