Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c04-20c2-702b-9bd8-01aa4ddc6c49/st-helens-council-a-childrens-services-production-of-life-books-request-for closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # St Helens Council – Childrens Services Production of Life Books - Request for Quotation (RFQ) [St.Helens Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/sthelens-council) Estimated value £30,000 Published 30 Jun 2016 Deadline Closed 11 Jul 2016 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Production of Childrens Life Books (quantity 25). The successful Bidder will work with children, social workers, carers and prospective adoptive parents. The work will need to be undertaken on the premises of the successful Bidder who will need to have in place secure working procedures and policies for sharing and managing sensitive data. The successful Bidder will need to agree to any data sharing agreements from St Helens Council. The successful Bidder has to be an OFSTED registered adoption agency. The successful Bidder will commence work on the 18th July 2016 and will have completed production of all 25 Life Books by 17th November 2016. There is an immediate requirement that the first 5 Life Books are completed Within 5 weeks of the start date of 18th July 2016. The successful Bidder will design and produce the Life Books ensuring they are child friendly and are in both paper and electronic format. The anticipated value is £25K - £30k for the production of Childrens Life Books (quantity 25). Any quotations that exceed a price of £1k - £1.2k per Life Book will be excluded. For further detail go to [the-chest.org.uk](https://www.the-chest.org.uk/) ref DN169566 ## CPV classification Other community, social and personal services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/d93b58d0-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile St.Helens Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/sthelens-council) [Sector More Other community & personal services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/community-personal-services) ## More tenders like this [Washing and dry-cleaning services – Accord-cadre à bons de commande de prestations de location, entretien et gestion du linge · Cias Terres de Maurienne - Ehpad Bel'fontaine · 31 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7395-73b9-a765-1db7e6dd00b5/france-washing-and-dry-cleaning-services-accord-cadre-a-bons-de-commande-de) [Miscellaneous services – Servizio Reception Welcome Desk · Freie Universität Bozen · 31 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-8b73-7187-9c80-2908f2993434/italy-miscellaneous-services-servizio-reception-welcome-desk) [Home-help services – Udbud af helhedspleje og hjemmepleje til borgere i eget hjem i Vejle Kommune · Vejle Kommune · 31 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-a425-7319-a433-bf67841eb48a/denmark-home-help-services-udbud-af-helhedspleje-og-hjemmepleje-til-borgere) [Washing and dry-cleaning services – Gordijnenreiniging · Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht · 43 days left · 2 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6fdc-7172-8048-7acdb8f50a37/netherlands-washing-and-dry-cleaning-services-gordijnenreiniging) [Washing and dry-cleaning services – Udbud på vask, leje og levering af Linned · Fællesudbud Sjælland · 38 days left · 27 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-8b49-7299-bcbf-f1da15517b5e/denmark-washing-and-dry-cleaning-services-udbud-pa-vask-leje-og-levering-af) [Miscellaneous services – Servicio de Modelos en Vivo para la Facultad de Bellas Artes de la Universidad de Sevilla. · Rectorado de la Universidad de Sevilla · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-8b94-721a-8e8e-f04ca7219006/spain-miscellaneous-services-servicio-de-modelos-en-vivo-para-la-facultad-de)