Children's Short Breaks Services Tender in United Kingdom - 145421592

Procurement Summary

Country: United Kingdom

Summary: Children's Short Breaks Services

Deadline: 14 Aug 2026

Posting Date: 18 Jul 2026

Other Information

Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 145421592

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Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

CPV Classification

55241000 - Holiday centre services
55242000 - Holiday home services
55243000 - Children's holiday-camp services
85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
85312100 - Daycare services
85312110 - Child daycare services
85312120 - Daycare services for handicapped children and young people
85312200 - Homedelivery of provisions
85312310 - Guidance services
85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions
85322000 - Community action programme

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Tender Details

Bury Council (the Authority) is preparing to recommission its SEND Short Breaks service. Ahead of any procurement, we are seeking expressions of interest and market intelligence from suitably experienced and accredited providers through preliminary market engagement (PME). The PME will share our emerging thinking, test it with providers, and understand the capacity, appetite, local reach and pricing realities of the market. We want to hear from a wide range of organisations, including current providers, voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations, faith-based providers, youth, play and activity providers, specialist care and overnight providers, Ofsted-registered children's homes, personal assistants and micro-providers, and locally-based provision of all sizes across the six townships of Bury (Bury, Prestwich, Radcliffe, Ramsbottom, Tottington and Whitefield). This notice is issued pursuant to Section 16 of the Procurement Act 2023 to invite the market to participate in a structured pre-market engagement process ahead of a formal competitive procurement. The purpose of this engagement is to inform the Council's procurement strategy, service model and lot structure ahead of publication of the tender notice. In particular, the Council is seeking market views on: ● The proposed unbundling of the current anchor-provider lot into a sub-lotted structure by service type and township, and alternative packaging options considered; ● The deliverability of an open, ...

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 Tender Notice