Stale Pre-tender

Gloucestershire County Council - Market Engagement - Short Breaks

Details

Value
£4,000,000
Topic
Health and social work services
Published
28 August 2025
Submission
1 July 2026

Tender description

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking to engage with the market regarding the future provision of Short Breaks services for children and young people with disabilities and their families. As part of our engagement for the re-commissioning of Short Breaks, we'll be hosting a series of Focus Group sessions. If you would like to attend one of the focus groups, please email Paul.Cooke@gloucestershire.gov.uk to book a place. There are limited spaces and we ask that only one person from each organisation books on. Focus Groups Sessions: Thursday, 29th January: 14:00 - 15:30 - Theme: Transport - Venue: Shire Hall, Gloucester Monday, 2nd February: 13:00 - 14:30 - Theme Inclusion - Venue: Shire Hall, Gloucester Thursday, 5th February: 10:00 – 11:30 - Theme Transitions - Venue: Shire Hall, Gloucester Tuesday, 10th February: 9:00 -10:30 - Theme Complex Care - Venue: Shire Hall, Gloucester

Timeline

  1. Completed: Pre-tender published28 August 2025
    Current notice

About the buyer

Gloucestershire County Council is the county's local authority and buys goods, services and works under its own Contract Procedure Rules and the Procurement Act 2023. SAP Ariba replaced ProContract as the council's online portal for quotation and tender opportunities. Suppliers register free on the SAP Business Network to receive invitations and submit responses electronically. Higher-value open tenders are published on Find a Tender, with each notice linking back to SAP Ariba Discovery. Lower-value quotations go to selected suppliers invited directly through the portal. Frameworks are used where the rules permit, including national, collaborative and locally established agreements.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Gloucestershire County Council's contract awards have been in transport services, health and social work and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 85000000 · Health and social work services

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