MARKET ENGAGEMENT Short Break Overnights
Details
- Buyer
- Salford City Council
- Value
- £670,000
- Topic
- Social work services without accommodation
- Published
- 25 June 2026
- Submission
- 9 July 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
To provide services designed to assist family and carers of disabled children in continuing to provide care or do so more effectively by giving them breaks from caring. This market research exercise is being undertaken to inform decision-making regarding the appropriate procurement route for short break overnight respite services. At this stage, contract values and durations have not been determined, and any details provided are indicative estimates only.
Timeline
- Completed: Pre-tender published25 June 2026Current notice
About the buyer
Salford City Council is a Greater Manchester local authority that runs procurement through its own dedicated commercial team. Contract opportunities are advertised on The Chest, the north west's shared local authority procurement portal. Suppliers register free on The Chest to receive email alerts for the specific contract areas that interest them. Larger tenders also appear on the Find a Tender Service and Contracts Finder. Since February 2025 the Procurement Act 2023 has required suppliers to register on the Central Digital Platform. A procurement strategy covering 2023 to 2027 sets out the council's sourcing priorities.
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 Salford City Council's contract awards have been in construction work, software and information systems and business services.
Relevant CPV codes
- 85312000 · Social work services without accommodation
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@salford-city-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@salford-city-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@salford-city-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@salford-city-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@salford-city-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@salford-city-council.gov |
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