Closed tender

Overnight Short Break Respite and Residential Accommodation and Support for Disabled/SEND Children

Details

Topic
Social work services with accommodation
Published
8 July 2026
Submission
29 July 2026

Tender description

Swindon Borough Council has a statutory requirement to resource overnight short breaks for families. As well as providing residential care for children and young people with complex needs and disabilities. This tender covers the need for a Short Break Overnight Respite and Complex Needs residential home within the boundaries of Swindon. The initial contract term will be for 12 months with an option to extend for a further 2 x 2 year extensions for a potential total contract term of 5 years as stated in the ITT documents. Estimated contract spend is approximately £1,400,000million across the initial 1 year contract term and approximately £7,000,000million across the potential total 5 year contract term. Full details relating to the Services are provided in the tender documents. To participate, Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the tender documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com Tender clarifications to be submitted in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal by 22nd July 2026, 1200 hrs UK Local time. The Council’s responses to these clarification questions will be issued periodically on the ProContract tender portal. Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 29th July 2026, 1200 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ Keywords: Short Breaks, Children's Overnight Respite, Residential , Complex Needs and SEND

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published8 July 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date29 July 2026

About the buyer

Swindon Borough Council buys as a local authority, running procurement through its own Corporate Procurement Team. Every tender is advertised on the Find a Tender Service, the government's central digital procurement platform for public contracts. Smaller and early-stage opportunities appear on the regional Supplying the South West portal instead. Suppliers register there through ProContract to view and bid for opportunities. Bidders for larger contracts must also register on the Find a Tender Service and provide additional supplier information. Social value criteria weigh how each contract benefits Swindon's local economy, environment and wider community.

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 Swindon Borough Council's contract awards have been in construction work, IT services and architectural and engineering services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 85311000 · Social work services with accommodation
  • 85311300 · Welfare services for children and young people

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