Awarded contract

Provision of after school & holiday clubs for wraparound care for Southend-on-Sea children attending St Christopher's School

Details

Buyer: Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Supplier(s): Christopher's Cottage - SEN TRUST SOUTHEND
Value: 150,950
Duration: 2 years
Topic: Special education services
Published: 17 August 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Southend City Council (SCC) intends to enter into contract with The St Christopher School to deliver specialist holiday wraparound provision for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). The contract will run for a period of 2 years from 1st September 2026 to 31st August 2028. The provision will support children and young people who have been individually identified and allocated sessions through Children's Social Care and the Resource Allocation Panel (RAP) process. The service will provide safe, structured and inclusive activities and opportunities that promote participation, social interaction, wellbeing, independence and positive outcomes for children and young people whilst providing essential respite and support to families. ## Contract award Title: St Christophers School

Timeline

Completed: Award published17 August 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date17 August 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 August 2028in 2 years

About the buyer

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is an Essex local authority, now styled Southend-on-Sea City Council. A Procurement Strategy and Contract Procedure Rules set out how the council buys. The council says it cannot favour local companies, but is committed to equal access to its contracts.

Over the past 5 years, most of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and health and social work.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@southend-on-sea-borough-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@southend-on-sea-borough-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@southend-on-sea-borough-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@southend-on-sea-borough-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@southend-on-sea-borough-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@southend-on-sea-borough-council.gov