The Provision of Short Breaks Service for Adults with Learning Disabilities
Details
- Buyer
- Wakefield Council
- Supplier(s)
- PACIFIC AND GOLD LIMITED
- Value
- £4,525,000
- Duration
- 2 years
- Topic
- Health and social work services
- Published
- 28 September 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
Wakefield Council intends to commission an overnight short break provision for adults with learning disabilities and or Autism to have pre-booked overnight stays away from home. The Service will operate seven days per week / 365 days per year and will be provided within two Council owned 4-bed residential units ('the Service'). One unit is located in Normanton and the other is in the Thornes Park area of Wakefield. The Short Breaks Service will be required to meet the needs of service users and families / carers in a personalised way and support our Council and Adult Social Care priorities. ## Contract award Title: The Provision of Short Breaks Service for Adults with Learning Disabilities
Timeline
- Completed: Award published28 September 2026Current notice
- Completed: Award date28 September 2026
- Next: Contract expiry date30 November 2028in 2 years
About the buyer
Wakefield Council is a local authority procuring goods, works and services for the district through its own commercial team. Contract opportunities are advertised through YORtender, the council's own procurement portal, free to join. Since February 2025, most procurements have run under the Procurement Act 2023, aimed at opening contracts to more suppliers. Suppliers register once on the central Find a Tender platform to bid for opportunities. Framework agreements and dynamic purchasing systems cover many of its call-off contracts, alongside direct quotations for lower-value work. A published commercial pipeline sets out anticipated procurement activity over the next 18 months.
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 Wakefield Council's contract awards have been in construction work, repair and maintenance and transport equipment.
Relevant CPV codes
- 85000000 · Health and social work services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@wakefield-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@wakefield-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@wakefield-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@wakefield-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@wakefield-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@wakefield-council.gov |
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