Stale Pre-tender

Children's Short Breaks Closed Framework

Details

Value
£1,097,180
Topic
Social work and related services
Published
9 October 2026
Submission
23 October 2026

Tender description

Bedford Borough Council is seeking providers to deliver Children's Short Breaks Services through a Closed Framework Agreement. The Framework is divided into eight Lots: Lot 1: Community Short Breaks – Complex Care Lot 2: Community Short Breaks – Autism Lot 3: Community Short Breaks – EHCP / Special School Lot 4: Community Short Breaks – General SEND Lot 5: Community Short Breaks – SEND Gaming Youth Club Lot 6: Holiday Activity Short Breaks – Learning Disabilities and SEND (EHCP) Lot 7: Holiday Activity Short Breaks – Complex Physical and Health Needs Lot 8: Holiday Activity Short Breaks – Autism. The services will provide a range of community-based and holiday activities designed to promote inclusion, wellbeing, independence and positive outcomes for children and young people with SEND, while providing short break opportunities for families and carers.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Pre-tender published9 October 2026
    Current notice

About the buyer

Bedford Borough Council is a local authority serving the borough of Bedford, with procurement split between individual service departments and a central Commercial Hub team. Service departments handle day-to-day tenders, quotations and sourcing for their own areas. The Commercial Hub team manages a number of corporate contracts and looks for savings across departments.

Over the past 5 years, most of Bedford Borough Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, business services and construction work.

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