Planning

CS2215 - Wiltshire Council Holidays and Activities Short Breaks (CYP & SEND)

WILTSHIRE COUNCIL

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Planning

21 Mar 2025 at 15:43

Summary of the contracting process

Wiltshire Council has initiated the planning stage for the procurement process titled "CS2215 - Wiltshire Council Holidays and Activities Short Breaks (CYP & SEND)" aimed at providing short breaks to children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The procurement falls under the health and social work services, recreational, cultural and sporting services, and other community, social and personal services categories and is located across Wiltshire, United Kingdom. Key milestones include market engagement events scheduled from April 2025 to June 2025, with the first event on 14th April 2025. Interested parties must register by 9th April 2025. The contract is planned to start on 1st April 2026 and run through to 31st March 2029, with the potential for renewal until 31st March 2031. The total value of the contract is projected at £6,000,000, with an estimated amount of £5,000,000.

This tender provides a valuable opportunity for businesses involved in community services, leisure, and care provision to expand their offerings within a structured framework supported by Wiltshire Council. Organisations specialised in health, social care, recreational activities, and community services are encouraged to participate, especially those with capacity to cater to children and young people with SEND. Firms can benefit from long-term, high-value contracts and contribute to inclusive community development, thus creating growth opportunities by leveraging this significant investment in local services. Interested parties should contact Gary Topley to register for the engagement events and explore collaboration possibilities.

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Notice Title

CS2215 - Wiltshire Council Holidays and Activities Short Breaks (CYP & SEND)

Notice Description

To provide short breaks to children and young people with send. This will be through working with Wiltshire Council services (eg leisure and communities), third sector organisations and commissioned services to create a framework approach to delivering a strong short breaks offer

Planning Information

Wiltshire Council will be hosting a series of market engagement events from April 2025 – June 2025 to discuss the future plans and options for the Short Breaks scheme. The first event will be on 14th April 2025 via Microsoft Teams from 12:00 – 13:30. This event will be an informal event to discuss the options for the scheme and to understand what provision your organisation could provide and what is needed to facilitate this. Registration for this event will close at 17:00 on 9th April 2025. Any expressions of interest received after this date, invitations will then be issued for the next event that Wiltshire Council will be hosting. Background: The Childrens Act 1989, The Breaks for Carers of Disabled Children Regulations 2011 and The Childrens and Families act 2014, state the duty for local authorities to provide a range of short breaks for disabled children, young people and their families. Additionally, the SEND code of practice 0- 25 years (January 2015) provides statutory guidance on organisations such as the local authority on the delivery of a short breaks offer. Purpose: The overarching purpose of the service is to provide Children and Young People (CYP) with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) with opportunities to take part in social and educational and leisure activities outside their home. These opportunities will primarily be independent of the parents and carers of the CYP with SEND which will also provide them with a break. There can be opportunities where the whole family can participate. The activities on offer will be led by service users with the provider encouraging ambition and encouraging positive risk taking. They will be culturally appropriate and meet the racial, cultural, linguistic, gender, sexual orientation and religious needs of the CYP. They will provide opportunities for new experiences, promote friendships and supportive relationships. The activities will promote inclusion and promote skills to enable CYP with SEND to participate more fully in the community. Local context. Over 15,000 CYP in Wiltshire (excluding Swindon), have been issued with a SEN plan as they have an identified SEN need. Of this number there are over 6000 CYP with an EHCP. Wiltshire is a rural county and there needs to be provision available over a considerable geographical area. Improved transport links are being developed but travelling around Wiltshire continues to pose a challenge to the community. Registering Your Interest: If you are interested in attending any of these events, Please contact Gary Topley at gary.topley@wiltshire.gov.uk and provide the following details: - Name(s)of attendee(s) - Position - Name of Organisation - Confirmation of contact email address If you are booking on behalf of others, please send the above details for each attendee so invitations can be sent.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f792
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010755-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£5,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Jun 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WILTSHIRE COUNCIL
Contact Name
Mr Gary Topley
Contact Email
gary.topley@wiltshire.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
TROWBRIDGE
Postcode
BA14 8JN
Post Town
Bath
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK72 Wiltshire
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Wiltshire
Electoral Ward
Trowbridge Central
Westminster Constituency
South West Wiltshire

Further Information

Notice Documents

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