Planning

Children with Disabilities Home based Care

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Planning

17 Dec 2025 at 16:43

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

18 Jun 2025 at 12:20

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

21 May 2025 at 13:39

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process for a "Children with Disabilities Home Based Care" contract is in the planning stage, initiated by Essex County Council. This tender targets health and social work services, aiming to facilitate a diverse range of care packages for families of children with disabilities and special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) within their homes and communities. Essex County Council, based in Chelmsford, is soliciting feedback through market engagement; responses are requested by 16 January 2026. The planned contract period will commence from 1 July 2026 through to 30 June 2029. Businesses must be prepared to operate under the light-touch regime meeting the above-threshold criteria.

This procurement presents pivotal growth opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social work services, particularly those experienced in providing SEND home-based care. Organisations capable of developing tailored care packages and demonstrating innovation in service delivery stand to benefit. The tender encourages the establishment of strategic relationships and partnerships, aimed at ensuring high-quality service. Essex County Council's commitment to optimising tender specifications through direct engagement allows businesses to influence future contract parameters, creating a competitive edge for well-suited enterprises ready to adapt to dynamic healthcare landscapes.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Children with Disabilities Home based Care

Notice Description

Home Based Care consists of a range of care packages, provided by carers, which are tailored to the specific needs of eligible families of SEND children and young people both in their homes and the community. The aim is to ensure that families of Children with Disabilities (CwD) and Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) who require more intensive or specialist care can access high quality support, and make our internal systems for finding this support more efficient.

Planning Information

FEEDBACK REQUIRED FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES HOME BASED CARE CONTRACT PROPOSAL Based on the feedback received from our previous market engagement we want to update you with our thoughts on how a new contract could work for Children with Disabilities Home Based Care. The responses we received were overwhelmingly in favour of a contractual arrangement. Based on the feedback received and our own assessment we are inviting your comments on this proposal via the below survey link. The proposals in the survey may not be the final criteria for the contract. Please ensure you check any tender documents thoroughly to ensure you understand the service you are bidding for. Copy and paste the below link into a browser to access the survey to provide feedback. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=TzK0qFwVFUKg8X7YzJqZLyeUqJDx_ShNkgPz84-dHCBURUJCVzU3TldKRzlXM1YySkJGN0c4M1VJQi4u Depending on the results of the survey there may be further engagement required, either online or in person. This market engagement document has been formally released on 17 December 2025. Participants are requested to submit any responses by close-of-business on 16 January 2026. Responses are to be submitted via the online survey. Please include contact details for those submitting a response to this engagement process. Should Essex County Council need to clarify any elements of your response, a representative of the project team will use this information for contact purposes. Essex County Council may seek to engage directly with any/all participants in order to clarify information provided and to ensure any tender/contract specification is optimised in accordance with service provider input. Participants should be aware that any information provided as part of this engagement process will be treated with confidentiality and will only be used to inform the final specification and to improve the subjectivity of any decision-making processes between the Council and its partners. Although full support from market participants is appreciated, participants will not be bound by their responses and any information provided will not form part of any future procurement evaluation processes.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-051b1a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084047-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
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

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Dec 20251 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
13 Oct 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
shortbreaks@essex.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
CHELMSFORD
Postcode
CM1 1QH
Post Town
Chelmsford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH36 Heart of Essex
Delivery Location
TLH3 Essex
Local Authority
Chelmsford
Electoral Ward
Moulsham and Central
Westminster Constituency
Chelmsford

Further Information

Notice Documents

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