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Short Break Services for Children and Young People with Disabilities and/or Additional Needs

London Borough of Hillingdon

This public procurement record has 6 releases in its history.

Award

07 Aug 2026 at 13:40

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

24 Apr 2026 at 11:16

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

04 Dec 2025 at 16:19

UK4 - Tender Notice
PlanningUpdate

03 Jun 2025 at 17:14

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
PlanningUpdate

23 May 2025 at 13:16

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

23 May 2025 at 12:56

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Hillingdon procured short break services for children and young people with disabilities and/or additional needs. The requirement is a health and social work service, covering delivery in Hillingdon, London. The service is intended to provide targeted short breaks for children and young people, with the specification and contract terms forming part of the competitive tender. The procurement was run by Hillingdon Council, whose Children’s Services led the requirement. The award covers one lot and includes the potential for additional one-to-one support hours delivered by sessional workers. This is a public-sector children’s support opportunity for organisations able to provide safe, suitable and responsive short break provision for disabled children and young people and those with additional needs.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a below-threshold open competition. Community Connex Ltd was awarded the contract on 24 April 2026. The awarded value is £251,688 excluding VAT, or £302,026 including VAT. The contract was signed on 8 June 2026 and runs from 8 June 2026 to 31 May 2029; the tender had originally identified 1 June 2026 as the commencement date. There was one lot, with a contract value of £258,000 excluding VAT and £309,600 including VAT. Evaluation was based on 80% quality and 20% price, subject to a budget limit. Six bids were received, with four reaching the final stage. Electronic submission was allowed through the council’s tender portal. The contract includes potential additional one-to-one support hours from sessional workers.

This award demonstrates established demand from Hillingdon Council for targeted short break provision for children and young people with disabilities or additional needs. Suppliers considering comparable future work would need credible capability in children’s health and social care, and the operational ability to deliver dependable, individualised support in Hillingdon. The evaluation placed substantially greater weight on quality than price, so providers should be able to evidence the safety, suitability and effectiveness of their service model, rather than compete on cost alone. The opportunity was marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. Relevant organisations may include specialist children’s support providers, community-based care organisations and sessional-worker networks able to provide additional one-to-one support when required.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Short Break Services for Children and Young People with Disabilities and/or Additional Needs

Notice Description

A competitive tender was undertaken for the provision of Short Break Services for Children and Young People with disabilities and/or additional needs. Contract commencement date: 1 June 2026

Planning Information

The London Borough of Hillingdon Children's Services are seeking interested parties who would like to participate in a provider engagement event on Tuesday the 1st of July 2025 at 11am at the Civic Centre, Uxbridge in preparation for a opportunity to provide targeted Short Break Services provision in Hillingdon for children with disabilities and/or additional needs. The session will provide an opportunity for interested suppliers to understand the service requirements whilst having the opportunity to offer views and comments, helping to ensure that the proposed approach is clear, achievable and aligned to Hillingdon's requirements. Suppliers will be able to seek clarification to prepare for the forthcoming tender process. Please register your interest in this event by Wednesday the 25th of June 2025 by emailing rverma@hillingdon.gov.uk with "Provider Engagement - Short Break Services" in the email subject. We would encourage all interested parties to register for free at https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login our tendering portal where the opportunity will be advertised. Details in this notice may be subject to change as the services are reviewed.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05225e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075310-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

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
£258,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£258,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£251,688 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£251,688 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
9 Jan 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Apr 20264 months ago
Contract Period
8 Jun 2026 - 31 May 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
London Borough of Hillingdon
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
UXBRIDGE
Postcode
UB8 1UW
Postcode Area
Southall
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI74 Harrow and Hillingdon
Delivery Location
TLI74 Harrow and Hillingdon
Local Authority
Hillingdon
Electoral Ward
Uxbridge
Westminster Constituency
Uxbridge and South Ruislip

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

COMMUNITY CONNEX LTD.

Further Information

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