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Children's Disability Short Breaks (Highland)

The Highland Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

14 Oct 2025 at 13:31

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Tender

07 Jul 2025 at 12:46

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for "Children's Disability Short Breaks (Highland)" is overseen by The Highland Council, a regional authority based in Inverness, UK. This process falls under the services category and is specifically classified under Health and Social Work Services. The substantial undertaking aims to provide support within family homes throughout the Highland region, focusing on short breaks and activity support for children with disabilities. An open procedure was used for bidding, resulting in contracts awarded on 30th September and 8th October 2025 to various suppliers including Autism & Neurodiversity North Scotland, Carr Gomm, and Newcross Healthcare Solutions. Key contractual obligations must align with the legal frameworks such as the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and The Children (Scotland) Act 1995, with contract performance governed by robust criteria to ensure quality delivery.

This tender offers lucrative opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social care services, especially those emphasising family-centric support models. Companies that are well-versed in providing bespoke care services tailored to individual action plans will find this contract particularly aligned with their core abilities. With emphasis on quality as the main award criterion, comprising 90% of the assessment, and price making up the remaining 10%, businesses that can demonstrate exceptional service quality in alignment with national policies like GIRFEC and ensuring the well-being of children will have a competitive advantage. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with the requisite Care Inspectorate registration can particularly benefit from this contract, as community benefits and fair working practices are also key evaluation areas in the tender process.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Children's Disability Short Breaks (Highland)

Notice Description

Short Break Care within the family home to include Waking Night Support, Sleeping Night and Day Support. Support to and from activities within the community. Help to support/maintain and/or establish/implement routine. Meet any additional specific requirements of the Child's Individual Action Plan as per their Child's Plan. The service is to be delivered across the Highland region.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The importance of recognising the family as the critical infrastructure for the wellbeing and development of children in society is at the heart of the Families 1st strategy. A happy life for children involves a loving family within a broader system of friendships, community networks and universal services. Families will get the right help, at the right time, by the right people. Families 1st is set within the national policy landscape of UN Convention on Rights of a Child (UNCRC), The Promise, underpinned by strong Getting It Right For Every Child (GIRFEC) roots in Highland. Support from out with the family network should be available when needed for as long as it is needed. Section 23 of The Children (Scotland) Act 1995 introduced a legal framework for assessment, services and support to children with disabilities, children affected by disability and their families. The Act states that "Services for these children should be designed to minimise the adverse effects of disability and to enable them to lead lives which are as normal as possible. Specific provisions relating to children with or affected by disability do not stand alone". The service being tendered is Short Break Care within the family home to include Waking Night Support, Sleeping Night and Day Support. Support to and from activities within the community. Help to support/maintain and/or establish/implement routine. Meet any additional specific requirements of the Child's Individual Action Plan as per their Child's Plan.

Renewal: The contract term is three years plus the option to extend by up to 12 months. The maximum budget for the service (including one-year optional extension i.e., four years) is GBP400000.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0559da
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065180-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

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
£400,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£400,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£400,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Oct 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
13 Aug 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Sep 202511 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Spring 2028

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Highland Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
INVERNESS
Postcode
IV3 5NX
Postcode Area
Inverness
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM2 Highlands and Islands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM20 Highlands and Islands
Delivery Location
TLM6 Highlands and Islands
Local Authority
Highland
Electoral Ward
Inverness West
Westminster Constituency
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

Autism & Neurodiversity North Scotland

Carr Gomm

Newcross Healthcare Solutions Limited

Further Information

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