Notice Information
Notice Title
Short Breaks for Children and Young People with Disabilities
Notice Description
The Short Breaks service offers targeted support for children and young people with disabilities (age 5-18) whose needs cannot be met in mainstream settings and who need more specialist help due to their disability. The service will be delivered in Bracknell during weekends and school holidays.
Lot Information
Primary Age Children
Lot 1: Primary Aged Children (Year 1 - Year 6)
Renewal: The contract term is 2+3. Initial term - 1st April 2027 - 31st March 2029 Possible Extension - 1st April 2029 - 31st March 2032
Secondary Age ChildrenLot 2: Secondary Aged Children (Year 7 - Year 13)
Renewal: The contract term is 2+3. Initial term - 1st April 2027 - 31st March 2029 Possible Extension - 1st April 2029 - 31st March 2032
Planning Information
Bracknell Forest Council is seeking to engage with providers who have experience in delivering Short Breaks for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Providers are invited to participate in this Preliminary Market Engagement to help inform and shape the Council’s approach to commissioning a targeted Short Breaks service. Ahead of a tender process for a new service anticipated to start in April 2027, Bracknell Forest Council are seeking to engage with providers that can deliver high quality activities for the following groups of young people with disabilities: - Primary Age - Primary Age with Complex Needs - Secondary Age - Secondary Age with Complex Needs Areas to discuss with bidding suppliers will include: - To outline the Council’s proposed model for the Targeted Short Breaks Service - To provide an overview of the Proactis E-tender Portal - To allow providers the opportunity to ask questions about the model Both an in-person session at Bracknell Forest Council offices and online session via Microsoft Teams will be offered to suppliers. Please see the below details: - 23rd March 2026, 12pm to 1pm on Online event via Microsoft Teams - 24th March 2026, 10.30am to 11.30am at Time Square, Market Street, Bracknell, RG12 1JD. Please report to the main reception and advise you are attending the Short Breaks Pre-market engagement session. Any suppliers wishing to attend one of the above sessions should provide confirmation of the session they wish to attend, the attendee(s) name, job title, contact number and email address (if joining the online session). Please send confirmations to childrens.commissioning@bracknell-forest.gov.uk by 1pm 20th March 2026. Alternatively, if you are not able to attend, and you would like a copy of the materials following the session, please submit that request to childrens.commissioning@bracknell-forest.gov.uk by 1pm 20th March 2026.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055ee6
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073592-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
85312120 - Daycare services for handicapped children and young people
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,800,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,800,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Aug 2026Yesterday
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Aug 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Jul 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BRACKNELL FOREST BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRACKNELL
- Postcode
- RG12 1JD
- Post Town
- Reading
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ15 Berkshire East
- Delivery Location
- TLJ11 Berkshire
-
- Local Authority
- Bracknell Forest
- Electoral Ward
- Town Centre & The Parks
- Westminster Constituency
- Bracknell
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073592-2026
4th August 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031850-2026
8th April 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021513-2026
10th March 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039754-2025
14th July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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