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Short Breaks Services for children with disabilities

Knowsley Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

21 Sep 2026 at 14:27

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

26 May 2026 at 18:01

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

04 Feb 2026 at 13:30

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Knowsley Council commissioned short breaks services for children with disabilities in Knowsley. The requirement covers three service areas: centre-based activities, physical development-based activities and community-based activities. These are welfare and community support services for children and young people, including planned short-break provision that responds to the needs set out in the service specification. The work is delivered in Knowsley. The procurement is a services contract under the light-touch regime, with each service area treated as a separate lot. It is relevant to organisations providing disability support, children’s welfare services, inclusive activity programmes, community provision or structured physical and developmental activities. The requirement may suit providers able to deliver either a centre-based, physical-development or community-based service rather than the full range.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 15 September 2026 following an open procedure. LEARNACTIVE NW LTD was awarded all three lots. Lot 1, Centre Based Activities, was awarded at £976,562 gross; lot 2, Physical Development Based Activities, at £1,044,796 gross; and lot 3, Community Based Activities, at £328,046 gross. Each contract runs from 2 November 2026 to 31 October 2030, with a possible further 24-month period. The bid deadline was 23 June 2026 at 12:00, enquiries closed on 16 June 2026 at 12:00, and the award period ended on 13 August 2026. Evaluation was weighted 80% quality and 20% price. Six bids were received for each lot; four reached the final stage for lots 1 and 3, and five for lot 2. The planned signature date was 31 October 2026.

This award demonstrates established demand from Knowsley Council for specialist short-break provision for children with disabilities across centre, physical-development and community settings. A credible future competitor would need to design and deliver safe, inclusive activities for children and young people, understand the requirements in a detailed service specification, and show that it can meet quality requirements consistently. The evaluation evidence indicates that service quality carried substantially more weight than price, so relevant delivery methods, safeguarding arrangements, staffing, outcomes and service continuity would be important areas to demonstrate. The council marked all three lots as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, making the requirement relevant to smaller specialist providers as well as larger organisations. The selected supplier was an SME, and final-stage bidders were SMEs on every lot.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Short Breaks Services for children with disabilities

Notice Description

Short Breaks Services for children with disabilities for Knowsley

Lot Information

Centre Based Activities

Renewal: Upon successful delivery of services and Commissioners satisfied with providers performance, To maintain continuity of service will consider utilising 2 x 12 month extension.

Physical Development Based Activities

Renewal: Upon successful delivery of services and Commissioners satisfied with providers performance, To maintain continuity of service will consider utilising 2 x 12 month extension.

Community Based Activities

Renewal: Upon successful delivery of services and Commissioners satisfied with providers performance, To maintain continuity of service will consider utilising 2 x 12 month extension.

Planning Information

Please refer to advert on The Chest Portal DN805564

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0646f7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089211-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,544,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,544,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£2,349,404 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
23 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
30 Apr 2026Expired
Award Date
15 Sep 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
2 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Knowsley Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HUYTON
Postcode
L36 9YU
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD71 East Merseyside
Delivery Location
TLD7 Merseyside
Local Authority
Knowsley
Electoral Ward
Roby
Westminster Constituency
Knowsley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

LEARNACTIVE NW LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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