Planning

Short Breaks for Children with Disabilities

MIDDLESBROUGH COUNCIL

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12 Mar 2026 at 15:42

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Middlesbrough Council is engaging in a planning stage of a procurement process titled "Short Breaks for Children with Disabilities," focusing on health services in the UKC12 region of the United Kingdom. This initiative, which falls under the services procurement category, aims to enhance the support offered to children and young people with disabilities, along with their families. The procurement process includes three separate lots for personal support, after school and holiday clubs, and complex personal support, with a gross budget of £3,000,000. The market engagement phase is scheduled to culminate with interested parties submitting required information by 1 April 2026. The contracts, suitable for SMEs and VCSEs, are planned to commence on 1 December 2026 and conclude by 30 November 2031.

This tender offers significant opportunities for enterprises specialising in providing health services to children with disabilities. Prospective businesses can leverage their expertise in personal support and youth-oriented activities to establish or strengthen their presence in the public sector. With a substantial budget, the contracts promise financial growth and collaborative partnerships with Middlesbrough Council. SMEs and VCSEs with relevant experience and the capability to deliver high-quality personal support services are well-positioned to compete in this procurement process. Additionally, the market engagement exercise provides a platform for providers to showcase innovative approaches and solutions that cater to the nuanced requirements of children and young people with disabilities.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Short Breaks for Children with Disabilities

Notice Description

Middlesbrough Council is actively seeking to improve the range of services which it commissions to provide Short Breaks and Positive Activities for Children and Young People with disabilities. The Council wishes to promote the welfare needs of Children and Young People and to meet the needs of families with caring responsibilities. Middlesbrough Council's Children's services wish to conduct a pre-market engagement exercise to explore where providers can demonstrate experience of working with children and young people with disabilities. The proposed specification will be for three lots: LOT 1 - Personal Support LOT 2 - After school and Holiday clubs LOT 3 - Complex personal support Please find attached the draft specification, which provides further details on the expectations for each Lot. Please note that there is likely to be amendments to the specification. Every provider will be quality checked to ensure compliant with minimum requirements and work to a specification and identify an agreed pricing structure. This will ensure we have a framework contract with a list of providers who have demonstrated they meet the requirements and will enable Middlesbrough Council staff to direct award to select supplier and or buy according to prices. How to Participate Please provide details about * Your Organisation * Your relevant experience * Potential Activity to be delivered. Please can you complete the attached questionnaire and submit to us through the message centre on the OPEN portal (https://www.open-uk.org) https://www.open-uk.org/opportunities/overview/public/ddea69df-3401-40df-a682-4974cebc5378 If you have any queries, please send these through the OPEN portal and we will respond as soon as we can. Note that we may share your anonymised query and our answer to it with other providers. MBC are not responsible for any supplier costs associated with responding to this Market Engagement.

Planning Information

How to Participate Please provide details about • Your Organisation • Your relevant experience • Potential Activity to be delivered. Please can you complete the attached questionnaire and submit to us through the message centre on the OPEN portal (https://www.open-uk.org) https://www.open-uk.org/opportunities/overview/public/ddea69df-3401-40df-a682-4974cebc5378 If you have any queries, please send these through the OPEN portal and we will respond as soon as we can. Note that we may share your anonymised query and our answer to it with other providers. MBC are not responsible for any supplier costs associated with responding to this Market Engagement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0668b1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022468-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Mar 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Apr 20263 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MIDDLESBROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
MIDDLESBROUGH
Postcode
TS1 9FT
Post Town
Cleveland
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC32 South Teesside
Delivery Location
TLC12 South Teesside
Local Authority
Middlesbrough
Electoral Ward
Newport
Westminster Constituency
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Further Information

Notice Documents

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