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CMCV 114 - Specialist Short Breaks: Holiday Club

Shropshire Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

10 Sep 2026 at 16:20

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

29 Jul 2026 at 16:15

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

17 Mar 2026 at 15:11

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Shropshire Council commissioned a specialist community-based holiday club for children and young people with disabilities during school holidays. The service is intended to provide enjoyable activities and short breaks, while giving parent carers time away from their caring responsibilities and helping the council meet its statutory short-break duties. Provision is focused on children and young people resident in Shropshire, excluding the Borough of Telford & Wrekin. Delivery is mainly in Shropshire, with flexibility to use community activities outside the area to create a varied offer. This is a health and social work service, including specialist childcare. The requirement is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, and is subject to the light-touch regime.

This procurement has been completed and awarded following a below-threshold open competition. Three bids were received, including three from SMEs and two from VCSEs. Action for Children was awarded the contract on 10 September 2026 for £300,000 gross. The contract runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029, with two possible 12-month extensions and a maximum end date of 30 September 2031. Bids were evaluated on quality at 70%, price at 20% and social value at 10%. The submission deadline was 24 August 2026 at 12:00, with enquiries closing at 11:00 the same day. The award is active, and contract signature was scheduled for 30 September 2026.

This award demonstrates established demand from Shropshire Council for specialist holiday provision for disabled children and young people, combining childcare with meaningful community activities and respite for parent carers. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need experience delivering safe, engaging short-break services for children with disabilities, including the ability to support differing needs and complex health requirements where relevant. It would need to operate across Shropshire and arrange suitable community activities, while managing school-holiday delivery reliably. Strong quality provision, measurable social value and sound pricing would be important, as quality carried the greatest evaluation weight. The opportunity also suits SMEs and VCSEs, so local specialist providers and larger organisations with community-service capacity may be well placed.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CMCV 114 - Specialist Short Breaks: Holiday Club

Notice Description

This is an award notice for the provision of a Specialist Community Based Holiday Club during school holidays for Children and Young People with a Disability. This contract supports children and young people resident within the Local Authority area of Shropshire, excluding The Borough of Telford & Wrekin. Support provision will be largely delivered in Shropshire with the flexibility to access community activities outside of the area to achieve a varied and attractive short breaks holiday club offer. This service forms an integral part of the overall short breaks offer for children and young people with a disability and their families. It ensures that the council meets its statutory duty for the provision of short breaks during school holidays, providing both fun activities and opportunities for children with a disability and enabling parent carers a break from their caring responsibilities.

Planning Information

In order to gather insight and feedback from potential suppliers we are holding Market Engagement Events which will be delivered through the following activities - 1. A Provider Event on Thursday 23rd April which will be an in-person event held in The Whitchurch Room, The Guildhall, Shrewsbury. This will be open to national and local providers of children’s services, as well as Shropshire based SEND Academies and Trusts. The session will outline the councils current commissioning arrangements for all short breaks for children with SEND and/or complex health needs, confirm what we would like to achieve through this commissioning opportunity and seek market feedback on how we can achieve the outcomes we require. Please email commissioning@shropshire.gov.uk to confirm attendance by 5pm Monday 20th April 2026. 2. A further Provider Event on 7th May. It is anticipated that this will be an online event via Microsoft Teams. This will build on the insight from the April Market Engagement Event and other collaborative and coproduction events, with the aim of informing our commissioning intention.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-066c80
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086084-2026
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
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

85312110 - Child daycare services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Sep 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
24 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Sep 20266 days ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2029 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
Shropshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SHREWSBURY
Postcode
SY3 8HQ
Postcode Area
Shrewsbury
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG22 Shropshire
Delivery Location
TLG22 Shropshire
Local Authority
Shropshire
Electoral Ward
Porthill
Westminster Constituency
Shrewsbury

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Action for Children

Further Information

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