Notice Information
Notice Title
Short Break Group Based Activities for children with SEND
Notice Description
Salford Council is undertaking this soft market test to give potential bidders the opportunity to express their interests and provide details on their current offer(s) and experience in delivering within the Short Break Care service. The council will use the information to consider their options and further develop the specification. Funding amounts are undecided at this point in time. The questionnaire is available on the Chest and responses are to be submitted via the chest.
Planning Information
Questionnaire to be completed and returned via the chest, Next steps to be decided on based on the responses to the questionnaire.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0695f1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043118-2026
- 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
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85300000 - Social work and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 May 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 12 Jun 20265 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2029 3-4 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
- SALFORD CITY 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
- MANCHESTER
- Postcode
- M27 5DA
- Post Town
- Manchester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD34 Greater Manchester South West
- Delivery Location
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
-
- Local Authority
- Salford
- Electoral Ward
- Swinton & Wardley
- Westminster Constituency
- Worsley and Eccles
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043118-2026
11th May 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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