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Complex Care Short-Breaks Respite Facility - Market Engagement

Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC

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22 Jul 2026 at 10:26

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Four public-sector partners are exploring a regional complex care short-breaks respite facility for children and young people with complex physical healthcare needs. The partners are Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, Bridgend County Borough Council and Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, working through the Cwm Taf Morgannwg regional partnership. The proposed service would provide safe daytime, overnight and short-stay respite, supporting families who provide full-time care. The service would be delivered across the Cwm Taf Morgannwg area, covering Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf. It falls within social work and related services, with an integrated health and social care model intended to address unmet regional demand.

This procurement is at the planning stage and is currently preliminary market engagement, not a call for competition. The buyer is seeking information about provider interest, capacity, capability and possible delivery models to shape a future commissioning approach. Expressions of interest are expected through eTenderWales by 19 August 2026 at 11am; responses are for information only and will not provide an advantage in any later procurement. The proposed arrangement is one regional lot, with an indicative contract period from 1 April 2028 to 31 March 2030. The published financial figure is £1 GBP, but the buyer says values and dates are subject to change and exact contract dates and estimated value have not yet been settled. The eventual procurement is identified as a light-touch services regime procedure.

This engagement is suited to providers of specialist children’s respite, complex healthcare, social care or integrated health and care services that can support a clinically demanding service. Relevant capability includes safe care for children requiring airway or respiratory support, tracheostomy, nasopharyngeal airway support, non-invasive ventilation or suction; enteral feeding through nasogastric, gastrostomy or jejunostomy routes; total parenteral nutrition; and Hickman line or Portacath management. Providers should be able to demonstrate sufficient workforce capacity, clinical oversight, mobilisation capability and a sustainable regional delivery model. Healthcare Inspectorate Wales registration may be required, so organisations already registered or willing and able to obtain registration are particularly relevant. The service could suit established specialist providers, healthcare organisations and capable partnerships with health, social care or third-sector expertise.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Complex Care Short-Breaks Respite Facility - Market Engagement

Notice Description

The Regional Partnership Board brings together Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf local authorities, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, housing, third sector and wider partners to support integrated health and social care planning. Under regional governance arrangements, the Integrated Children's Board is leading this exploratory work for children and young people. The Integrated Children's Board previously commissioned a feasibility study to better understand the needs of children with complex physical disabilities who cannot access existing short-break respite. This EOI is a further exploratory step to assess provider capability, capacity and interest in delivering a specialist service, and to inform any future commissioning approach. Partners across Cwm Taf Morgannwg are exploring the need for a regional complex care short-breaks respite facility offering safe daytime, overnight and short-stay provision for children and young people with complex physical healthcare needs, while supporting families who provide full-time care. Regional viability work has identified a group of children and young people with unmet needs whose healthcare requirements call for a more clinically supported model than existing short-break provision can offer. Children's Community Nursing services have identified at least 38 children who may require this provision, alongside increasing demand, limited capacity and workforce pressures. The likely level of clinical intervention means HIW registration may be required. This EOI will help test whether providers are already HIW registered, or able and willing to become registered, and whether they can mobilise and deliver a sustainable service. Without an appropriate regional model, families may continue to face limited access to safe, person-centred short breaks, increasing the risk of crisis, statutory intervention, higher-cost placements and regional inequalities. Children with complex healthcare and physical needs may require support with: * Airway and/or respiratory support, including tracheostomy, nasopharyngeal airway support, non-invasive ventilation and suction. * Enteral feeding, including nasogastric, gastrostomy or jejunostomy feeding. * Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN). * Hickman line or Portacath management. * Other complex health-related care requiring specialist clinical oversight or intervention. Growing community nursing caseloads and increasing complexity of need reinforce the case for a regional model that reduces pressure on families and avoids escalation to emergency or long-term placements. This work aligns with the Cwm Taf Morgannwg 10-Year Strategic Capital Plan and refresh, which identify accommodation and respite needs for children with complex health and disability-related needs as a regional priority. The 2025 viability study reinforced gaps in provision, growing demand and the need for an integrated health and social care response. This EOI will help determine whether there is a viable provider response to support future service development. This EOI is not a call for competition. Responses are for information only, and participation in this EOI will not confer any advantage in any future procurement process. Any future procurement will be conducted in accordance with relevant legal, regulatory and organisational requirements. The Council is currently unable to specify exact contract dates or estimated values. Any dates and values provided in this notice are subject to change.

Planning Information

The Commissioner is issuing this EOI as preliminary market engagement to understand provider interest, capacity, capability and potential delivery models. Providers are invited to respond to a number of questions, and the EOI exercise will be conducted via eTenderWales (https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/home.html), pqq_33891 - Complex Care Short-Breaks Respite Facility - Market Engagement. Responses are for information only and will inform the final commissioning approach, service model and any future procurement process. Expressions of interest should be submitted via eTenderWales by 19/08/2026 at 11AM. Late submissions may not be considered. The Commissioner may clarify responses where needed to support market analysis. Responses should be provided in Word or PDF format, be concise and proportionate. This EOI is not a call for competition, does not form part of a formal procurement process, and does not commit the Commissioner to award a contract or proceed to procurement. Responses are for information only, and participation in this EOI will not confer any advantage in any future procurement process. Any future procurement will be conducted in accordance with relevant legal, regulatory and organisational requirements.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d07f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069011-2026
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
£1
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2028 - 31 Mar 2030 1-2 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
Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
Additional Buyers

Bridgend County Borough Council

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council

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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PONTYPRIDD
Postcode
CF37 4TH
Postcode Area
Cardiff
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
Delivery Location
TLL15 Central Valleys, TLL17 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
Local Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Electoral Ward
Pontypridd Town
Westminster Constituency
Pontypridd

Further Information

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