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Short Breaks and Disabled Children's Support Services Framework 2026

London Borough of Hackney

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Planning

22 Jul 2026 at 12:47

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Hackney Council’s Children and Families service is planning a light-touch health and social care framework for disabled children’s support services. The five planned service areas are home and community-based outreach, specialist outreach, group-based support, domiciliary care, and overnight short breaks. Services will include personalised support at home and in the community, social and developmental activities, personal care, holiday and weekend provision, and overnight respite in suitable residential-style settings. The work is intended to promote independence for children and provide respite for families, with delivery centred on children living in the London Borough of Hackney. Overnight provision is expected to cover London, with preference for providers local to Hackney and North and East London. The framework is intended to improve quality, outcomes, monitoring and accountability.

This procurement is at the planning stage and is not yet an invitation to tender. Hackney Council intends to use a framework agreement, with the procurement above the relevant threshold. The estimated value is £13,360,000 excluding VAT, or £16,032,000 including VAT. The published lot information places Lot 1 in planning, with an anticipated contract period from 1 April 2027 to 31 May 2030 and a possible extension to 31 May 2031. The council is conducting market engagement before the procurement, including a virtual event on 29 July 2026 focused on Lot 1 home and community-based outreach and Lot 2 specialist outreach. Requests to participate in that event were expected by noon on 28 July 2026. The framework is intended to support multiple service categories and allows SME and VCSE participation for Lot 1.

The work is likely to suit voluntary, community and independent-sector providers experienced in supporting disabled children, including children with severe learning disabilities, autism, sensory impairments, physical disabilities and complex health needs. Relevant capability includes person-centred planning, community access, social and developmental activities, personal care, mobility assistance, supervision, monitoring and behaviour management. Providers should be prepared to work in partnership with Hackney Council using systemic, trauma-informed and anti-racist practice, while promoting inclusion, psychological safety and collaboration with children and families. Strong contract management, performance monitoring, reporting and continuous-improvement capability will be important. Providers seeking the overnight service must be currently Ofsted registered and have Ofsted-registered premises, or be able to provide a registered property within six months. Robust equality, diversity and inclusion and safeguarding policies are also expected.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Short Breaks and Disabled Children's Support Services Framework 2026

Notice Description

The Children and Families service in the London Borough of Hackney plans to engage with organisations from the voluntary, community, and independent sectors throughout this year to shape the procurement of a Framework for Disabled Children's Services in 2026. This market engagement is in preparation for the upcoming procurement. The services will be categorised into 5 separate Lots: Home and Community Based Outreach Support Services delivering personalised support both in the family home and enabling disabled children to access their local community, facilities and services. This includes support to access and use universal services offered to all children and young people. Specialist Outreach Support Offer a structured program of social, recreational, and developmental activities suitable for children with a wide range of disabilities, including severe learning disabilities, autism, sensory impairments, and physical disabilities. Provide specialist support for children with complex health needs, including those, mobility assistance, increased supervision and monitoring, or behavior management strategies . Group Based Support - group activities will include age appropriate social activities that will take place either within specially designed provision for disabled children and/or through outings and support to access universal activities, facilities and services. This will include Holiday Play Schemes, Weekend activities and After School/Evening activities. Domiciliary Care - services delivering personal care for disabled children in their own homes. These activities will support disabled children to get ready for their day ahead or preparing for bed. Overnights - overnight services for disabled children delivered at any point in a suitable residential-style setting within easy access of children and their parents living in the London Borough of Hackney. This provision will require providers who have an existing Ofsted registration for overnight short breaks and already have registered properties or can demonstrate that they will have a registered property within 6 months. We are looking for providers who will work in partnership with the Local Authority to embed Systemic, Trauma Informed and Anti Racist Practice within their service delivery, promoting psychological safety, inclusion and collaboration with children and families. Through this framework, Hackney is focused on driving up quality and improving outcomes, supported by robust contract management, performance monitoring and reporting. This approach will strengthen accountability, support continuous improvement and ensure measurable impact in line with Hackney's statutory duties under the Children Act 1989, Children and Families Act 2014 and Equality Act 2010. **The first Market Engagement will focus specifically on the Lot for Overnight provision** A virtual event is scheduled for Thursday 5th March 2026, 1.30pm to 2.30pm on the Google Meets Platform. The dates for future market engagement events for the remaining lots will be released in the forthcoming months. The core objective for the Overnights Lot is to deliver safe, high-quality care, based on Person-Centred Planning, promoting independence for children and providing essential respite for their families. 1. Conditions of Participation for this LOT: Registration and Regulatory Compliance The Council requires Providers wishing to deliver Overnight respite care to have the following requirements: Provider Status: Must be a current Ofsted-registered provider. Location Registration: Must have current Ofsted-registered building(s) designated for service delivery. Geographic Scope: London wide (with preference for providers local to Hackney and North and East London) How to Register Your Interest Interested organisations are invited to register their interest in attending the event: Via the portal by completing and uploading the short questionnaire before the return deadline. Questionnaire The closing date for expressions of interest is Wednesday 4th March at 5pm.

Planning Information

Short Breaks and Disabled Children's Support Services Framework 2026 "This notice contains updated information about a planned third market engagement event taking place in July 2026. Please read on for further details." **This Third Market Engagement in the series will focus specifically on LOT 1 Home and Community Based Outreach Support Services and LOT 2 Specialist Outreach Support Offer** A virtual event is scheduled for Wednesday 29th July 2026 from 2pm to 3.30pm, on the Google Meets Platform. Lot 1 Home and Community Based Outreach Support Services delivering personalised support both in the family home and enabling disabled children to access their local community, facilities and services. This includes support to access and use universal services offered to all children and young people. Lot 2 Specialist Outreach Support offer a structured program of social, recreational, and developmental activities suitable for children with a wide range of disabilities, including severe learning disabilities, autism, sensory impairments, and physical disabilities. Provide specialist support for children with complex health needs, including those, mobility assistance, increased supervision and monitoring, or behaviour management strategies . Conditions of Participation - LOT 1- Group based support Providers will need to demonstrate that they meet qualifying conditions in order to be considered for a place on the Framework for the Home and Community based Outreach Support LOT. These will include and are not limited to the following: _________________________________________________________________________________ Having robust policies in place regarding equality, diversity and inclusion (or equivalent), and Safeguarding. Be able to deliver services to children who live in Hackney How to Register Your Interest Interested organisations are invited to register their interest in attending the event. The online event has been advertised on the London Tenders Portal under ref DN804290 Please email the addresses for the attendees you wish to attend to:Suman.Virdee@Hackney.gov.uk with the subject line "LOT1 and LOT2 Market Engagement Event" The deadline for requests to participate in the event is Tuesday 28th July 12pm noon. Requests received after this date may not be considered,

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d0d0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069143-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
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

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£13,360,000 £10M-£100M
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 2027 - 31 May 2030 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
London Borough of Hackney
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E8 1DY
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
Delivery Location
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
Local Authority
Hackney
Electoral Ward
Hackney Central
Westminster Constituency
Hackney South and Shoreditch

Further Information

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