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11 Sep 2026 at 12:58

Summary of the contracting process

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council is procuring short-break services for people with care and support needs in Stockport through a framework. The requirement is divided into three service areas. Residential-based services include residential care and nursing homes, specialist short-break units and specialist holiday centres, with 24-hour on-site care and support. Community-based services are delivered mainly in an individual’s home and can include personal care, overnight support, access to the community, meaningful activities, cooking, cleaning and appointments. The Innovation lot covers potential new developments, such as residential facilities, group short breaks, or support with planning and organising holidays. This is a health and social work services requirement, delivered in Stockport.

The process has reached tender: the council invited offers using an open procedure and is reopening the short-break framework for new providers and unsuccessful providers from the first round. Enquiries had to be submitted by 1 October 2026 at 12:00, and offers by 12 October 2026 at 12:00. The award decision period ends on 10 November 2026 at 23:59. The contract period is 30 November 2026 to 30 November 2033. The estimated overall value is £6,577,120 gross. Lot values are £3,946,272 for residential services, £1,973,136 for community services and £657,712 for innovation. Quality accounts for 100% of evaluation. Selection covers economic and technical criteria set out in the tender and pre-qualification documents. The framework uses mini-competitions for call-offs.

This opportunity suits care providers, specialist short-break operators, nursing and residential homes, holiday-centre providers, home-support organisations and voluntary or community organisations. Residential providers need to offer 24-hour on-site care and support and must be registered with the Care Quality Commission where the service includes personal care. Community providers offering personal care must also be CQC registered, while organisations offering short breaks without personal care can apply without that requirement and must state their registration status. Providers should be able to deliver residential stays of one to 14 nights, or home-based support normally in blocks of at least four hours, including longer or overnight support where required. The lots are identified as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs, and quality is the sole award criterion.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Open Framework for the Provision of Short Break

Notice Description

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council (The Council) is seeking to develop an Open Framework for the Provision of Short Breaks in Stockport. For a full specification for this opportunity, please register you interest. Bidders are advised that the deadline set out in the documents is absolute. You are advised to upload your submission well in advance of the deadline to avoid any technical issues that might arise causing you to fail to meet the deadline which would lead to the rejection of your submission. The Council is conscious that Bidders spend a huge amount of time, effort and expense in putting together a submission and is keen to ensure that no bid is rejected for this reason. In submitting your quotation you agree to contract on the terms and conditions as detailed on The Chest. Due to the Council's obligations of fairness and equal treatment to all bidders it cannot accept amendments to these terms and conditions or alternative terms and conditions. If you seek to amend the terms and conditions or submit alternative terms and conditions the Council may reject your quotation.

Lot Information

Lot 1. Residential Based Services

Residential based services include, but not exclusively, residential care and nursing homes, specialised short breaks units, specialised holiday centres. These services must also provide access to on-site care and support on a 24-hour basis, services must be CQC registered, where providers have a residential offer of short breaks for individuals who do not require personal care this must be clearly noted as part of the tender response, highlighting what other quality measures are in place to ensure the service offered is appropriately monitored and managed in line with legislation and best practice. It is expected that residential based services would be accessed for 1-14 nights per allocated short break.

Lot 2: Community Based Services

Community Based services are delivered on the whole to individuals within the home, they differ from standard home care services as staff maybe required for longer periods of time, including overnight. Staff provided maybe required to support with a range of personal care tasks as well as offering the individuals access to the local community, engaging in meaningful activities as well as managing day to day tasks such as cooking, cleaning and attending appointments. Short Breaks offered in individuals' home will usually be in blocks of 4 or more hours. Providers required to offer personal care must be CQC registered, however we welcome applications from organisations who can offer short breaks to individuals in their own home where personal care is not a requirement. Providers must indicate on the tender application their registration status.

Lot 3: Innovation

This lot will be utilised to call off any potential new developments that the local authority wishes to develop, this could include new residential facilities. It could also include specific support to a group of service users who wish to source a short break together or a service to support with planning and organising holiday for individuals with care and support needs. There are no immediate plans for new developments, but if these occur the council would utilise this lot to undertake mini competitions for any new innovations.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f808
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086396-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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
£6,577,120 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£6,577,120 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Sep 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
12 Oct 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Nov 2026 - 30 Nov 2033 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
STOCKPORT
Postcode
SK1 3XE
Postcode Area
Stockport
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD35 Greater Manchester South East
Delivery Location
TLD3 Greater Manchester

Local Authority
Stockport
Electoral Ward
Brinnington & Stockport Central
Westminster Constituency
Stockport

Further Information

Notice Documents

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