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Holiday Short Breaks For Children and Young People

London Borough of Bromley

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Planning

22 Sep 2026 at 11:50

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

London Borough of Bromley is planning group-based school holiday short-break services for disabled children and young people aged 5 to 18, including those with complex behavioural, medical and mobility needs. The services aim to give children opportunities to relax, build friendships and independence, while giving parents and carers a break. Provision may include day, evening, weekend, school-holiday and after-school activities, befriending, leisure access, transition support and independence skills. Services may be delivered in children’s homes, activity centres or community settings in Bromley. The planned procurement covers social work and related services, with three service areas: physical activity for low-to-medium needs; creative activities for high medical or mobility needs; and a short-breaks hub coordinating community providers for children with low-to-high needs.

This procurement is at the planning and preliminary market-engagement stage. Bromley expects to issue one tender divided into three lots, with separate evaluations, awards and contracts. The planned service is expected to start on 24 July 2027. The anticipated contract period is three years, with two possible extensions of up to two years each, subject to performance; the stated lot period runs to 22 July 2034. The estimated value is £905,000 excluding VAT and £1,082,400 including VAT. Bromley is seeking informal expressions of interest, comments and queries to assess market interest, with communications requested by 5pm on 2 October 2026. The three lots require minimum delivery of 23 days at five hours daily, 29 days at six hours daily, and 24 days at five hours daily respectively.

The planned work will suit providers of specialist children’s short breaks, disability support, social care, youth services, holiday programmes and community-based activities. Relevant organisations may include small and medium-sized enterprises, voluntary, community and social enterprises, specialist charities, activity providers and partnership-led consortia. Providers should be prepared to support children and young people with a broad range of needs, including complex behavioural, medical and mobility requirements. Useful capability will include safe delivery of structured physical, creative, leisure and independence-focused activities; safeguarding and appropriate staffing; care for children requiring medical or mobility support; and experience working with families, carers and community organisations. The hub lot will particularly suit a lead provider able to identify, coordinate and quality-manage a network of community resources. Businesses can use the engagement stage to explain their delivery models and capacity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Holiday Short Breaks For Children and Young People

Notice Description

The Council is seeking providers of Group Based School Holiday Short Breaks Services for children and young people with disabilities. Informal expressions of interest in the provision of these services are sought at this stage in order to establish the level of market interest. Short breaks are intended to have positive benefits for both disabled children and young people (0-25 years) and their parents and carers. The main aims of short break services are to provide disabled children and young people the opportunity to: * Spend time away from their parents and carers * Relax and have fun to develop friendships * Develop their independence. They also give families an opportunity to have a break from their caring responsibilities; and spend time with other members of their family. Short break provision can range from a few hours per week to an allocated number of activity days/breaks per year. Short breaks can include day, evening, weekend activities, school holidays and after school. It can also include befriending and enabling young people to access leisure-based activities, transition support and independence skills. The services may take place in the child or young person's own home, or an activity centre or community setting. The provision of short breaks is considered an important part of the support provided to families of disabled children and young people. The service is for children and young people with disabilities aged 5 - 18 with a wide range of needs including complex behavioural and medical conditions. The new contract is scheduled to commence on 24th July 2027. It is anticipated that the contract will be for a period of three years with two possible extensions of up to two years each, dependent on performance. The council is intending to issue one tender separated into three Lots. This will be one Tender Notice made up of three Lots, one for each contract, leading to three separate evaluations, contract awards and contracts. One service is to be provided for each contract as follows: Service 1: Specification: Short Breaks during school holidays for Low to Medium Level Needs. These will be focused on Physical Activity with other types of activities also available. Provider to deliver a minimum of 5 hours per day for a minimum of 23 days per annum. Service 2: Specification: Short Breaks during school holidays for High Medical Need and Mobility Needs. These will be mainly arts, crafts and other creative activities. Provider to deliver a minimum of 6 hours per day for a minimum of 29 days per annum. Service 3: Specification: Short Breaks Hub arrangements during school holidays for Low to High Level Needs. Lead provider to identify and coordinate community resources i.e. a range of providers delivering a minimum of 5 hours per day for a minimum of 24 days per annum.

Planning Information

All informal expressions of interest, comments and queries regarding this document should be submitted to Daniel.manns@bromley.gov.uk. The Council may contact your organisation to seek clarity on responses received. The final deadline for communication is 5pm on 2nd October 2026.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077752
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089547-2026
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
SME, VCSE
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
£905,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
24 Jul 2027 - 23 Jul 2034 Over 5 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 Bromley
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BROMLEY
Postcode
BR1 1DP
Postcode Area
Bromley
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI6 Outer London - South
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI61 Bromley
Delivery Location
TLI61 Bromley
Local Authority
Bromley
Electoral Ward
Bromley Town
Westminster Constituency
Bromley and Biggin Hill

Further Information

Notice Documents

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