--- title: "Market Engagement For Overnight Short Breaks for Children and Young People with special educational needs and disabilities" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-d90009e7-17f2-4fec-be71-58380fb7f909" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d90009e7-17f2-4fec-be71-58380fb7f909" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d90009e7-17f2-4fec-be71-58380fb7f909.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d90009e7-17f2-4fec-be71-58380fb7f909.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL" published: "2023-12-11" --- # Market Engagement For Overnight Short Breaks for Children and Young People with special educational needs and disabilities Buyer: HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d90009e7-17f2-4fec-be71-58380fb7f909 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d90009e7-17f2-4fec-be71-58380fb7f909) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d90009e7-17f2-4fec-be71-58380fb7f909.json) ## Summary The Herefordshire Council is planning a Market Engagement for Overnight Short Breaks for Children and Young People with special educational needs and disabilities in the Health and social work services category. The engagement end date is set for 11th March 2024, aiming to secure additional breaks in Herefordshire and surrounding areas. The Council seeks creative solutions from providers through individual meetings to enhance service delivery. This tender offers opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations to provide overnight short breaks. Businesses in the health and social work services sector, particularly those experienced in fostering and residential care for children and young people, are well-suited to compete. Engaging with the Herefordshire Council presents a chance to contribute positively to the lives of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities while expanding business operations in the region. ## Notice Herefordshire has an exciting opportunity for one or more Providers of overnight short breaks for children and young people to support the Council with its continuing journey to improving outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. We have a small but stable demand for the provision of overnight short breaks for children and young people up to the age of 18 years. Further to the market engagement undertaken in July 2023, Herefordshire Council is considering a tender to secure additional overnight short breaks for children and young people in Herefordshire and the surrounding counties. We are looking for a range of solutions including fostering and residential short breaks, but are keen to explore creative solutions with providers. The Council would like to engage with Providers on a 1:1 basis (Via individual Ms Teams meetings) in order to better understand the scope of delivery options for overnight short breaks for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, and what can be done to make the delivery of this service an attractive and viable option for the market. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5eefcf60-92bb-488a-a9af-9849ae5bd921 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Dec 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 11 Mar 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL | | Locality | HEREFORD | | Post town | Hereford | | Postcode | HR4 0LE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | | ITL 3 | TLG11 Herefordshire, County of | | Local authority | Herefordshire, County of | | Electoral ward | Widemarsh | | Westminster constituency | Hereford and South Herefordshire | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 11 Dec 2023 at 16:12 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5eefcf60-92bb-488a-a9af-9849ae5bd921 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5eefcf60-92bb-488a-a9af-9849ae5bd921 11th December 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=7da0f92c-3f98-ee11-8125-005056b64545 Advert ## Notice URLs - https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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