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title: "Short Breaks for Disabled Children 2025 - Soft Market Test"
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# Short Breaks for Disabled Children 2025 - Soft Market Test

Buyer: SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e147107d-902c-4cb5-bc6e-1e9e995c7c3b

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## Summary

The Sheffield City Council is conducting a procurement process titled "Short Breaks for Disabled Children 2025 - Soft Market Test" within the industry category of daycare services for disabled children and young people. The procurement is in the planning stage, with an engagement end date set for 2nd August 2024. The opportunity is located in Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom, with the buying organisation being the Sheffield City Council.

This tender presents an opportunity for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations to participate. Businesses well-suited to compete in this tender are those with experience or interest in providing day time short breaks for disabled children and young people. The responses received will assist in shaping the council's requirements and future strategy to fulfil the desired outcomes of the new Framework for disabled children's short breaks.

## Notice

Day time short breaks is currently commissioned via the Short Breaks Framework Agreement, due to end in March 2025. The tender for its replacement will be launched in Autumn 2024 on Sheffield's e-tendering portal, YORTender. We are considering a range of activities for the new Framework, some of which already exist and some new areas of development. The responses received will help us shape our requirements and determine the strategy we will take to achieve our desired outcome.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/468cc388-4061-48a6-bdee-97efb9eab386 |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| 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 | 18 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 2 Aug 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 | SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | SHEFFIELD |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S1 4PL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Electoral ward | City |
| Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85312120 - Daycare services for handicapped children and young people

## Release History

- 18 Jul 2024 at 13:43 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/468cc388-4061-48a6-bdee-97efb9eab386

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/468cc388-4061-48a6-bdee-97efb9eab386
  18th July 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://yortender.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/PublicPurchase/83898
  Please find instructions to participation in the Soft Market Test on the Council's e-tendering portal, YORTender. You will need to log in to access the documents.

## Notice URLs

- http://sheffield.gov.uk

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