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title: "Short Breaks for Disabled Children"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04f9c7"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "WANDSWORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL"
published: "2025-03-27"
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# Short Breaks for Disabled Children

Buyer: WANDSWORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04f9c7

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## Summary

Wandsworth Borough Council is overseeing a procurement process titled "Short Breaks for Disabled Children" within the welfare services industry category. This process is located in Wandsworth, United Kingdom, and currently, it is in the Award stage as of 27th March 2025. The contracts are set to commence on 1st April 2025 and conclude on 31st March 2026. This procurement is carried out through a direct award method due to it being below the threshold, with the intention to award contracts to Southfields Multi-Academy Trust and Enable Culture and Leisure for providing holiday activities and sports/dance activities for children with disabilities.

This tender presents significant opportunities for SMEs and VCSEs to provide specialised services for children with disabilities, fostering business growth by meeting specific community needs. Companies with expertise in welfare services for children and young people, particularly those capable of delivering high-quality respite care and activity programmes, would be well-suited to compete for such tenders. The direct award process highlights a streamlined procurement method, facilitating quicker engagement for businesses already recognised for their valuable contributions in this sector.

## Notice

Wandsworth Council has a statutory duty to provide short breaks services to children with disabilities. Short breaks provide clubs, activities and support to children with disabilities whilst ensuring that families have some respite whilst their children are being cared for. The short breaks provisions by Southfields MAT (Linden Lodge School) and Enable are a key part of the overall short breaks offer in Wandsworth and is highly valued by children and their families. These contracts are below threshold and this transparency notice is signalling the Council's intention to direct award contracts to these two (2) providers for a maximum period of 1 year - from 01 April 2025 to 31 March 2026.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011658-2025 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £105,514 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WANDSWORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | WANDSWORTH |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW18 2PU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI34 Wandsworth |
| Local authority | Wandsworth |
| Electoral ward | Wandsworth Town |
| Westminster constituency | Putney |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | ENABLE CULTURE AND LEISURE; SOUTHFIELDS MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

## Release History

- 27 Mar 2025 at 20:54 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011658-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011658-2025
  27th March 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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