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title: "Short Breaks for Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04fd35"
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buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW"
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# Short Breaks for Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fd35

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## Summary

The London Borough of Harrow has completed the procurement process for their "Short Breaks for Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities" project under the open procedure. This initiative, forming a part of the "Light Touch Regime," aims to provide enriching activities for children and young people in the Harrow area to support their development and provide respite for their carers. Key dates include the contract start on 1st September 2025, running until 31st August 2030, with the potential for a three-year extension to 31st August 2033. The awards for this service, spanning multiple lots, were finalised on 11th August 2025, with a total gross value of GBP 12,220,800 across all lots.

This procurement offers diverse opportunities for businesses involved in delivering social and healthcare services. Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly well-positioned to engage within this framework, which emphasises local provider engagement. Businesses capable of providing creative and varied activity programmes for children with special needs can thrive. The open framework allows for both new and current providers to offer their services throughout the contract duration. This initiative supports innovation in tendering processes and allows for direct award options based on user choice, promoting meaningful competition beneficial for community-centric service providers.

## Notice

Short breaks provide children and young people (5 - 18 years) with the opportunity to access a range of enriching activities such as afterschool clubs, holiday playschemes, arts, crafts, sports, community outreach, where they can spend time away from their parent/carer and spend time with their peers. Caring for a child or young person with a disability is exhausting and can put even the strongest relationships under strain. Short breaks provide parents/carers with the opportunity to have a 'break' from their caring responsibilities and to spend time with partners and other members of the family. The service will be available to children and young people between the age of 5-18 living in the London Borough of Harrow who have a disability, as defined under the Equality Act 2010.

### Lot Information

5-13 Years Centre Based and After School Activities

This Lot is for Centre Based and After School Activities and must offer a wide range of activities that will ensure that children and young people between the ages of 5 and 13 years old have access to specially designed enriching provision. These activities should offer children and young people a safe and stimulating environment that supports them to make friends, develop new skills, improve outcomes and participate in fun and exciting activities.

Renewal: The first framework (period 1) for a term of 3 years starting from 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2028, a second framework (period 2) for a term of 2 years from 1 September 2028 to 31 August 2030 with the option to extend for a term of 3 years from 1 September 2030 to 31 August 2033. When re-opening in year 3, framework providers may be appointed based on their original submission or will have the option to submit a new tender, and new providers may submit to join the Open Framework.

13 - 16 Years Centre Based and After School Activities, Community and Themed Sessions

This Lot is specifically for Centre Based and After School Activities, Community and Themed Sessions, there must be a wide range of activities that will ensure that children and young people between the ages of 13 and 16 years old have access to specially designed enriching provision. These activities should offer this age group a safe and stimulating environment to supports them to make friends, develop new skills, improve outcomes and participate in fun and exciting activities.

Renewal: The first framework (period 1) for a term of 3 years starting from 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2028, a second framework (period 2) for a term of 2 years from 1 September 2028 to 31 August 2030 with the option to extend for a term of 3 years from 1 September 2030 to 31 August 2033. When re-opening in year 3, framework providers may be appointed based on their original submission or will have the option to submit a new tender, and new providers may submit to join the Open Framework.

16 - 18 Years Community and Themed Sessions Vocational Activities

This Lot is for Community and Themed Sessions, and Vocational Activities, must offer a wide range of activities will ensure that children and young people have access to specially designed enriching provision. These activities should offer young people between the ages of 16 and 18 years old a safe and stimulating environment that supports them to make friends, develop new skills, improve outcomes and participate in fun and exciting activities.

Renewal: The first framework (period 1) for a term of 3 years starting from 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2028, a second framework (period 2) for a term of 2 years from 1 September 2028 to 31 August 2030 with the option to extend for a term of 3 years from 1 September 2030 to 31 August 2033. When re-opening in year 3, framework providers may be appointed based on their original submission or will have the option to submit a new tender, and new providers may submit to join the Open Framework.

### Planning Information

The London Borough of Harrow is seeking to engage with providers that can deliver Short Breaks for Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities to participate in preliminary market engagement to assist in developing the authority's requirements and approach to deliver best possible outcomes to the residents of Harrow.
We therefore would like to invite suitably qualified service providers to participate in discussions which will take at the London Borough of Harrow, Forward Drive, Harrow, HA3 8FL, Meeting HCH Hub on the 24th April 2025 at 1.30pm to 3.30pm.
If you would like to participate and attend this event or have any questions, please express your interest by email to Lisa Taylor, Deputy Head of Procurement, lisa.taylor@harrow.gov.uk
The objective of this event is to get a better understanding of the following:
• Seek feedback from providers and to inform the development of the tender documentation
• Answer questions interested companies may have regarding service specifications, pricing model 
• Provide practical advice to interested companies on local government tendering to support
submission of tender
• Breakdown barriers to entry for locally based SME companies.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049046-2025 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Jun 2025 |
| Future notice date | 27 May 2025 |
| Award date | 10 Aug 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2030 |
| Recurrence | 2028-02-01 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £10,184,000 |
| Lots value | £10,184,000 |
| Awards value | £7,128,800 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW |
| Locality | HARROW |
| Post town | Harrow |
| Postcode | HA3 8FL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI7 Outer London - West and North West |
| ITL 3 | TLI74 Harrow and Hillingdon |
| Local authority | Harrow |
| Electoral ward | Kenton West |
| Westminster constituency | Harrow East |
| Delivery location | TLI London, TLI74 Harrow and Hillingdon |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 14 |
| Supplier names | ALLFOR CARE SERVICES; BETTER FAMILIES SOCIAL WORK SERVICES; CARE CONSORT; CARE4OCUS; COMMUNITY CONNEX; D-TRIUMPH CARE; ENDORPHINS (LONDON & SOUTH EAST; GOLDCREST HEALTHCARE SERVICE; HARROW CARERS; LEARNING DISABILITY NETWORK LONDON; LIFESERVE SOLUTIONS; MANUELLA CARE; ONECARE-UK; STAR MARIS HEALTHCARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 15 Aug 2025 at 10:03 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049046-2025
- 28 May 2025 at 07:33 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027911-2025
- 4 Apr 2025 at 10:49 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013041-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049046-2025
  15th August 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027911-2025
  28th May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013041-2025
  4th April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- http://www.londontenders.org
  All tender documents comprising of those listed below are being provided at the same time that this tender notice is published at http://www.londontenders.org/ Opportunity Id: DN308722 Document - PSQ Instructions and Assessment Methodology Document - Invitation to Tender Document - Service Specifications for Lot 1, Lot 2 & Lot 3 Document - Pricing Schedule for Lot 1, Lot 2 & Lot 3 Document - Framework Agreement Document - Call-Off Contract

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bfsws.org
- http://www.communityconnex.co.uk
- http://www.goldcresthealthcareservice.com
- http://www.harrowcarers.org
- http://www.ldnlondon.org
- http://www.lifeservesolutions.co.uk
- http://www.londontenders.org/
- http://www.manuellacare.co.uk
- http://www.onecare-uk.com
- https://d-triumphcare.com/
- https://kingsschool-ap.co.uk/
- https://starmarishealthcare.co.uk
- https://www.care4ocus.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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