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title: "Overnight Residential Short Breaks for Disabled Children"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04fd4b"
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# Overnight Residential Short Breaks for Disabled Children

Buyer: OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fd4b

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## Summary

Oxfordshire County Council has completed the procurement process for "Overnight Residential Short Breaks for Disabled Children," classified under welfare services for children and young people (CPV code 85311300). This service aims to provide essential overnight and daytime short breaks for children with complex disabilities, including those with health needs requiring nursing care. The contract, awarded to Action for Children Limited, is set for a duration of five years with an optional extension of two years. The service will be available in Oxfordshire, specifically in Banbury and central Oxford. The contract, valued at £11,900,000, was officially signed on 1 April 2024.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses involved in providing specialised care for disabled children. Companies equipped to deliver high-quality care and support, particularly those experienced in managing residential facilities for children with complex health needs, are well-suited to compete for similar contracts. The procurement method used was an open procedure, ensuring a transparent and competitive process, making it an ideal growth opportunity for businesses in the health and social care sector.

## Notice

The Council and ICB seek to commission an Overnight Short Breaks Service which will provide overnight short breaks (and some daytime) for children and young people each year who are living with very complex disabilities and who may have health needs which require the support and care of a nurse. The length of the contract will be for five years with the option to extend for an additional two years. Through the commissioning of the Service detailed in this Specification, the Council seeks to ensure the local availability of overnight accommodation and support in Oxfordshire to meet the needs of disabled children in Oxfordshire. The Provider will ensure overnights residential Short Breaks is to be available across two buildings. One in the North of the County (Banbury) and one in central Oxford.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Council provides a range of short breaks for Disabled Children this kind of care is essential to support Disabled Children to live at home. It is well-recognised that raising a child with a disability can place additional pressures on families which exceed the everyday pressures faced by all families raising children. This pressure can arise because of the complexity of the social, education and health care needs experienced by a disabled child, as well as the limitations of some mainstream services which are unable to provide the necessary support to meet the needs of disabled children and young people. The Overnight Residential Short Breaks Service is required to provide care for 11 overnight beds per night available across two sites (6 from Viking in Oxford and 5 from Sycamore in Banbury). This equates to 149 overnight respite sessions per month and 1788 bed nights per year.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013073-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £11,900,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | OXFORD |
| Post town | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX1 1ND |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |
| Local authority | Oxford |
| Electoral ward | Osney & St Thomas |
| Westminster constituency | Oxford West and Abingdon |
| Delivery location | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ACTION FOR CHILDREN |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

## Release History

- 4 Apr 2025 at 11:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013073-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:681358-2023:TEXT:EN:HTML

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