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title: "Children's Disability Short Breaks (Highland)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0559da"
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# Children's Disability Short Breaks (Highland)

Buyer: THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0559da

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## Summary

The procurement process for "Children's Disability Short Breaks (Highland)" is overseen by The Highland Council, a regional authority based in Inverness, UK. This process falls under the services category and is specifically classified under Health and Social Work Services. The substantial undertaking aims to provide support within family homes throughout the Highland region, focusing on short breaks and activity support for children with disabilities. An open procedure was used for bidding, resulting in contracts awarded on 30th September and 8th October 2025 to various suppliers including Autism & Neurodiversity North Scotland, Carr Gomm, and Newcross Healthcare Solutions. Key contractual obligations must align with the legal frameworks such as the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and The Children (Scotland) Act 1995, with contract performance governed by robust criteria to ensure quality delivery.

This tender offers lucrative opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social care services, especially those emphasising family-centric support models. Companies that are well-versed in providing bespoke care services tailored to individual action plans will find this contract particularly aligned with their core abilities. With emphasis on quality as the main award criterion, comprising 90% of the assessment, and price making up the remaining 10%, businesses that can demonstrate exceptional service quality in alignment with national policies like GIRFEC and ensuring the well-being of children will have a competitive advantage. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with the requisite Care Inspectorate registration can particularly benefit from this contract, as community benefits and fair working practices are also key evaluation areas in the tender process.

## Notice

Short Break Care within the family home to include Waking Night Support, Sleeping Night and Day Support. Support to and from activities within the community. Help to support/maintain and/or establish/implement routine. Meet any additional specific requirements of the Child's Individual Action Plan as per their Child's Plan. The service is to be delivered across the Highland region.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The importance of recognising the family as the critical infrastructure for the wellbeing and development of children in society is at the heart of the Families 1st strategy. A happy life for children involves a loving family within a broader system of friendships, community networks and universal services. Families will get the right help, at the right time, by the right people. Families 1st is set within the national policy landscape of UN Convention on Rights of a Child (UNCRC), The Promise, underpinned by strong Getting It Right For Every Child (GIRFEC) roots in Highland. Support from out with the family network should be available when needed for as long as it is needed. Section 23 of The Children (Scotland) Act 1995 introduced a legal framework for assessment, services and support to children with disabilities, children affected by disability and their families. The Act states that "Services for these children should be designed to minimise the adverse effects of disability and to enable them to lead lives which are as normal as possible. Specific provisions relating to children with or affected by disability do not stand alone". The service being tendered is Short Break Care within the family home to include Waking Night Support, Sleeping Night and Day Support. Support to and from activities within the community. Help to support/maintain and/or establish/implement routine. Meet any additional specific requirements of the Child's Individual Action Plan as per their Child's Plan.

Renewal: The contract term is three years plus the option to extend by up to 12 months. The maximum budget for the service (including one-year optional extension i.e., four years) is GBP400000.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065180-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Aug 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Spring 2028 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £400,000 |
| Lots value | £400,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £400,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL |
| Locality | INVERNESS |
| Post town | Inverness |
| Postcode | IV3 5NX |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Electoral ward | Inverness West |
| Westminster constituency | Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire |
| Delivery location | TLM6 Highlands and Islands |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 3 |
| Supplier names | AUTISM & NEURODIVERSITY NORTH SCOTLAND; CARR GOMM; NEWCROSS HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 14 Oct 2025 at 12:31 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065180-2025
- 7 Jul 2025 at 11:46 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037737-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.highland.gov.uk
- http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000803459
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00045

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