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title: "Overnight Short Break Services for Children with Disabilities"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05612c"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# Overnight Short Break Services for Children with Disabilities

Buyer: NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05612c

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## Summary

Northumberland County Council is planning a procurement process for the provision of "Overnight Short Break Services for Children with Disabilities." This initiative falls under the social work and related services category, aiming to deliver services to children and young individuals aged 6-18 years with moderate to severe learning disabilities and complex needs, including challenging behaviours and various disorders. The procurement, classified as a "light touch" open procedure, is to be conducted in the UKC21 region, with the contract period scheduled from 1st September 2025 to 31st August 2028. Key deadlines include a tender submission end date of 15th August 2025 and an award period concluding on 31st August 2025. This procurement stage is currently in the planning phase, with a future notice date set for 1st August 2025.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in delivering social work and related services to a vulnerable demographic. Companies with experience in handling complex health needs and delivering services that enhance the personal development and leisure options for children would be well-suited for this tender. Additionally, firms familiar with operating in regions witnessing a service and provider deficit will find substantial growth potential. Businesses that excel in recruiting and retaining skilled professionals, while safely handling diverse and complex needs, are encouraged to participate. Engaging in this contract could elevate a company's profile within the public sector, particularly in social services for children with disabilities.

## Notice

The aim of the service will be to offer a specialist short break service to children and young people aged from 6 - 18 years old who have moderate to severe learning disabilities and additional complex needs including challenging behaviour, Epilepsy, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, physical disabilities, communication difficulties and complex health needs such as gastrostomies. Whilst individual need will differ the objective of the service will be to: Enable children and young people to access social and leisure opportunities. Support children and young people to develop their life skills and independence as well as developing personal safety skills and managing self-care. Enable family carers to take a break from their caring role.

### Planning Information

As there is a lack of sufficiency within Northumberland, we would like to seek views from the market to help us to overcome some of the challenges that we are facing. These include:
Levels of assessed need for services (demand) is outstripping supply.
A limited number of providers operating within Northumberland and the wider area who can offer a service to children.
Providers experiencing recruitment and retention difficulties.
The ability to support complexity of presenting need safely and appropriately
Meeting the needs of children across a wider geographical footprint.
The information provided will help us to identify whether a procurement exercise would attract sufficient interest in the provision of Overnight Short Break Services for Disabled Children and if so, what this model would look like.
We would welcome your views in response to the questions shown no later than Wednesday 30th July. 
https://forms.office.com/Pages/DesignPageV2.aspx?origin=ShareFormPage&subpage=design&m2=1&id=3qkTu5CC8EKpgNw73-cPQFFD5YY874ZLiCcwsIFoeIJUN0hPNUZGMTEwMllORFZQVVM4UVgzRERFSS4u

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041301-2025 |
| Notice type | UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Aug 2025 |
| Future notice date | 1 Aug 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2028 |
| 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 | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | MORPETH |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE61 2EF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC42 Northumberland |
| Local authority | Northumberland |
| Electoral ward | Morpeth Kirkhill |
| Westminster constituency | North Northumberland |
| Delivery location | TLC21 Northumberland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 18 Jul 2025 at 12:31 - PlanningUpdate - UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041301-2025
- 17 Jul 2025 at 14:59 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041055-2025
- 17 Jul 2025 at 11:46 - Planning - UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040917-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041301-2025
  18th July 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041055-2025
  17th July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040917-2025
  17th July 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-3145
  As there is a lack of sufficiency within Northumberland, we would like to seek views from the market to help us to overcome some of the challenges that we are facing. These include: Levels of assessed need for services (demand) is outstripping supply. A limited number of providers operating within Northumberland and the wider area who can offer a service to children. Providers experiencing recruitment and retention difficulties. The ability to support complexity of presenting need safely and appropriately Meeting the needs of children across a wider geographical footprint. The information provided will help us to identify whether a procurement exercise would attract sufficient interest in the provision of Overnight Short Break Services for Disabled Children and if so, what this model would look like. We would welcome your views in response to the questions shown no later than Wednesday 30th July. Thank you for taking the time to respond to this questionnaire
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-3229

## Notice URLs

- http://www.northumberland.gov.uk
- https://forms.office.com/Pages/DesignPageV2.aspx?origin=ShareFormPage&subpage=design&m2=1&id=3qkTu5CC8EKpgNw73-cPQFFD5YY874ZLiCcwsIFoeIJUN0hPNUZGMTEwMllORFZQVVM4UVgzRERFSS4u
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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