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title: "Market Engagement Event Follow Up for SEND Short Breaks and Personal Care Services for Children in the Bradford District"
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# Market Engagement Event Follow Up for SEND Short Breaks and Personal Care Services for Children in the Bradford District

Buyer: CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05fe9c

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## Summary

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process focused on transforming Short Break Services for children with disabilities or complex health needs, and special educational needs, within the Bradford district. This initiative, part of an 8-year Open Framework, will take place from 1st July 2026 to 30th June 2034. The procurement is within the services category under the UK’s legal framework and will include Personal Care Services and Short Break Activities across regulated and unregulated Lots. Key dates include a bidders information event on 15th January 2025 and a survey closing deadline set for 17:30 GMT on 16th January 2026. The procurement aims to address individual needs and requires flexibility, with significant budgets of £722,680 for Personal Care and up to £1,690,658 for Short Break Activities.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the health and social work services industry, particularly those specialising in children's welfare. It is well-suited for organisations capable of delivering specialised care and flexible short break services, either regulated by bodies like Ofsted and CQC or providing non-regulated community-based activities. Participation in this framework could allow businesses to expand their service offerings and client base in the Bradford district. Those experienced in delivering comprehensive services for children with disabilities and special educational needs will find this an advantageous opportunity due to the increased emphasis on activity-based short breaks and the considerable funding allocated to varying service lots.

## Notice

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (the Council) is working with Bradford Children and Families Trust and partners from across the system to transform Short Break Services for children with disabilities or complex health needs and special educational needs. As part of this transformation the Council intends to recommission SEND Short Breaks and Personal Care services for children through the development of an 8 year Open Framework. A previous Market Engagement Event was held by the Council on 6th November 2025 13.30-14.30 on MS Teams. Following feedback from this event, we have refined the plans for the framework and would like to hold a bidders information event to support providers to understand the process. This will include how to apply to join the framework and the arrangements for the call off process for commissioning of individual packages and block arrangements. This event will take place on 15th January 2025 14.00-15.00. Please send a message through the messaging facility on YORtender and also childrenscommissioning@bradford.gov.uk .You will be provided with the link. Please visit YORtender, where you will find the slides from the previous event, now updated with an indicative procurement timeline. We would be grateful if providers could also complete a survey indicating your area of interest and which Lots you are likely to apply for (YORtender) Lots The Lots and indicative values (excluding VAT) are included below. It is important to note that the value of each Lot exceeds the budget available as flexibility will be required to respond to the individual needs of children across the lifetime of the framework. This work represents a significant transformation with an increased emphasis on activity-based short breaks. The indicative maximum value of the Lots reflects this and the degree to which regulated / unregulated services will be utilised i.e. the volume of activity within Lots 2 and 3 will be subject to variation. Lot 1: Personal Care Services for Children with Disabilities or Complex Health Needs (Regulated by CQC) These are specialist services designed for children and young people who have been identified as requiring an individual package of support for their personal care by providers who are registered with the regulatory body CQC. The maximum annual indicative value of this Lot is PS722,680. The current projected annual spend for 25/6 is PS578,144. Lot 2: Short Break Activities for Children with Disabilities, Special Education Needs and/or Complex Health Needs (Regulated by CQC and/or Ofsted) These services provide a range of specialist and targeted short break services to children and young people with disabilities and or special educational needs, to enable them to access fulfilling, fun and interesting experiences, giving them opportunities to develop lasting friendships and life skills that will support them throughout their adult lives (see Bradford district's Short Breaks Statement | Bradford Council). Activities may take place in the community, provider settings or within settings such as special schools or Family Hubs etc. Children accessing this type of support may need for support with personal care whilst attending activities, therefore requiring providers to be Ofsted or CQC registered (see Statutory guidance on how to safeguard and promote the welfare of disabled children using short breaks). The age of the child, length of time and frequency of support to be delivered will also determine whether the service requires Ofsted registration. Unless they care for at least one child for over 2 hours per day providers cannot register, unless it is immediately before or after school. Providing childcare and the 2-hour rule - GOV.UK. The maximum annual indicative value of this Lot is PS1,690,658. The current projected annual spend for 25/6 is PS1,416,196. It should be noted that it is anticipated that there will be a significant increase in activity based provision within this Lot. Lot 3: Short Break Activities for Children with Disabilities, Special Education Needs and/or Complex health Needs (Non-regulated) These services provide a range of targeted short break services to children and young people with disabilities and or special educational needs, to enable them to access fulfilling, fun and interesting experiences, giving them opportunities to develop lasting friendships and life skills that will support them throughout their adult lives (see Bradford district's Short Breaks Statement | Bradford Council) Activities may take place in provider settings or community settings such as special schools or Family Hubs etc. The maximum annual indicative value of this Lot is PS541,000 The current projected annual spend for 25/6 for activity that would be included in this Lot is PS36,604. It should be noted that it is anticipated that there will be a significant increase in unregulated activity based provision in line with the proposed transformation during the lifetime of the framework. It is strongly recommended that all prospective providers complete the Microsoft Questionnaire link below prior to the tender going live. This is designed to provide the Service with all relevant background information regarding the current delivery of services by your organisation. The survey link will close at 17:30 GMT on 16th January 2026. Market Engagement SEND Short Breaks Open Framework Bradford - Collaboration

### Planning Information

https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=101233&TID=100106474&B=

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086589-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 30 Jan 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Jul 2026 - 30 Jun 2034 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £23,634,704 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL |
| Locality | BRADFORD |
| Post town | Bradford |
| Postcode | BD1 1HX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE41 Bradford |
| Local authority | Bradford |
| Electoral ward | City |
| Westminster constituency | Bradford West |
| Delivery location | TLE41 Bradford |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
- 85320000 - Social services

## Release History

- 31 Dec 2025 at 15:00 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086589-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086589-2025
  31st December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=101233&TID=100106474&B=
- https://www.bradford.gov.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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