--- title: "Short Breaks and Domiciliary Care Providers (Children & Young People)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06bd5f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06bd5f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06bd5f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06bd5f.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "THE COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF KIRKLEES" published: "2026-06-25" --- # Short Breaks and Domiciliary Care Providers (Children & Young People) Buyer: THE COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF KIRKLEES Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06bd5f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06bd5f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06bd5f.json) ## Summary The Council of the Borough of Kirklees is advancing its procurement for "Short Breaks and Domiciliary Care Providers (Children & Young People)" within the health and social work services industry category. The process is currently in the planning stage, set to engage with potential providers at Huddersfield Town Hall on 29th July 2026. Interested organisations must register their attendance by responding through the YORtender platform by 24th July 2026. This preliminary engagement aims to gather insights for shaping future service specifications and commissioning models that align with current market conditions, with the service contract period projected from 1st April 2027 to 31st March 2032. This tender presents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises. Organisations currently delivering short breaks and domiciliary care services for children and young people, or those wishing to expand into this sector, will find this tender an attractive prospect. Engaging in the early market stage allows businesses to influence the service design, ensuring the tender is both deliverable and sustainable. By contributing insights at this stage, providers can position themselves favourably in a competitive market, paving the way for strategic growth and development in the care services sector. ## Notice Kirklees Council is reviewing and developing how children with disabilities are placed with domiciliary/short breaks providers. We are inviting providers to take part in a market engagement and co production event, to help shape the future service specification and commissioning model for these services. The event will be held at Huddersfield Town Hall on 29th July 2026 @ 2pm - 4pm This event forms part of our early market engagement activity and is intended to gather insight from providers to ensure that any future arrangements are deliverable, sustainable, and reflective of current market conditions. We are particularly keen to engage with: * Providers currently delivering short breaks (including respite and community-based support) * Providers of domiciliary care services for children and young people * Organisations interested in developing or expanding services in this area How to register To confirm your attendance, please respond via YORtender by Friday 24th July Please include: * Organisation name * Attendee(s) * Any accessibility requirements ### Planning Information Short Breaks and Domiciliary Care Providers (Children & Young People) When - 29th July 2026 at 2pm Where - Huddersfield Town Hall How to register: To confirm your attendance, please respond via YORtender by Friday 24th July 2026 Please include: • Organisation name • Attendee(s) • Any accessibility requirements Please note: From August 2026 we will be moving from YORtender to the Atamis portal. The Tender for this Preliminary Market Engagement will be advertised on Atamis. Suppliers will need to be registered, link below:- https://ypo2.my.site.com/s/Welcome ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059968-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Jun 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 24 Jul 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2032 | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | THE COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF KIRKLEES | | Locality | HUDDERSFIELD | | Post town | Huddersfield | | Postcode | HD1 2TA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees | | Local authority | Kirklees | | Electoral ward | Newsome | | Westminster constituency | Huddersfield | | Delivery location | TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 25 Jun 2026 at 14:43 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059968-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059968-2026 25th June 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.kirklees.gov.uk - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://ypo2.my.site.com/s/Welcome ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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