--- title: "Complex Care Short-Breaks Respite Facility - Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06d07f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06d07f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06d07f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06d07f.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "RHONDDA CYNON TAF CBC" published: "2026-07-22" --- # Complex Care Short-Breaks Respite Facility - Market Engagement Buyer: RHONDDA CYNON TAF CBC Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06d07f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06d07f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06d07f.json) ## Summary The procurement process is initiated by Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council in partnership with Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, focusing on establishing a Complex Care Short-Breaks Respite Facility for children with complex physical healthcare needs. This process is currently at the planning stage, with the aim to conduct preliminary market engagement via Expressions of Interest (EOI) until 19th August 2026. The procurement method involves a market engagement approach to assess provider capability, capacity, and interest. Key industry categories include social work and related services, within the regions of UKL15 and UKL17 (Pontypridd, Merthyr Tydfil, and Bridgend), under a public authority - sub-central government entity. This tender process is intended to inform future procurement strategies and service models, with potential further procurement actions anticipated according to legal, regulatory, and organisational requirements. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the healthcare and social services sectors, particularly those specialising in complex care and respite services for children and young people. Providers with a background in clinical care, who are registered or can become registered under Health Inspectorate Wales (HIW), will find this an advantageous opportunity. Organisations capable of delivering integrated health and social care solutions, while addressing workforce and capacity challenges, are well-suited to benefit from this procurement. This initiative seeks to mitigate current gaps in respite care, presenting opportunities for businesses to contribute to sustainable service development that aligns with the regional strategic priorities for health and social care planning in the Cwm Taf Morgannwg area. ## Notice The Regional Partnership Board brings together Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf local authorities, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, housing, third sector and wider partners to support integrated health and social care planning. Under regional governance arrangements, the Integrated Children's Board is leading this exploratory work for children and young people. The Integrated Children's Board previously commissioned a feasibility study to better understand the needs of children with complex physical disabilities who cannot access existing short-break respite. This EOI is a further exploratory step to assess provider capability, capacity and interest in delivering a specialist service, and to inform any future commissioning approach. Partners across Cwm Taf Morgannwg are exploring the need for a regional complex care short-breaks respite facility offering safe daytime, overnight and short-stay provision for children and young people with complex physical healthcare needs, while supporting families who provide full-time care. Regional viability work has identified a group of children and young people with unmet needs whose healthcare requirements call for a more clinically supported model than existing short-break provision can offer. Children's Community Nursing services have identified at least 38 children who may require this provision, alongside increasing demand, limited capacity and workforce pressures. The likely level of clinical intervention means HIW registration may be required. This EOI will help test whether providers are already HIW registered, or able and willing to become registered, and whether they can mobilise and deliver a sustainable service. Without an appropriate regional model, families may continue to face limited access to safe, person-centred short breaks, increasing the risk of crisis, statutory intervention, higher-cost placements and regional inequalities. Children with complex healthcare and physical needs may require support with: * Airway and/or respiratory support, including tracheostomy, nasopharyngeal airway support, non-invasive ventilation and suction. * Enteral feeding, including nasogastric, gastrostomy or jejunostomy feeding. * Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN). * Hickman line or Portacath management. * Other complex health-related care requiring specialist clinical oversight or intervention. Growing community nursing caseloads and increasing complexity of need reinforce the case for a regional model that reduces pressure on families and avoids escalation to emergency or long-term placements. This work aligns with the Cwm Taf Morgannwg 10-Year Strategic Capital Plan and refresh, which identify accommodation and respite needs for children with complex health and disability-related needs as a regional priority. The 2025 viability study reinforced gaps in provision, growing demand and the need for an integrated health and social care response. This EOI will help determine whether there is a viable provider response to support future service development. This EOI is not a call for competition. Responses are for information only, and participation in this EOI will not confer any advantage in any future procurement process. Any future procurement will be conducted in accordance with relevant legal, regulatory and organisational requirements. The Council is currently unable to specify exact contract dates or estimated values. Any dates and values provided in this notice are subject to change. ### Planning Information The Commissioner is issuing this EOI as preliminary market engagement to understand provider interest, capacity, capability and potential delivery models. Providers are invited to respond to a number of questions, and the EOI exercise will be conducted via eTenderWales (https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/home.html), pqq_33891 - Complex Care Short-Breaks Respite Facility - Market Engagement. Responses are for information only and will inform the final commissioning approach, service model and any future procurement process. Expressions of interest should be submitted via eTenderWales by 19/08/2026 at 11AM. Late submissions may not be considered. The Commissioner may clarify responses where needed to support market analysis. Responses should be provided in Word or PDF format, be concise and proportionate. This EOI is not a call for competition, does not form part of a formal procurement process, and does not commit the Commissioner to award a contract or proceed to procurement. Responses are for information only, and participation in this EOI will not confer any advantage in any future procurement process. Any future procurement will be conducted in accordance with relevant legal, regulatory and organisational requirements. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069011-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Jul 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 19 Aug 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2028 - 31 Mar 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1 | | 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 | RHONDDA CYNON TAF CBC | | Additional buyers | BRIDGEND COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL; CWM TAF MORGANNWG UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD; MERTHYR TYDFIL COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | PONTYPRIDD | | Post town | Cardiff | | Postcode | CF37 4TH | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend | | Local authority | Rhondda Cynon Taf | | Electoral ward | Abercynon | | Westminster constituency | Pontypridd | | Delivery location | TLL15 Central Valleys, TLL17 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85300000 - Social work and related services ## Release History - 22 Jul 2026 at 09:26 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069011-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069011-2026 22nd July 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/ - https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/home.html - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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