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title: "Provision of after school & holiday clubs for wraparound care for Southend-on-Sea children attending St Christopher's School"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e544"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Southend-on-Sea City Council"
published: "2026-08-17"
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# Provision of after school & holiday clubs for wraparound care for Southend-on-Sea children attending St Christopher's School

Buyer: Southend-on-Sea City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e544

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## Summary

Southend-on-Sea City Council has procured specialist after-school and holiday wraparound care for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities attending St Christopher’s School. The service provides safe, structured and inclusive activities, with opportunities for participation, social interaction, wellbeing, independence and positive outcomes. It also provides essential respite and support for families. Sessions are individually identified and allocated through Children’s Social Care and the Resource Allocation Panel process. The work is delivered for children connected with St Christopher’s School in Leigh-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea. This is a specialist education and social care service, covering holiday provision and wraparound activities rather than general childcare or mainstream school services.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition under the light-touch regime. One lot was completed. The selected supplier is Christopher’s Cottage – SEN TRUST SOUTHEND, an SME, trading as part of the St Christopher School provision. The award value is £150,950 gross in GBP. The award covers a two-year contract period from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028. A contract signature milestone was scheduled for 31 August 2026. The stated requirement was evaluated through the council’s direct-award route, with the specialist nature of the SEND wraparound service determining the procurement approach. The award is recorded as pending while the procurement itself is complete.

This requirement shows demand from Southend-on-Sea City Council for a specialist provider able to deliver SEND-focused holiday and wraparound care within a school setting. A credible future competitor would need practical experience supporting children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, and the ability to provide safe, structured, inclusive activities rather than simply supervision. Strong capability in promoting participation, social interaction, wellbeing and independence would be relevant, alongside reliable session delivery for children allocated through social care and resource-allocation processes. The service also requires an understanding of family respite needs and positive outcomes for young people. The awarded supplier is an SME, indicating a scale that may be achievable for a focused local or specialist organisation with suitable facilities, staff and safeguarding arrangements.

## Notice

Southend City Council (SCC) intends to enter into contract with The St Christopher School to deliver specialist holiday wraparound provision for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). The contract will run for a period of 2 years from 1st September 2026 to 31st August 2028. The provision will support children and young people who have been individually identified and allocated sessions through Children's Social Care and the Resource Allocation Panel (RAP) process. The service will provide safe, structured and inclusive activities and opportunities that promote participation, social interaction, wellbeing, independence and positive outcomes for children and young people whilst providing essential respite and support to families.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077965-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £150,950 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Southend-on-Sea City Council |
| Locality | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA |
| Postcode area | Southend-on-Sea |
| Postcode | SS2 6FA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH31 Southend-on-Sea |
| Local authority | Southend-on-Sea |
| Electoral ward | Victoria |
| Westminster constituency | Southend East and Rochford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Christopher's Cottage - SEN TRUST SOUTHEND |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 80340000 - Special education services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 17 Aug 2026 at 10:19 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077965-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077965-2026
  17th August 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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