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title: "Commissioned Short Breaks - Group Activity (3)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e62f"
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buyer: "Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council"
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# Commissioned Short Breaks - Group Activity (3)

Buyer: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e62f

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## Summary

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council is commissioning group activity short breaks for disabled children, as part of its duty to support carers who need time away from caring responsibilities. The service is intended to help carers continue caring or care more effectively, including by enabling education, training, leisure, household tasks and attention to other children. Activities may support children with sensory, developmental, learning, fluctuating or recurring impairments, or impairments caused by injury, including autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia and epilepsy. The requirement is classified as health and social work services. Delivery is in Greater Manchester, for Tameside’s disabled children and their carers. Star Procurement is managing the procurement for the Council.

The process has reached tender: the Council invited offers through an open competitive flexible procedure. Suppliers could submit electronic tenders in English via The Chest. Questions were due by 7 September 2026 at 17:00, and tender submissions by 14 September 2026 at 12:00. The Council expected to complete award decisions by 19 October 2026 at 23:59. The contract is valued at £168,750 excluding VAT, or £202,500 including VAT. The contract period is 1 January 2027 to 31 March 2028, with renewal options described as 15 months plus 12 months, extending the maximum end date to 31 March 2029. Quality carries 85% and price 15%; the three highest-scoring bidders will be invited to interview.

This opportunity suits organisations that can design and deliver safe, inclusive group activities and short breaks for disabled children, while responding to the needs of their carers. Relevant experience may include working with children with sensory, developmental, learning, neurological or physical impairments, including autism, epilepsy, dyslexia and dyspraxia. Suppliers should be able to provide activities outside the child’s home and adapt delivery to a wide range of abilities and support needs. The requirement will favour providers with strong safeguarding, accessibility, child-centred practice and communication with families, although the procurement data does not set out particular accreditations. Businesses should be prepared to demonstrate service quality in a tender and, if among the three highest-scoring bidders, at interview.

## Notice

Under the Breaks for Carers of Disabled Children Regulations 2011 the local authority must: a) Have regard to the needs of those carers who would be unable to continue to provide care unless breaks from caring were given to them; and b) Have regard to the needs of those carers who would be unable to provide care for their disabled child more effectively if breaks from caring were given to them to allow them to - a. Undertake education, training or any regular leisure activity b. Meet the needs of other children in the family more effectively, or c. Carry out day to day tasks which they must perform in order to run their household. In offering short breaks, the local authority must provide a range of services which are sufficient to assist carers to continue to provide care or do so more effectively. In particular, the local authority must provide, as appropriate, a range of - a) Day time care in the homes of disabled children or elsewhere, b) Overnight are in the homes of disabled children or elsewhere, c) Educational of leisure activities for disabled children outside their homes, and d) Services available to assist carers in the evenings, at weekends and during the school holidays. As per the Equality Act 2010, a person is defined as disabled 'if you suffer a physical or mental impairment that has 'substantial' and 'long term' negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities'. Disability can arise from a wide range of impairments which include (not an exhaustive list): * Sensory (affecting sight or hearing) * Fluctuating or recurring effects (i.e. epilepsy) * Developmental i.e. autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia and dyspraxia * Learning disabilities * Produced by injury to the body including the brain

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078372-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £168,750 |
| Lots value | £168,750 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Locality | ASHTON UNDER LYNE |
| Postcode area | Oldham |
| Postcode | OL6 0GS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD35 Greater Manchester South East |
| Local authority | Tameside |
| Electoral ward | St Peter's |
| Westminster constituency | Ashton-under-Lyne |
| Delivery location | TLD3 Greater Manchester |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 18 Aug 2026 at 09:27 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078372-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078372-2026
  18th August 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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