---
title: "Overnight Short Break Service for Working Age Adults"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f1aa"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Buckinghamshire Council"
published: "2026-09-03"
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# Overnight Short Break Service for Working Age Adults

Buyer: Buckinghamshire Council  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f1aa

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## Summary

Buckinghamshire Council intends to commission an overnight short break service for working-age adults with disabilities and autism. The provider will operate a new service in Aylesbury, offering planned and short-notice overnight stays. Its purpose is to help people remain living in their own homes while providing respite for families and carers. The service is expected to deliver high-quality, person-centred support, build individual independence, promote community inclusion and achieve positive outcomes. This is a social work and related service, classified under CPV 85300000. Buckinghamshire Council is the public authority buying the service. The procurement is arranged as one service covering the full requirement in Aylesbury, rather than separate lots or locations.

This procurement is at the planning stage: Buckinghamshire Council has stated its intention to procure, but has not yet invited tenders. It is planned as an above-threshold service procurement under the light-touch regime. The buyer expects a further notice on 18 January 2027. The planned contract period is 1 September 2027 to 31 August 2031, with a possible extension until 31 August 2035. The procurement has one lot and is marked as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. The published gross value is £0 GBP. The record does not set out an expected procedure, submission arrangements or evaluation criteria at this stage.

The service is likely to suit organisations experienced in supporting working-age adults with disabilities and autism in residential, respite or community-based settings. Relevant providers will need to deliver safe, reliable overnight care, including both planned stays and short-notice requests, while maintaining a person-centred approach. Strong candidates are likely to be able to support independence, community participation and measurable positive outcomes, and to work constructively with families and carers. The requirement is explicitly considered suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and for voluntary, community and social enterprises. Providers that can establish and operate a new local service in Aylesbury, with sufficient staffing and operational resilience for overnight support, should monitor the procurement as it develops and prepare evidence of relevant experience.

## Notice

Buckinghamshire Council is seeking to commission a Provider to deliver a new overnight short break service in Aylesbury for working age adults with disabilities and autism. The service will provide both planned and short-notice overnight stays, enabling individuals to remain living in their own homes while offering respite for families and carers. The Provider will deliver high-quality, person-centred support focused on building independence, promoting community inclusion, and achieving positive outcomes.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083651-2026 |
| Notice type | UK1 - Pipeline 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 | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 18 Jan 2027 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2027 - 31 Aug 2031 |
| 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 | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Buckinghamshire Council |
| Locality | AYLESBURY |
| Postcode area | Hemel Hempstead |
| Postcode | HP19 8FF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ13 Buckinghamshire |
| Local authority | Buckinghamshire |
| Electoral ward | Aylesbury North West |
| Westminster constituency | Aylesbury |
| Delivery location | TLJ13 Buckinghamshire |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 3 Sep 2026 at 16:42 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083651-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083651-2026
  3rd September 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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