--- title: "Open Framework for the Provision of Short Break" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f808" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f808" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f808.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f808.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council" published: "2026-09-11" --- # Open Framework for the Provision of Short Break Buyer: Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f808 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f808) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f808.json) ## Summary Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council is procuring short-break services for people with care and support needs in Stockport through a framework. The requirement is divided into three service areas. Residential-based services include residential care and nursing homes, specialist short-break units and specialist holiday centres, with 24-hour on-site care and support. Community-based services are delivered mainly in an individual’s home and can include personal care, overnight support, access to the community, meaningful activities, cooking, cleaning and appointments. The Innovation lot covers potential new developments, such as residential facilities, group short breaks, or support with planning and organising holidays. This is a health and social work services requirement, delivered in Stockport. The process has reached tender: the council invited offers using an open procedure and is reopening the short-break framework for new providers and unsuccessful providers from the first round. Enquiries had to be submitted by 1 October 2026 at 12:00, and offers by 12 October 2026 at 12:00. The award decision period ends on 10 November 2026 at 23:59. The contract period is 30 November 2026 to 30 November 2033. The estimated overall value is £6,577,120 gross. Lot values are £3,946,272 for residential services, £1,973,136 for community services and £657,712 for innovation. Quality accounts for 100% of evaluation. Selection covers economic and technical criteria set out in the tender and pre-qualification documents. The framework uses mini-competitions for call-offs. This opportunity suits care providers, specialist short-break operators, nursing and residential homes, holiday-centre providers, home-support organisations and voluntary or community organisations. Residential providers need to offer 24-hour on-site care and support and must be registered with the Care Quality Commission where the service includes personal care. Community providers offering personal care must also be CQC registered, while organisations offering short breaks without personal care can apply without that requirement and must state their registration status. Providers should be able to deliver residential stays of one to 14 nights, or home-based support normally in blocks of at least four hours, including longer or overnight support where required. The lots are identified as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs, and quality is the sole award criterion. ## Notice Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council (The Council) is seeking to develop an Open Framework for the Provision of Short Breaks in Stockport. For a full specification for this opportunity, please register you interest. Bidders are advised that the deadline set out in the documents is absolute. You are advised to upload your submission well in advance of the deadline to avoid any technical issues that might arise causing you to fail to meet the deadline which would lead to the rejection of your submission. The Council is conscious that Bidders spend a huge amount of time, effort and expense in putting together a submission and is keen to ensure that no bid is rejected for this reason. In submitting your quotation you agree to contract on the terms and conditions as detailed on The Chest. Due to the Council's obligations of fairness and equal treatment to all bidders it cannot accept amendments to these terms and conditions or alternative terms and conditions. If you seek to amend the terms and conditions or submit alternative terms and conditions the Council may reject your quotation. ### Lot Information Lot 1. Residential Based Services Residential based services include, but not exclusively, residential care and nursing homes, specialised short breaks units, specialised holiday centres. These services must also provide access to on-site care and support on a 24-hour basis, services must be CQC registered, where providers have a residential offer of short breaks for individuals who do not require personal care this must be clearly noted as part of the tender response, highlighting what other quality measures are in place to ensure the service offered is appropriately monitored and managed in line with legislation and best practice. It is expected that residential based services would be accessed for 1-14 nights per allocated short break. Lot 2: Community Based Services Community Based services are delivered on the whole to individuals within the home, they differ from standard home care services as staff maybe required for longer periods of time, including overnight. Staff provided maybe required to support with a range of personal care tasks as well as offering the individuals access to the local community, engaging in meaningful activities as well as managing day to day tasks such as cooking, cleaning and attending appointments. Short Breaks offered in individuals' home will usually be in blocks of 4 or more hours. Providers required to offer personal care must be CQC registered, however we welcome applications from organisations who can offer short breaks to individuals in their own home where personal care is not a requirement. Providers must indicate on the tender application their registration status. Lot 3: Innovation This lot will be utilised to call off any potential new developments that the local authority wishes to develop, this could include new residential facilities. It could also include specific support to a group of service users who wish to source a short break together or a service to support with planning and organising holiday for individuals with care and support needs. There are no immediate plans for new developments, but if these occur the council would utilise this lot to undertake mini competitions for any new innovations. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086396-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | 12 Oct 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Nov 2026 - 30 Nov 2033 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £6,577,120 | | Lots value | £6,577,120 | | 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 | Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | | Locality | STOCKPORT | | Postcode area | Stockport | | Postcode | SK1 3XE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD35 Greater Manchester South East | | Local authority | Stockport | | Electoral ward | Brinnington & Stockport Central | | Westminster constituency | Stockport | | Delivery location | TLD3 Greater Manchester | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 11 Sep 2026 at 12:58 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086396-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086396-2026 11th September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=35335022-ccad-f111-813c-005056b64545&p=e0cc5631-4690-e511-80fb-000c29c9ba21 - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-22316 Please note that this a round 2 re-opening of the Stockport Provision of Short Breaks framework. This is opened to new providers and unsuccessful providers from the first round. ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ - https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ProjectReference-DN779079 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f808. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f808.json.