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title: "Holiday Short Breaks For Children and Young People"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077752"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "London Borough of Bromley"
published: "2026-09-22"
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# Holiday Short Breaks For Children and Young People

Buyer: London Borough of Bromley  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077752

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## Summary

London Borough of Bromley is planning group-based school holiday short-break services for disabled children and young people aged 5 to 18, including those with complex behavioural, medical and mobility needs. The services aim to give children opportunities to relax, build friendships and independence, while giving parents and carers a break. Provision may include day, evening, weekend, school-holiday and after-school activities, befriending, leisure access, transition support and independence skills. Services may be delivered in children’s homes, activity centres or community settings in Bromley. The planned procurement covers social work and related services, with three service areas: physical activity for low-to-medium needs; creative activities for high medical or mobility needs; and a short-breaks hub coordinating community providers for children with low-to-high needs.

This procurement is at the planning and preliminary market-engagement stage. Bromley expects to issue one tender divided into three lots, with separate evaluations, awards and contracts. The planned service is expected to start on 24 July 2027. The anticipated contract period is three years, with two possible extensions of up to two years each, subject to performance; the stated lot period runs to 22 July 2034. The estimated value is £905,000 excluding VAT and £1,082,400 including VAT. Bromley is seeking informal expressions of interest, comments and queries to assess market interest, with communications requested by 5pm on 2 October 2026. The three lots require minimum delivery of 23 days at five hours daily, 29 days at six hours daily, and 24 days at five hours daily respectively.

The planned work will suit providers of specialist children’s short breaks, disability support, social care, youth services, holiday programmes and community-based activities. Relevant organisations may include small and medium-sized enterprises, voluntary, community and social enterprises, specialist charities, activity providers and partnership-led consortia. Providers should be prepared to support children and young people with a broad range of needs, including complex behavioural, medical and mobility requirements. Useful capability will include safe delivery of structured physical, creative, leisure and independence-focused activities; safeguarding and appropriate staffing; care for children requiring medical or mobility support; and experience working with families, carers and community organisations. The hub lot will particularly suit a lead provider able to identify, coordinate and quality-manage a network of community resources. Businesses can use the engagement stage to explain their delivery models and capacity.

## Notice

The Council is seeking providers of Group Based School Holiday Short Breaks Services for children and young people with disabilities. Informal expressions of interest in the provision of these services are sought at this stage in order to establish the level of market interest. Short breaks are intended to have positive benefits for both disabled children and young people (0-25 years) and their parents and carers. The main aims of short break services are to provide disabled children and young people the opportunity to: * Spend time away from their parents and carers * Relax and have fun to develop friendships * Develop their independence. They also give families an opportunity to have a break from their caring responsibilities; and spend time with other members of their family. Short break provision can range from a few hours per week to an allocated number of activity days/breaks per year. Short breaks can include day, evening, weekend activities, school holidays and after school. It can also include befriending and enabling young people to access leisure-based activities, transition support and independence skills. The services may take place in the child or young person's own home, or an activity centre or community setting. The provision of short breaks is considered an important part of the support provided to families of disabled children and young people. The service is for children and young people with disabilities aged 5 - 18 with a wide range of needs including complex behavioural and medical conditions. The new contract is scheduled to commence on 24th July 2027. It is anticipated that the contract will be for a period of three years with two possible extensions of up to two years each, dependent on performance. The council is intending to issue one tender separated into three Lots. This will be one Tender Notice made up of three Lots, one for each contract, leading to three separate evaluations, contract awards and contracts. One service is to be provided for each contract as follows: Service 1: Specification: Short Breaks during school holidays for Low to Medium Level Needs. These will be focused on Physical Activity with other types of activities also available. Provider to deliver a minimum of 5 hours per day for a minimum of 23 days per annum. Service 2: Specification: Short Breaks during school holidays for High Medical Need and Mobility Needs. These will be mainly arts, crafts and other creative activities. Provider to deliver a minimum of 6 hours per day for a minimum of 29 days per annum. Service 3: Specification: Short Breaks Hub arrangements during school holidays for Low to High Level Needs. Lead provider to identify and coordinate community resources i.e. a range of providers delivering a minimum of 5 hours per day for a minimum of 24 days per annum.

### Planning Information

All informal expressions of interest, comments and queries regarding this document should be submitted to Daniel.manns@bromley.gov.uk. The Council may contact your organisation to seek clarity on responses received. The final deadline for communication is 5pm on 2nd October 2026.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089547-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 24 Jul 2027 - 23 Jul 2034 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £905,000 |
| 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 | London Borough of Bromley |
| Locality | BROMLEY |
| Postcode area | Bromley |
| Postcode | BR1 1DP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South |
| ITL 3 | TLI61 Bromley |
| Local authority | Bromley |
| Electoral ward | Bromley Town |
| Westminster constituency | Bromley and Biggin Hill |
| Delivery location | TLI61 Bromley |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 22 Sep 2026 at 11:50 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089547-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089547-2026
  22nd September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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