--- title: "Respite Bed Tender" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07899c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-07899c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07899c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07899c.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Telford & Wrekin Council" published: "2026-10-16" --- # Respite Bed Tender Buyer: Telford & Wrekin Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07899c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-07899c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07899c.json) ## Summary Telford & Wrekin Council intends to commission bed-based respite services for local families. The planned service covers safeguarding support, edge-of-care and family reunification support, help with placements, and overnight short-break respite for children with disabilities. This is health and social care work, delivered in the United Kingdom; the procurement data does not identify a more specific delivery location. The council is seeking to engage with providers to discuss local families’ needs and exchange ideas and good practice on these respite services. The stated scope brings together support around children’s safeguarding and care arrangements with overnight respite provision for disabled children. The process is at the planning stage: the council has set out an intention to procure, but this is not an invitation to tender. It plans preliminary engagement with providers, including a Microsoft Teams session described as taking place on Wednesday 11 November from 2pm to 3.30pm. The milestone is recorded with a due date of 1 January 2027; the session date and milestone date differ, so providers should treat these as the buyer’s stated planning information rather than a bid deadline. The anticipated contract period is 1 April 2028 to 1 April 2033. The service is treated as a light-touch procurement. The work is divided into one lot, and the council marks it as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises. No procurement procedure, evaluation basis or estimated contract value is set out. This planned service may suit providers experienced in delivering residential or bed-based respite for children and families, including overnight short breaks for children with disabilities. Organisations with relevant safeguarding expertise, and the ability to support children at risk of entering care, family reunification and placement arrangements, are aligned with the stated service areas. The council is seeking providers’ knowledge of local family needs, ideas and good practice, so organisations able to contribute practical service-design experience could inform its plans through engagement. The council identifies the work as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and for voluntary, community and social enterprises, making it relevant beyond large providers. The planned five-year service period points to a sustained delivery requirement, so suppliers should consider whether they can maintain appropriate provision over that term. No specific accreditation or staffing requirements are stated. ## Notice Telford & Wrekin Council wish to engage with providers with regard to the intention to commission bed based respite. The respite areas that will be discussed are for: - Safeguarding support, edge of care and reunification and placement support - Short Breaks overnight respite for children with disabilities Commissioners will present the needs of local families and engage with providers to discuss and exchange ideas and best practice with regard to this. Providers are welcome to join a Microsoft Teams session on Wednesday 11th November 2-3.30pm Microsoft Teams meeting Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/3988284976486571?p=Jxl3Pcyla1g91TKDJ4 Meeting ID: 398 828 497 648 657 1 Passcode: WR96wH6x ### Planning Information Wednesday 11th November 2-3.30pm Microsoft Teams meeting Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/3988284976486571?p=Jxl3Pcyla1g91TKDJ4 Meeting ID: 398 828 497 648 657 1 Passcode: WR96wH6x ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097989-2026 | | 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 | 16 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Apr 2028 - 2 Apr 2033 | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Telford & Wrekin Council | | Locality | TELFORD, SHROPSHIRE | | Postcode area | Telford | | Postcode | TF3 4JA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire | | ITL 3 | TLG21 Telford and Wrekin | | Local authority | Telford and Wrekin | | Electoral ward | Malinslee & Dawley Bank | | Westminster constituency | Telford | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 16 Oct 2026 at 14:10 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097989-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097989-2026 16th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.telford.gov.uk/ - https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/3988284976486571?p=Jxl3Pcyla1g91TKDJ4 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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