UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
377 short break foster care tenders and contracts, 81 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
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21 contracts across the UK, of any size
Supplying the South West4 33%
In-Tend2 17%
ProContract2 17%
London Tenders Portal1 8%Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.
ENHANCEABLE won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Action for Children West Midlands · SME · 1 framework place · See every contract | 3 | £3.2m | 3 | ||
| 2 | Newcross Healthcare Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract | 2 | Not published | 2 | ||
| 3joint | ENHANCEABLE London · SME · See every contract | 1 | £11.7m | 1 | ||
| 3joint | PCA Dom 1 West Midlands · SME · See every contract | 1 | £7.6m | 1 | ||
| 3joint | John-Edwards Care Homes South West · See every contract | 1 | £7m | 1 | ||
| 3joint | Livability West Midlands · See every contract | 1 | £5.8m | 1 | ||
| 3joint | Living Waters Healthcare Services West Midlands · SME · See every contract | 1 | £3.6m | 1 | ||
| 3joint | The Qalb Short Break Services Ltd London · SME · See every contract | 1 | £2.7m | 1 | ||
| 3joint | West House North West · See every contract | 1 | £1.6m | 1 | ||
| 3joint | We Care Bespoke Ltd North East · SME · See every contract | 1 | £1m | 1 |
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Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
Each dot is a buyer, by how many short break foster care contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.
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Each dot is a buyer: how many short break foster care contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 2 | £3.4m |
| 2 | Achieving for Children | 1 | £11.7m |
| 3 | Herefordshire Council | 1 | £7.6m |
| 4 | Swindon Borough Council | 1 | £7m |
| 5 | Shropshire Council | 1 | £5.8m |
| 6 | Warwickshire County Council | 1 | £3.6m |
| 7 | Staffordshire County Council | 1 | £1.9m |
| 8 | Cumberland Council | 1 | £1.6m |
| 9 | South Gloucestershire Council | 1 | £1.3m |
| 10 | Durham County Council | 1 | £1m |
2 in the next 6 months. The 3 ending soonest are shown in full.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
| Region | Open now | Contracts | Value | Typical contract | Won the most | Bought the most | Renewing in 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | 1 | 5 | £19.2m | £3.6m | – | – | 0 |
| London | 0 | 4 | £15.2m | £1.7m | – | London Borough of Tower Hamlets (2) | 0 |
| North West | 1 | 2 | £2.5m | – | – | – | 1 |
| South West | 0 | 2 | £8.3m | – | – | – | 1 |
| Wales | 0 | 2 | £700k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Scotland | 1 | 2 | £1.1m | – | – | – | 0 |
| North East | 0 | 1 | £1m | – | – | – | 1 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 1 | 1 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 1 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| South East | 2 | 1 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| East of England | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
of short break foster care contracts awarded.
Typical contract £1m x 1.1 contracts a month, last 12 months.short break foster care contracts come up for renewal in the next 6 months.
Recurring contracts with a named supplier and a published end date before 5 May 2027.frameworks and DPSs are running for short break foster care work.
0 open to join now.of short break foster care contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 19 award notices.| Since November 2021 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 377 | 81 |
| Contracts awarded | 72 | 14 |
12 short break foster care contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 12 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 20 buyers awarded short break foster care contracts to 42 suppliers.
Source: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI, to 4 November 2026. By Seamus White. How we count
21 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 20 public buyers.
The median short break foster care tender is open for 31 days from publication to deadline.
The median is £1.3m, and 12% are worth less than £250k.
Action for Children won the most (3). ENHANCEABLE won the most by value (£11.7m).
Councils award 95% of them.
The West Midlands: 5 of 21 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then London (4) and the North West (2).
3 contracts end and are likely to be re-let, the first on 16 February 2027. Another 2 ending are one-off work.
4 frameworks and DPSs for short break foster care work are running. None are open to join now.
Overnight stays for disabled children and young people in Ofsted-registered residential short break units or with approved short break foster carers, giving parent carers a break.
