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Respite Bed Tender

The proposed service combines bed-based respite for safeguarding, edge-of-care, reunification and placement support with overnight short breaks for children with disabilities. The notice is a provider-engagement exercise to discuss local family needs and service approaches; it gives no bed volumes, locations or detailed operating specifications.

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Closes in 57 days· 1 January 2027

Estimated value
Not published
No value in the notice
Published
16 October 2026
Deadline
1 January 2027
57 days left
Contract length
60 months
Ends 1 April 2033

What the contract covers

Planning or market engagement

Provision of bed-based respite care and overnight short breaks for children, including safeguarding, edge-of-care, reunification and placement support.

  • Bed based respite for Safeguarding support, edge of care and reunification and placement support
  • Short Breaks overnight respite for children with disabilities

Terms and requirements

Contract type
Planning or market engagement
Initial term
60 months
Contract dates
1 April 2028 to 1 April 2033
Certifications asked for
None stated
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises
Yes
Category
Services
CPV codes
85000000

Services in this tender

  • Overnight short breaks for disabled childrenMain service£1.3m typicalOvernight bed-based short breaks for children with disabilities
  • Looked-after children's placements (type not stated)Bed-based respite for safeguarding, edge of care and placement support

Lifecycle

  1. Published
  2. Deadline for bids57 days left
  3. Contract awardedUsually published within a few months
  4. Contract starts
The buyer

Telford & Wrekin Council

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Cite this tender

Link
https://bidskim.com/tender/3890885/respite-bed-tender
Buyer reference
Not published
Open contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07899c
Last checked
5 November 2026

Telford & Wrekin Council. Respite Bed Tender. Tender, 16 October 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3890885/respite-bed-tender (accessed 5 November 2026).