Provider Engagement Event – Children's Short Breaks Recommissioning

Buckinghamshire Council
South East
1 April 2028 to 31 March 2033

Community-based short breaks and overnight short breaks for children and young people with SEND. This notice is an engagement session to test emerging proposals for service developments; no volumes, sites, or specifications are stated, and it is not a formal procurement process.

Open the official notice

Closed· 29 October 2026

Estimated value: Not published; No value in the notice
Published: 22 October 2026
Deadline: 29 October 2026; Closed
Contract length: 60 months; Ends 31 March 2033

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of community-based and overnight short breaks services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.

Community-based short breaks for children and young people with SEND
Overnight short breaks for children and young people with SEND

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Initial term: 60 months
Contract dates: 1 April 2028 to 31 March 2033
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 85000000, 85300000, 85311000, 85311300

Services in this tender

Short breaks for disabled children: activity, community and home-basedMain service£144k typicalCommunity-based short breaks for children with SEND (engagement)
Overnight short breaks for disabled children£1.3m typicalOvernight short breaks for children with SEND

Lifecycle

Published
22 October 2026
Deadline for bidsClosed
29 October 2026
Contract awardedUsually published within a few months
Contract starts
1 April 2028

The buyer

Buckinghamshire Council

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Cite this tender

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3892713/provider-engagement-event-children-s-short-breaks-recommissioning
Buyer reference: Not published
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-078da3
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Buckinghamshire Council. Provider Engagement Event – Children's Short Breaks Recommissioning. Tender, 22 October 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3892713/provider-engagement-event-children-s-short-breaks-recommissioning (accessed 5 November 2026).