Planning

COV - market Engagement Event and Procurement of an Additional provider for Lot 1 of Children's Targeted Short Breaks

  • Coventry City Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-008317

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0611f6 (view related notices)

Published 30 January 2026, 10:02am



Scope

Description

Coventry City Council are looking to hold a market engagement event and carry out a procurement for one additional provider to join Lot 1 of the Children's Targeted Short Breaks bringing the number of providers under this Lot to three. The Market Engagement Event is scheduled to take place via Microsoft Teams and will be held at 11am on 25th February 2026.

Total value (estimated)

  • £685,000 excluding VAT
  • £822,000 including VAT

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 15 April 2026 to 31 March 2030
  • 3 years, 11 months, 16 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85312120 - Daycare services for disabled children and young people
  • 85312110 - Child daycare services
  • 79342320 - Customer-care services

Engagement

Engagement deadline

23 February 2026

Engagement process description

Market engagement event to be held via Microsoft Teams at 11am on 25th February 2026. To register for the event please complete the questionnaire on the Councils tendering portal.


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

2 March 2026


Contracting authority

Coventry City Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMJC-6861-XJPP

Council House, Earl Street

Coventry

CV1 5RR

United Kingdom

Region: UKG33 - Coventry

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government