Planning

Market Engagement Event for SEND Short Breaks and Personal Care Services for Children in the Bradford District

  • City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-064384

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05ad41

Published 10 October 2025, 5:30pm



Scope

Reference

CBMC-PTR-206-2025-26

Description

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (the Council) is working with Bradford Children and Families trust and partners from across the system to transform Short Break Services for children with disabilities or complex health needs and special educational needs. As part of this transformation the Council intends to recommission SEND Short Breaks and Personal Care services for children through the development of an 8 year Open Framework. The purpose of this notice to alert all relevant and interested organisations to a Market Engagement Event to be led by the Council on 6th November 2025 13.30-14.30 on MS Teams. Interested organisations are encouraged to express their interest in the upcoming Market Engagement Event. Please send a message through the messaging facility on this YORtender project and you will be provided with the link. The Lots are as follows: Lot 1: Personal Care Services for Children with Disabilities or Complex Health Needs (Regulated by CQC) Lot 2: Short Break Activities for Children with Disabilities, Special Education Needs and/or Complex Health Needs (Regulated by CQC and/or Ofsted) . Lot 3: Short Break Activities for Children with Disabilities, Special Education Needs and/or Complex health Needs (Non-regulated)

Commercial tool

Establishes a framework

Total value (estimated)

  • £23,634,704 excluding VAT
  • £28,361,645 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 26 March 2026 to 24 March 2034
  • 7 years, 11 months, 30 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services
  • 85300000 - Social work and related services
  • 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
  • 85312120 - Daycare services for disabled children and young people
  • 85320000 - Social services

Contract locations

  • UKE41 - Bradford

Engagement

Engagement deadline

4 November 2025

Engagement process description


Participation

Particular suitability

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

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

17 November 2025


Contracting authority

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBWW-4714-TBHN

Britannia House, Hall Ings

Bradford

BD1 1HX

United Kingdom

Contact name: Donald Onekutu

Email: donald.onekutu@bradford.gov.uk

Website: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/

Region: UKE41 - Bradford

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government