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title: "Brokerage - Targeted short breaks childrens"
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# Brokerage - Targeted short breaks childrens

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/brokerage-targeted-short-breaks-for-children-ocds-h6vhtk-069aa9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council: "Brokerage - Targeted short breaks childrens". Published status: complete. Published Value: £384,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Jun 2026, 10:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cheshire-west-and-chester-borough-council-ons-e06000050)
- **Published Value:** £384,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 June 2026 at 10:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD63
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £386,496 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/brokerage-targeted-short-breaks-for-children-ocds-h6vhtk-069aa9#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-069aa9`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/brokerage-targeted-short-breaks-for-children-ocds-h6vhtk-069aa9#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** www.the-chest.org.uk

## Description
Brokerage Service to manage and oversee access to the Short Breaks Individual Payments service and participation into universal services
A single provider will be commissioned to deliver two complementary services to increase access, inclusion, choice, and flexibility for children and young people with SEND and their families to access activities in the community.
Practical Support and Inclusion: will provide time limited, targeted support to enable children and young people with SEND to access, participate in, and sustain involvement in universal and mainstream community activities. The service will reduce barriers to participation and build confidence, skills, and independence through practical, emotional, and social support before, during, and after activities. Providers will also work with universal services to support reasonable adjustments and promote inclusive practice, including embedding the Department for Education's Creating Inclusive Provision toolkit.
Target Group
•	Children and young people with SEND aged 0-18
•	Resident in Cheshire West and Chester
•	Families requiring individualised support to access activities participation
Service delivery 
Preparation and planning
•	Meet with the family ahead of the activity to understand individual needs, interests, triggers, and preferred support strategies
•	Liaise with activity providers to share relevant information and agree reasonable adjustments to support inclusion
•	Support the child or young person to understand what to expect from the activity, including routines, environments, and social expectations

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £384,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **DISABILITY POSITIVE**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-15724`
  - Value: £386,496 † (inc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £386,496
  - Signed Date: 28/10/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F045198-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-28T11:34:54.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T02:43:07.640Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-069aa9