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title: "Care and Support services - Short Breaks (Children)"
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# Care and Support services - Short Breaks (Children)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/care-and-support-services-short-breaks-children-ocds-h6vhtk-02d112). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Stirling Council: "Care and Support services - Short Breaks (Children)". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £1,563,983. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Stirling Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/stirling-council-ons-s12000030)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £1,563,983 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 September 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Daycare services for handicapped children and young people, Social work services without accommodation, Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions
- **Delivery Location:** UKM77
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02d112`

## 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/care-and-support-services-short-breaks-children-ocds-h6vhtk-02d112#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/care-and-support-services-short-breaks-children-ocds-h6vhtk-02d112#participate

## Description
This contract is concerned with the provision of care and support services in relation to children with disabilities. Examples of such services include, but are not limited to:
-	Care at Home (inc. support for Complex Care);
-	Assisted Breaks; and
-	Emergency support in the home.
Services will predominantly be provided on a 1 to 1 basis and, with the exception of assisted breaks, be delivered in the home of the supported child/ young person. Assisted breaks will offer alternatives to a dedicated residential short break facility (for example, by supporting a young person to have a break in a hotel or holiday cottage).
Providers will be able to provide services throughout the Stirling Council area for children aged between 0 and 18 years, with the majority being of school age, and beyond if required.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85312000, 85312400
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £1,563,983
- **Description:** This procurement will establish a flexible framework of providers, delivering care and support type services, for children with disabilities, throughout the Stirling Council area.
Care and support services will typically be for children and young peo...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 001140-2022-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **ENABLE Scotland, Flexible Childcare Services Scotland, LOVE Group (+2 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-131647`, `GB-FTS-40836`, `GB-FTS-123251`, `GB-FTS-133354`, `GB-FTS-40837`
  - Value: £1,563,983 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 001140-2022-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,563,983
  - Signed Date: 21/12/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001140-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-01-14T11:44:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T13:50:28.439Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02d112