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title: "Children's Disability Short Breaks (Highland)"
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# Children's Disability Short Breaks (Highland)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/children-s-disability-short-breaks-highland-ocds-h6vhtk-0559da). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Highland Council: "Children's Disability Short Breaks (Highland)". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £400,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 13 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The Highland Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-highland-council-ons-s12000017)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £400,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 August 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM6
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/children-s-disability-short-breaks-highland-ocds-h6vhtk-0559da#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0559da`

## 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/children-s-disability-short-breaks-highland-ocds-h6vhtk-0559da#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/children-s-disability-short-breaks-highland-ocds-h6vhtk-0559da#participate

## Description
Short Break Care within the family home to include Waking Night Support, Sleeping Night and Day Support. Support to and from activities within the community. Help to support/maintain and/or establish/implement routine. Meet any additional specific requirements of the Child’s Individual Action Plan as per their Child’s Plan. The service is to be delivered across the Highland region.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £400,000
- **Description:** The importance of recognising the family as the critical infrastructure for the wellbeing and development of children in society is at the heart of the Families 1st strategy. A happy life for children involves a loving family within a broader system ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** 065180-2025-HSCC23 (A-nd)-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Autism & Neurodiversity North Scotland**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-163777`
  - Value: £400,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 065180-2025-HSCC23 (Carr Gomm)-2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Carr Gomm**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-5937`
  - Value: £400,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 065180-2025-HSCC23 (Newcross)-3 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Newcross Healthcare Solutions Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-172750`
  - Value: £400,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** 065180-2025-HSCC23 (A-nd)-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £400,000
  - Signed Date: 07/10/2025

- **Contract:** 065180-2025-HSCC23 (Carr Gomm)-2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £400,000
  - Signed Date: 01/10/2025

- **Contract:** 065180-2025-HSCC23 (Newcross)-3 (active)
  - Signed Value: £400,000
  - Signed Date: 29/09/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F065180-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-14T12:31:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T20:49:14.523Z
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