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title: "Children's Short Break Services"
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# Children's Short Break Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/children-s-short-break-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0788fc). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** London Borough of Waltham Forest: "Children's Short Break Services". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £5,095,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [London Borough of Waltham Forest](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-waltham-forest-ons-e09000031)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £5,095,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Holiday centre and holiday home services, Other community, social and personal services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/children-s-short-break-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0788fc#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0788fc`

## 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-short-break-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0788fc#tl-md)

## Description
The London Borough of Waltham Forest is undertaking preliminary market engagement to inform the future commissioning of Children's Short Break Services for disabled children and young people. The Council is seeking to establish a sustainable, flexible and family-centred model that supports its statutory responsibilities whilst enabling the Short Breaks offer to evolve in response to the needs, aspirations and lived experience of children, young people and families. This engagement forms part of a wider co-production programme involving children, young people, parent carers, providers and partner organisations. We are keen to understand the market's views on how we can collectively develop a strong, diverse and innovative Short Breaks offer for Waltham Forest over the coming years. 
The Council welcomes participation from: 
• Existing Short Break providers; 
• Specialist SEND providers; 
• Voluntary and community sector organisations; 
• Social enterprises; 
• Leisure and recreation providers; 
• Arts, culture and creative organisations; 
• Providers delivering sports, outdoor learning and adventure activities; 
• Local businesses and community organisations; 
• Potential new market entrants.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 55240000, 85000000, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

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

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F097688-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-15T19:13:50.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T12:27:14.839Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0788fc