Official UK procurement notice
CMCV 116 - Specialist Community Based Short Breaks for Children with Disabilities
Authority: Shropshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is an award notice for a planned programme of short breaks in the community for children and young people with disabilities who have an assessed need from across the county of Shropshire excluding those who reside in the Borough of Telford & Wrekin).
For the specialist community based short break service, Shropshire Council will be offering funding and linkages to council owned community assets throughout the county that are able to facilitate short break activities for children and young people with disabilities.
The contract will be for an initial period of 3 years commencing on the 1st of April 2026 with the option to extend for a further period of up to 2 (1+1) years.
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CPV: Social work and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,750,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality
- Social Value
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Aug 2025, 16:06 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Nov 2025, 19:17 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 22 Oct 2025
- Authority reference
CMCV 116- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052573- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0590c4Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
29 Aug 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published29 Aug 2025, 16:06 BST
- Clarification questions by385 days ago3 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline384 days ago3 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by365 days ago22 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent337 days ago20 Nov 2025
- Latest notice published336 days ago20 Nov 2025, 19:17 GMT
- Contract starts205 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Aug 2025- Tender notice published29 Aug 2025, 16:06 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published20 Nov 2025, 19:17 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Nov 2025, 19:17 GMT
- Contract signature expected1 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACTION FOR CHILDREN1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: The contract will be for an initial period of 3 years commencing on the 1st of April 2026 with the option to extend for a further period of up to 2 (1+1) years. The contract value stated is for the full duration of the contract. | £2,750,000 inc. VAT | 20 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Action for ChildrenAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender