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Published 6 Aug 2024, 10:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

COV - Provision of Children's Targeted Short Breaks

Official notice

Authority: Coventry City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

Framework agreement3 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG33)
Framework ceiling (notional)£4,795,000total for 3 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 11 Oct 2024awarded 2 Jul 2026
Lots 3see the lot list below

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Re-opening of existing framework to add an additional provider for targeted short breaks for children.

CPV: Social work and related services · Welfare services for children and young people

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
4 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 3 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Targeted Short Breaks for Children & Young People with a DisabilityAwardedRenewal

Additional provider added to Lot 1 of the Framework to allow for up to 3 providers as originally set out in initial procurement.

Please note this opportunity was erroneously advertised under Procurement Act 2023 however awarded under Public Contract Regulations 2015 in line with the original procurement.

Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: The initial term of the framework will be for the period of 5 years from commencement but may be extended, by mutual agreement by 2 increments of 12 months. · The initial term of the framework will be for the period of 5 years from commencement but may be extended, by mutual agreement by 2 increments of 12 months.Variant bids: not allowed
85300000 Social work and related services
Lot #2Specialist Targeted Short Breaks for Children & Young People with a DisabilityAwardedRenewal

Provision of Specialist Targeted Short Breaks for Children & Young People with a Disability

Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: The initial term of the framework will be for the period of 5 years from commencement but may be extended, by mutual agreement by 2 increments of 12 months. · The initial term of the framework will be for the period of 5 years from commencement but may be extended, by mutual agreement by 2 increments of 12 months.Variant bids: not allowed
85300000 Social work and related services
Lot #3Home Support for Children & Young People with a DisabilityRenewal

Provision of Home Support. Additional information: Additional CPV Codes:

85310000-5 Social Work Services

85000000-9 Health and social work services

85100000-0 Health Services

Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: The initial term of the framework will be for the period of 5 years from commencement but may be extended, by mutual agreement by 2 increments of 12 months. · The initial term of the framework will be for the period of 5 years from commencement but may be extended, by mutual agreement by 2 increments of 12 months.Variant bids: not allowed
85300000 Social work and related services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 100%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Service Delivery & Mobilisation (data collection and information sharing, premises and access): 40%
  • Governance and quality assurance: 10%
  • Establishing a culture of continuous improvement (promoting choice and control): 10%
  • Establishing a culture of continuous improvement (outcome driven focus): 30%
  • Safeguarding and supporting the most vulnerable: 10%
Published award criteria (1)
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • “COV - Provision of Children's Targeted Short Breaks” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
6 Aug 2024, 10:55 BST
Last source update
19 Aug 2026, 15:47 BST
Award evaluation window
11 Oct 2024 – …
Authority reference
COV19274
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079132
Classification (CPV)
Social work and related servicesWelfare services for children and young people
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG33)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0487f3 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Appointment period ends
11 Oct 2024, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
11 Oct 2024, 16:01 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets ↗

Timeline

11 Oct 2024 → 19 Aug 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    11 Oct 2024, 16:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    11 Oct 2024, 16:01 BST
  3. Notice published67 days ago
    19 Aug 2026, 15:47 BST

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jul 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    4 Jul 2025, 08:10 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    4 Jul 2025, 08:10 BST
  3. Buyer details updated
    19 Aug 2026, 15:47 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 3admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 43 from SMEs · busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 3latest 2 Jul 2026

3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £4,165,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Contract 079132-2026-1

    Signed
    2 Jul 2026
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

  • Contract 037271-2025-1

    Signed
    4 Feb 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 037271-2025-2

    Signed
    4 Feb 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Targeted Short Breaks for Children & Young People with a Disability4bids · 4 electronic3—£0 – £4,795,000
2 · Specialist Targeted Short Breaks for Children & Young People with a Disability4bids · 4 electronic3——
Whole notice———£0 – £4,795,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Coventry City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services PO Box 7097, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 9SLContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

3 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.