Official UK procurement notice
CS6028 Overnight and Related Short Breaks Respite
Authority: London Borough of Tower Hamlets (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis is a services contract for the provision of high-quality Overnight and Related Short Breaks service eligible to children and young people (CYP) with special educational needs and/or disabilities aged 5 to 18 and living in the borough. The commissioning of this service enables the Council to meet its statutory duty under the Children and Families Care Act 2014.
The provision contains essential services that enable and support CYP with a disability to live ordinary family lives, to have fun, try new activities, gain independence, and make friends, whilst providing parents and carers with a much-needed respite from their caring responsibilities.
Lot 1 - Provision for children and young people with autism spectrum condition (ASC) accompanied by severe learning disabilities and/or behaviour that is challenging.
Lot 2 - Provision for children and young people with complex health needs (CN), including those with physical and/ or learning disabilities, those who require palliative care (continuing care) and those with associated sensory impairments.
CPV: Health and social work services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£5,574,376 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Provision for children and young people with autism spectrum condition (ASC)AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,787,188
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Provision for children and young people with complex health needs (CN)AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,787,188
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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)
- Quality: 60% - refer to ITT and supporting tender documents
- Price: 30% - refer to ITT and supporting tender documents
- Social Value: 10% - refer to ITT and supporting tender documents
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. 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
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Jul 2025, 16:31 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Jun 2026, 14:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
CS6028 Overnight and Related Short Breaks Respite- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-064977- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0565ccFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Reference: DN765521
Project reference: CS6028 Overnight and Related Short Breaks Respite
Timeline
24 Jul 2025 → 1 Nov 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published24 Jul 2025, 16:31 BST
- Market engagement14 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice is to provide advance notice to the marketplace for the upcoming tender opportunity and the intention of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets to hold a preliminary market engagement session to identify potential suppliers to ensure the submission of strong bids.
Market Engagement Session
To provide potential suppliers with more information about the upcoming opportunity, we are hosting an online Market Engagement session that will take place on Monday 18th August 2025 (14:00 - 15:00). The session is advertised openly using this notice.
Suppliers wishing to attend the Preliminary market engagement session should be capable of meeting the procurement description/requirements outlined within this notification.
If you would like to attend, please register your interest free of charge at: www.londontenders.org ↗ with the name, position, email address and contact details of attendee/s. The deadline for registration is Thursday 14th August 2025, 13:00 hours.
NOTE: Attendance at the market engagement is optional and does not provide suppliers with an advantage in any future related procurement. Attendance also does not constitute as an intention to tender for any future related procurement.
- Tender notice published372 days ago13 Oct 2025, 18:18 BST
- Submission deadline344 days ago10 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent167 days ago6 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published113 days ago29 Jun 2026, 14:56 BST
- Award decision expected by105 days ago6 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 12 days1 Nov 2026
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jul 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published24 Jul 2025, 16:31 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published13 Oct 2025, 18:18 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £5,574,37613 Oct 2025, 18:18 BST
- Status changed to active13 Oct 2025, 18:18 BST
- Procurement method changed13 Oct 2025, 18:18 BST
- Deadline published: 10 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT13 Oct 2025, 18:18 BST
- Contract award notice published6 May 2026, 19:34 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete6 May 2026, 19:34 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Procurement termination notice published29 Jun 2026, 14:56 BSTUK12
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-07: 1 release · 24 Jul 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Provision for children and young people with autism spectrum condition (ASC)1 award | |||
| The Qalb Short Break Services LimitedSMELot 1 - Provision for children and young people with autism spectrum condition (ASC) accompanied by severe learning disabilities and/or behaviour that is challenging.1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2029 · up to 31 Oct 2030Extensions: This is a three (3) year contract with the option to extend for one (1) year. | £2,739,389 | 6 May 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Provision for children and young people with complex health needs (CN)1 award | |||
| The Qalb Short Break Services LimitedSMELot 2 - Provision for children and young people with complex health needs (CN), including those with physical and/ or learning disabilities, those who require palliative care (continuing care) and those with associated sensory impairments.1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2029 · up to 31 Oct 2030Extensions: This is a three (3) year contract with the option to extend for one (1) year. | £2,772,188 | 6 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · The Qalb Short Break Services LimitedSME
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 31 Oct 2029
- Status
- cancelled (23 Jun 2026), The Council cannot award this contract as it would not fulfil the Council's best value duty.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Provision for children and young people with autism spectrum condition (ASC) | 4final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Provision for children and young people with complex health needs (CN) | 1final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The Qalb Short Break Services LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications DN765521
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender