Official UK procurement notice
Leeds Short Breaks Electronic Market Place (EMP) for the delivery of Short Breaks for Children and Young People who have Special Educational Needs and/or Disability
Authority: Leeds City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Leeds Electronic Market Place (EMP) shall provide citywide Short Breaks for children and young people with SEND who ordinarily reside in the Leeds boundary. All children
and young people accessing the services have an Education, Health & Care Plan (EHCP) or are waiting for an assessment. Lead Professionals, Social Workers, and parents/carers will refer children and young people to the Local Authority Short Breaks Panel which will assess each case and if approved, will allocate a service that can best meet the children and young people's needs but also give a choice where possible. Children and young
people accessing the service may require support with one or a
combination of the following needs: personal/intimate care, medical interventions, behaviour management, high levels of anxiety, communication and interaction need. Staff must be trained to meet the diverse needs of children and young people.
Children and young people will have a high-level support need either continuously or most of the time. They will access the service in line with outcomes detailed in their Education,
Health, and Care Plan (EHCP), where a plan is in place.
The annual value is £1,210,000.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 5 Jan 2033, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Health services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Bids received
- 16 bids received · 17 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 5 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 1 Oct 2025
- Scheme runs until
- 31 Dec 2030
Published description of the framework
Call offs will be assed on price (40%) and quality (60%)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£9,600,000
- Technical & professional ability
CQC/Ofsted registered
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 (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Technical & professional ability
CQC/Ofsted registered
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Leeds Short Breaks Electronic Market Place (EMP) for the delivery of…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
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
- Open framework scheme
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 5 Jan 2033
- First published
- 29 Aug 2025, 10:30 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Jul 2026, 11:43 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Oct 2025
- Authority reference
100890- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052310- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059014Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 26 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
29 Aug 2025 → 7 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published29 Aug 2025, 10:30 BST
- Clarification questions by399 days ago18 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends391 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown26 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts387 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by386 days ago1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent311 days ago16 Dec 2025
- Standstill ends296 days ago30 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published107 days ago7 Jul 2026, 11:43 BST
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Aug 2025- Tender notice published29 Aug 2025, 10:30 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published1 Sept 2025, 15:03 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 26 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST1 Sept 2025, 15:03 BST+2 days · was 24 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract award notice published16 Dec 2025, 20:06 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Dec 2025, 20:06 GMT
- Contract signature expected31 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published7 Jul 2026, 11:43 BSTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Submission date has been changed.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-08: 1 release · 29 Aug 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIREBOROUGH SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES SCHEME, Comforting Care LimitedSME, Hadi Care Ltd, LEEDS MENCAPVCSE, LEEDS WEEKEND CARE ASSOCIATION, Love In Care LimitedSME +11 more1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2030 · up to 31 Dec 2033Extensions: 12 X 3 | £9,680,000 | 16 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Leeds Short Breaks Electronic Market Place (EMP) for the delivery of Short Breaks for Children and Young People who have Special Educational Needs and/or Disability · AIREBOROUGH SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES SCHEME, Comforting Care LimitedSME, Hadi Care Ltd, LEEDS MENCAPVCSE, LEEDS WEEKEND CARE ASSOCIATION, Love In Care LimitedSME +11 more
- Signed
- 1 Jan 2026
- Value
- £9,680,000
- Period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16final-stage tenders · 20 at stage one | 13 | 1 | — |
Who bid
- wonAIREBOROUGH SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES SCHEME · Yorkshire and the Humber
- did not winCAVALRY HEALTHCARE LTDSME · North West England
- did not winChizhande Care Services Ltd · Yorkshire and the Humber
- wonCOMFORTING CARE LIMITEDSME · Yorkshire and the Humber
- did not winENDORPHINS GROUP LTD · Yorkshire and the Humber
- did not winEthicare LtdSME · Yorkshire and the Humber
- wonHADI CARE LTD · Yorkshire and the Humber
- wonLeeds MencapVCSE · Yorkshire and the Humber
- wonLEEDS WEEKEND CARE ASSOCIATION · Yorkshire and the Humber
- wonMK CARE SERVICES LIMITEDSME · Yorkshire and the Humber
- did not winMY HORIZON CARE LTDSME · Yorkshire and the Humber
- did not winPREMIUM HEALTHCARE STAFFING LIMITED · Yorkshire and the Humber
- did not winREED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED · Greater London
- did not winRIFT SOLUTIONS LIMITEDSME · East Midlands
- did not winSNE CARE SERVICES LTDSME · North East England
- wonYORKSHIRE AND HUMBER HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE LLPSME · Yorkshire and the Humber
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
17 commercial parties on the notice- AIREBOROUGH SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES SCHEMEFramework contractor
- CAVALRY HEALTHCARE LTDFramework contractor
- CHIZHANDE CARE SERVICES LTDFramework contractor
- COMFORTING CARE LIMITEDFramework contractor
- ENDORPHINS GROUP LTDFramework contractor
- ETHICARE LTDFramework contractor
- HADI CARE LTDFramework contractor
- LEEDS MENCAPFramework contractor
- LEEDS WEEKEND CARE ASSOCIATIONFramework contractor
- LOVE IN CARE LIMITEDFramework contractor
Show 7 more suppliers
- MK CARE SERVICES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- MY HORIZON CARE LTDFramework contractor
- PREMIUM HEALTHCARE STAFFING LIMITEDFramework contractor
- REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITEDFramework contractor
- RIFT SOLUTIONS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- SNE CARE SERVICES LTDFramework contractor
- YORKSHIRE AND HUMBER HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE LLPFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender