Official UK procurement notice
Award of Provision of Short Breaks Services for Children and Young People with Complex Needs as a result of Disability or Illness
Authority: City & County of Swansea (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionAward of contract to suitably qualified and experienced provider/s who can deliver flexible, child-centred support in a variety of settings-including the child's home and residential settings. Services must be appropriately registered with Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) and capable of offering individual support, tailored to each child's needs. These services are split into the following two Lots: Lot 1 - Residential Short Breaks Service for Children and Young People with Complex Needs (NOT AWARDED).Provision of a Care Inspectorate for Wales (CIW) Registered facility providing overnight short breaks for children and young people with disabilities, notably those with a physical disability requiring attendance at a specialist provision Lot 2 - Home-Based Short Breaks Service for Children and Young People with Complex Needs Provision of an overnight short breaks service for children and young people with a disability, that are provided within the family home.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 26 Nov 2030, 23:59 GMT.
- No preliminary market engagement: As per section 17(1)(b) of the Procurement Act 2023, The Council has utilised its subject matter experts knowledge to identify the preferred and most relevant approach to the market given the requirements of this particular procurement activity.
CPV: Health and social work services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£2,575,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Residential Short Breaks Service for Children and Young People with Complex NeedsAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,875,000
Provision of a Care Inspectorate for Wales (CIW) Registered facility providing overnight short breaks for children and young people with disabilities, notably those with a physical disability requiring attendance at a specialist provision.
- Technical & professional ability
Care Inspectorate for Wales (CIW) Registered
Lot #2Home-Based Short Breaks Service for Children and Young People with Complex NeedsAwardedRenewalPublished value£700,000
Provision of a Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) registered overnight short breaks for children and young people with a disability, that are provided within the family home.
- Technical & professional ability
Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) 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
- 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
- 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
- Yes · next expected 26 Nov 2030
- First published
- 26 Nov 2025, 16:07 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 May 2026, 09:19 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
CCS/25/263- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-077406- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e996Find a Tender
- Risks
Risk of increasing service user need / demand causing an increase in contract value.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 31 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- cy, en
Tender documents can be accessed through eTenderWales
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Please log on to the free eTenderWales system and search for ITT Code:
itt_121626
or discerption:
Contract for the Provision of Short Breaks Services for Children and Young People with Complex Needs as a result of Disability or Illness
Timeline
26 Nov 2025 → 8 May 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published324 days ago26 Nov 2025, 16:07 GMT
- Clarification questions by290 days ago31 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline283 days ago7 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by256 days ago2 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent228 days ago3 Mar 2026
- Contract starts199 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published162 days ago8 May 2026, 09:19 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Nov 2025- Tender notice published26 Nov 2025, 16:07 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published4 Mar 2026, 10:43 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete4 Mar 2026, 10:43 GMT
- Contract signature expected16 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published8 May 2026, 09:19 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Residential Short Breaks Service for Children and Young People with Complex Needs1 award | |||
| supplier not published | — | 3 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Home-Based Short Breaks Service for Children and Young People with Complex Needs1 award | |||
| PEOPLE SUPPORT LTDSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: Option to extend for up to 24 months · Options: Description of how multiple lots may be awarded: Tenderers may submit a bid for one or more of the Lot/s, there is no limit to the number of Lot/s a successful tenderer maybe awarded. | £700,000 | 3 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Lot 2 - Home-Based Short Breaks Service for Children and Young People with Complex Needs · PEOPLE SUPPORT LTDSME
- Signed
- 26 Mar 2026
- Value
- £700,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Option to extend up to 24 months
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 · Home-Based Short Breaks Service for Children and Young People with Complex Needs | 2final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 1 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PEOPLE SUPPORT LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details 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