Official UK procurement notice
Market Engagement-Provision of Overnight Care for Disabled Children
Authority: London Borough of Hackney (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionShort Breaks and Disabled Children's Support Services Framework 2026
"This notice contains updated information about a planned second market engagement event taking place in May 2026. Please read on for further details."
The Children and Families service in the London Borough of Hackney plans to engage with organisations from the voluntary, community, and independent sectors throughout this year to shape the procurement of a Framework for Disabled Children's Services in 2026.
This market engagement is in preparation for the upcoming procurement.
The services will be categorised into 5 separate Lots:
Home and Community Based Outreach Support Services delivering personalised support both in the family home and enabling disabled children to access their local community, facilities and services. This includes support to access and use universal services offered to all children and young people.
Specialist Outreach Support Offer a structured program of social, recreational, and developmental activities suitable for children with a wide range of disabilities, including severe learning disabilities, autism, sensory impairments, and physical disabilities. Provide specialist support for children with complex health needs, including those, mobility assistance, increased supervision and monitoring, or behavior management strategies .
Group Based Support - group activities will include age appropriate social activities that will take place either within specially designed provision for disabled children and/or through outings and support to access universal activities, facilities and services. This will include Holiday Play Schemes, Weekend activities and After School/Evening activities.
Domiciliary Care - services delivering personal care for disabled children in their own homes. These activities will support disabled children to get ready for their day ahead or preparing for bed.
Overnights - overnight services for disabled children delivered at any point in a suitable residential-style setting within easy access of children and their parents living in the London Borough of Hackney. This provision will require providers who have an existing Ofsted registration for overnight short breaks and already have registered properties or can demonstrate that they will have a registered property within 6 months.
We are looking for providers who will work in partnership with the Local Authority to embed Systemic, Trauma Informed and Anti Racist Practice within their service delivery, promoting psychological safety, inclusion and collaboration with children and families. Through this framework, Hackney is focused on driving up quality and improving outcomes, supported by robust contract management, performance monitoring and reporting. This approach will strengthen accountability, support continuous improvement and ensure measurable impact in line with Hackney's statutory duties under the Children Act 1989, Children and Families Act 2014 and Equality Act 2010.
**The first Market Engagement will focus specifically on the Lot for Overnight provision** A virtual event is scheduled for Thursday 5th March 2026, 1.30pm to 2.30pm on the Google Meets Platform.
The dates for future market engagement events for the remaining lots will be released in the forthcoming months.
The core objective for the Overnights Lot is to deliver safe, high-quality care, based on Person-Centred Planning, promoting independence for children and providing essential respite for their families.
- Conditions of Participation for this LOT: Registration and Regulatory Compliance
The Council requires Providers wishing to deliver Overnight respite care to have the following requirements:
Provider Status: Must be a current Ofsted-registered provider.
Location Registration: Must have current Ofsted-registered building(s) designated for service delivery.
Geographic Scope: London wide (with preference for providers local to Hackney and North and East London)
How to Register Your Interest
Interested organisations are invited to register their interest in attending the event:
Via the portal by completing and uploading the short questionnaire before the return deadline. Questionnaire
The closing date for expressions of interest is Wednesday 4th March at 5pm.
CPV: Health and social work services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Jun 2026
The lotProcurement structure
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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).
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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).
- “Market Engagement-Provision of Overnight Care for Disabled Children” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How London Borough of Hackney buys Health and social work services (CPV 85), and who usually turns up
London Borough of Hackney’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Health and social work services (CPV 85) →
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Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning. Small firms win less of this buyer’s work than the market’s: 29% against 75%, n=14.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in Greater London.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in Greater London. More of this buyer’s work stays local than in this market: 100% against 40%, n=19.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
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Half of these awards were announced within 102 days of the bid deadline.
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Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid13% / 5%
2–360% / 10%
4–620% / 18%
7+7% / 67%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS. The notice sets up a supplier panel and a ceiling value; what the work actually costs is agreed later, on each call-off or mini-competition, and those publish as contract notices of their own. The award-vs-estimate record of this market therefore sits on the call-offs; this page shows it on the contracts, not on the panel that frames them.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
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No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Our matching links this notice to “Framework for the Provision of Support Services for Disabled Children” of this authority, but none of the 10 panel members sit in a category matching this notice.
Lot #1Published estimate£13m
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The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 101 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid5%
2–310%
4–618%
7+67%
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Where the award price may land.
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Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Real Homecare LtdEarlier contract | Framework for the Provision of Support Services for Disabled Childrennotice published Jul 2022 | Lot 2 - Domiciliary care support | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| De Vere CareEarlier contract | Framework for the Provision of Support Services for Disabled Childrennotice published Jul 2022 | Lot 2 - Domiciliary care support | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Goldsmith Personnel LtdEarlier contract | Framework for the Provision of Support Services for Disabled Childrennotice published Jul 2022 | Lot 2 - Domiciliary care support | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Airmid Staffing LimitedEarlier contract | Framework for the Provision of Support Services for Disabled Childrennotice published Jul 2022 | Lot 2 - Domiciliary care support | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Mighty Men of ValourEarlier contract | Framework for the Provision of Support Services for Disabled Childrennotice published Jul 2022 | Lot 2 - Domiciliary care support | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 May 2026, 14:14 BST
- Last source update
- 21 May 2026, 14:14 BST
- Authority reference
DN804290- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-047137- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069f4bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
21 May 2026 → 1 Jun 2026 · 4 dates- Planning notice published154 days ago21 May 2026, 14:14 BST
- Market engagement148 days ago27 May 2026, 23:59 BST
**The second Market Engagement in the series will focus specifically on the Lot for
Group Based Support** A virtual event is scheduled for Thursday 28th May 2026 from
2pm to 3pm, on the Google Meets Platform.
The dates for future market engagement events for the remaining lots will be
released in the forthcoming months.
The core objective for the Group Based Support Lot is to deliver Group Based
Support for children with disabilities which is aligned with Hackney's STAR Model of
practice.
Services in this lot will deliver age appropriate social activities that will take place
either within specially designed provision for disabled children and/or through outings
and support to access universal activities, facilities and services in their local area.
Where specially designed provision is used this should be in or near Hackney such
that families in Hackney can easily travel to the provision.
Conditions of Participation - LOT 3- Group based support
Providers will need to demonstrate that they meet qualifying conditions in order to be
considered for a place on the Framework for the Group based support LOT3. These
will include and are not limited to the following:
- Be able to deliver services within the North East London area including
the following. Haringey, Islington, Camden, Newham, Tower Hamlets,
Waltham Forest, City of London
- Having relevant policies in place including -1.Safeguarding and 2.
Equality and Inclusion (or equivalent) that have been reviewed within the
last 2 years, is organisation specific and makes explicit reference to
disabled children.
How to Register Your Interest
Interested organisations are invited to register their interest in attending the event:
We are looking forward to seeing you the online event which has been advertised on
the London Tenders Portal under ref DN804290
Please email the addresses for the attendees you wish to attend to:
[email protected] with the subject line "Group Based Support
Services Market Engagement Event" The deadline for requests to participate in
the event is Midday Wednesday 27th May 2026 midday. Requests received after this date
may not be considered,
- Tender notice expected146 days ago29 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts144 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published21 May 2026, 14:14 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender