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# Provider Engagement Event – Children's Short Breaks Recommissioning

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provider-engagement-event-children-s-short-breaks-recommissioning-ocds-h6vhtk-078da3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Buckinghamshire Council: "Provider Engagement Event – Children's Short Breaks Recommissioning". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Buckinghamshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/buckinghamshire-council-ons-e06000060)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Social work and related services, Social work services with accommodation, Welfare services for children and young people
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provider-engagement-event-children-s-short-breaks-recommissioning-ocds-h6vhtk-078da3#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-078da3`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provider-engagement-event-children-s-short-breaks-recommissioning-ocds-h6vhtk-078da3#tl-md)

## Description
Buckinghamshire Council is currently reviewing its Children's Short Breaks offer and developing proposals to inform the future recommissioning of services for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
As part of this work, we would like to invite providers to an engagement session to share some of our emerging thinking and seek feedback on a number of proposed service developments. This will provide an opportunity to test ideas, understand potential implications for providers, and gather valuable insight to help shape the future model of provision.
We are keen to hear from providers currently delivering:
•	Community-based short breaks for children and young people with SEND.
•	Overnight short breaks for children and young people with SEND.
The future arrangements are currently being developed, with new contractual arrangements anticipated to commence from 1 April 2028. This engagement activity is intended to inform the development of future proposals and does not form part of any formal procurement process.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 85000000, 85300000, 85311000, 85311300

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2028 to 31/03/2033

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F099862-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-22T10:05:58.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T17:39:12.300Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-078da3