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title: "Provider List for Break Time & Short Breaks (including intensive therapeutic and short breaks service (ITSBS) for SEND children and young people)"
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# Provider List for Break Time & Short Breaks (including intensive therapeutic and short breaks service (ITSBS) for SEND children and young people)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provider-list-for-break-time-short-breaks-including-intensive-therapeutic-and-short-breaks-ocds-h6vhtk-066ab3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Lancashire County Council: "Provider List for Break Time & Short Breaks (including intensive therapeutic and short breaks service (ITSBS) for SEND children and young people)". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £70,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Lancashire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/lancashire-county-council-ons-e10000017)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £70,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD4
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provider-list-for-break-time-short-breaks-including-intensive-therapeutic-and-short-breaks-ocds-h6vhtk-066ab3#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-066ab3`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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-list-for-break-time-short-breaks-including-intensive-therapeutic-and-short-breaks-ocds-h6vhtk-066ab3#tl-md)

## Description
Lancashire County Council is preparing to recommission its Break Time & Short Breaks services for children and young people aged 0-18 with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), with a new framework planned to commence on 5 April 2027.
As part of this process, the Council is undertaking market engagement to:
•	Understand provider capacity, capability, and interest
•	Gather feedback on the current service model
•	Explore opportunities to strengthen inclusion, accessibility, and flexibility
•	Inform the final commissioning approach and tender design
This notice invites existing and potential providers of Short Breaks and Break Time  (group based SEND activities) to participate

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 04/04/2027 to 04/04/2035

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F040249-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-01T07:56:21.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T12:55:38.311Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-066ab3