Provision of after school & holiday clubs for wraparound care for Southend-on-Sea children attending St Christopher's School

Official notice

Authority: Southend-on-Sea City Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionLight touch regime

Sectors: Education & Training (80)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East of England (UKH31)

Awarded value£150,950published award · inc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to Christopher's Cottage - SEN TRUST SOUTHEND

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Southend City Council (SCC) intends to enter into contract with The St Christopher School to deliver specialist holiday wraparound provision for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

The contract will run for a period of 2 years from 1st September 2026 to 31st August 2028.

The provision will support children and young people who have been individually identified and allocated sessions through Children's Social Care and the Resource Allocation Panel (RAP) process.

The service will provide safe, structured and inclusive activities and opportunities that promote participation, social interaction, wellbeing, independence and positive outcomes for children and young people whilst providing essential respite and support to families.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East of England

80340000 Special education services 85000000 Health and social work services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Light touch regime
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 17 Aug 2026, 10:19 BST
Last source update: 17 Aug 2026, 10:19 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-077965
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: East of England (UKH31)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e544 Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 17 Aug 2026

Transparency notice published
17 Aug 2026, 10:19 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
31 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £150,9501 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Christopher's Cottage - SEN TRUST SOUTHENDSt Christophers School1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2028	£150,950 inc. VAT	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJDT-6566-GZNX Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend On Sea, Essex, Southend-on-Sea, East of England, SS2 6FAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Christopher's Cottage - SEN TRUST SOUTHENDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07973980GB-PPON: PCWZ-3959-GJGH Christopher's Cottage C/O The St Christopher School, Leigh-On-Sea, East of England, SS9 4AWContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender17 Aug 2026, 10:19 BST