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# Provision of Short Break Respite Services at Falconwood Centre

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-short-break-respite-services-at-falconwood-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-0331d1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** London Borough of Bexley: "Provision of Short Break Respite Services at Falconwood Centre". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,704,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 29 May 2022, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [London Borough of Bexley](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-bexley-ons-e09000004)
- **Published Value:** £1,704,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 29 May 2022 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI51
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £990,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-short-break-respite-services-at-falconwood-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-0331d1#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0331d1`

## 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/provision-of-short-break-respite-services-at-falconwood-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-0331d1#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FHome%2FAbout))
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-short-break-respite-services-at-falconwood-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-0331d1#participate

## Description
the London Borough of Bexley has a commitment to continue to deliver its short break services for children and young people with complex disabilities at Falconwood Children’s Home (residential short break centre). Short breaks are a term used to refer to a range of services for disabled children, many of which used to be known as respite. The legislation in England requires local authorities to provide family carers’ of disabled children with breaks so that they can continue to care. The Children with Disabilities Service in Bexley recently carried out a comprehensive consultation exercise with parents/carers in Bexley with children and young people with disabilities. The team performed a thematic analysis of data obtained from interviews and surveys. The analysis revealed that short breaks were crucial in helping parents with children with disabilities to continue to provide care and they were used in other ways that addressed the wider consequences of caring. These other uses include

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Estimated Value:** £1,704,000
- **Description:** The London Borough of Bexley has a commitment to continue to deliver its short break services for children and young people with complex disabilities at Falconwood Children’s Home (residential short break centre). Short breaks are a term used to refe...
- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2022 to 31/08/2025
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 027161-2022-5293-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Aspens**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-37613`
  - Value: £990,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 027161-2022-5293-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £990,000
  - Signed Date: 15/08/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F027161-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-09-28T11:05:06.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T12:26:50.887Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0331d1