Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Short Breaks Services for Children and Young People with Complex Needs as a result of Disability or Illness
Authority: City & County of Swansea (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSwansea Council (The Council) is seeking suitably qualified and experienced provider/s who can deliver flexible, child-centred support in a variety of settings-including the child's home and residential settings. Services must be appropriately registered with Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) and capable of offering individual support, tailored to each child's needs.
These services are split into the following two Lots:
Lot 1 - Residential Short Breaks Service for Children and Young People with Complex Needs.
Provision of a Care Inspectorate for Wales (CIW) Registered facility providing overnight short breaks for children and young people with disabilities, notably those with a physical disability requiring attendance at a specialist provision
Lot 2 - Home-Based Short Breaks Service for Children and Young People with Complex Needs.
Provision of an overnight short breaks service for children and young people with a disability, that are provided within the family home.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 26 Nov 2030, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Health and social work services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£2,575,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Residential Short Breaks Service for Children and Young People with Complex NeedsRenewalPublished value£1,875,000
Provision of a Care Inspectorate for Wales (CIW) Registered facility providing overnight short breaks for children and young people with disabilities, notably those with a physical disability requiring attendance at a specialist provision.
- Technical & professional ability
Care Inspectorate for Wales (CIW) Registered
Lot #2Home-Based Short Breaks Service for Children and Young People with Complex NeedsRenewalPublished value£700,000
Provision of a Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) registered overnight short breaks for children and young people with a disability, that are provided within the family home.
- Technical & professional ability
Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) Registered
What it takes to wini
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 26 Nov 2030
- First published
- 26 Nov 2025, 15:37 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Nov 2025, 15:37 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
CCS/25/263- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-077379- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051f3eFind a Tender
- Risks
Risk of increasing service user need / demand causing an increase in contract value.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 31 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- cy, en
Tender documents can be accessed through eTenderWales
etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/home.html ↗
Please log on to the free eTenderWales system and search for ITT Code:
itt_121626
or discerption:
Contract for the Provision of Short Breaks Services for Children and Young People with Complex Needs as a result of Disability or Illness
Timeline
22 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published22 May 2025, 16:58 BST
- Next notice expected391 days ago1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published336 days ago26 Nov 2025, 15:37 GMT
- Clarification questions by301 days ago31 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline294 days ago7 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by267 days ago2 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts210 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2025- Pipeline notice published22 May 2025, 16:58 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published26 Nov 2025, 15:37 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender