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title: "Regional Short Breaks Provider Engagement Event"
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# Regional Short Breaks Provider Engagement Event

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/regional-short-breaks-provider-engagement-event-ocds-h6vhtk-044bc8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council: "Regional Short Breaks Provider Engagement Event". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dudley-metropolitan-borough-council-ons-e08000027)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Welfare services for children and young people
- **Delivery Location:** UKG36
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-044bc8`

## 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/regional-short-breaks-provider-engagement-event-ocds-h6vhtk-044bc8#tl-md)

## Description
‘Short Breaks’ describes the Local Authority support and care service offer for children with disabilities.   This can include a range of services including: overnight (fostering and residential care), daytime services, targeted group activities, personal care, 1:1 support.We are inviting all current and potential providers who deliver Short Breaks services (daytime and overnight), to an engagement event with West Midlands region Local Authority Commissioners.  This will set out the regional requirements for Short Breaks service developments, unmet needs, commissioning intentions and future tender opportunities.

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** This is for information on behalf of West Midlands ADCS Network.‘Short Breaks’ describes the Local Authority support and care service offer for children with disabilities.   This can include a range of services including: overnight (fostering and res...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009403-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-03-22T14:05:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T11:06:06.374Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-044bc8