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Official procurement procedure
Request for Information - Children and Young People’s SEND Short Breaks
Health and social work services
Location not published
Published value
£20,000,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Buckinghamshire Council: "Request for Information - Children and Young People’s SEND Short Breaks". Published status: planning. Published value: £20,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Buckinghamshire Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £20,000,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Buckinghamshire Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Buckinghamshire Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
9Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
MILLBROOK HEALTHCARE LTD Top vendor: 96.8% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 35 active published awards; 1 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| MILLBROOK HEALTHCARE LTD | 1 win | £50,000,000 |
| Family Fund Trading Limited | 1 win | £1,649,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityBuckinghamshire Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published27 Apr 2026, 15:35 BST | Last source update27 Apr 2026, 15:35 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationHealth and social work services | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-068be3 | ||
What is being bought
The overall aim of the project is to put in place a fit for purpose, improved accessibility and value for money short breaks service which is suitable for the needs of children and young people and their families.
Short Breaks are designed to:
• Support CYP with SEND to access meaningful activities, develop independence and social connections
• Provide carers with essential, planned respite
• Offer a mix of community based and specialist provision across daytime, evening, weekend and overnight settings.
It is currently proposed that there will be a 5-year delivery timeline with service delivery starting on 1st April 2028, and the initial term ending on 31st March 2033. Extension options are possible.
It is proposed that the indicative cost of the service will be £4 million per annum.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £20,000,000
27 Apr 2026, 15:35 BST - Status changed to planning
27 Apr 2026, 15:35 BST - Official notice release published
27 Apr 2026, 15:35 BST - Buyer information updated
27 Apr 2026, 15:35 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
27 Apr 2026, 15:35 BST - Procedure published
27 Apr 2026, 15:35 BST - engagement
18 May 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduledRequest for information questionnaire to test the market
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Buckinghamshire Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PCLJ-2677-YQXDDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 27 Apr 2026, 15:35 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |