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# Short Break Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/short-break-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04c22d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Birmingham City Council: "Short Break Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £8,390,575. 7 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Birmingham City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/birmingham-city-council-ons-e08000025)
- **Published Value:** £8,390,575 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 January 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 7
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Daycare services for disabled children and young people, Other community, social and personal services, Provision of services to the community, Welfare services for children and young people
- **Delivery Location:** UKG31
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/short-break-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04c22d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04c22d`

## 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/short-break-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04c22d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-tendhost.co.uk%2Fbirminghamcc)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/short-break-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04c22d#participate

## Description
Birmingham City Council (BCC) is leading a joint procurement with Birmingham Children’s Trust (BCT) to establish contracts for the provision of Short Break Services.   The Services will be for Birmingham City Council and Birmingham Children’s Trust as follows:Contracts with Birmingham City Council;•	Lot 1 – Universal Brokerage•	Lot 2 - Targeted Short BreaksLot 2 is further split into;o	Lot 2a: Short Breaks for children with complex needs – 1 o	Lot 2b: Short Breaks for children with complex needs – 2 o	Lot 2c: Short breaks for children with Autismo	Lot 2d: Short breaks for physically disabled children with complex needsContracts with Birmingham Children’s Trust;•	Lot 3 - Specialist Short BreaksLot 3 is split into;o	Lot 3a – Intensive Family Support o	Lot 3b – Specialist Fostering

## Lots (7)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - Universal Brokerage
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 75200000, 85311300, 85312120, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £1,871,484
- **Description:** Development of universal short breaks to create inclusive and accessible short breaks for all disabled children in Birmingham. Aims to support community-based providers, address service gaps, facilitate collaboration, and establish a centralised reso...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2A: Lot 2 - Targeted Short Breaks - Short Breaks for children with complex needs – 1
- **Lot id:** `2A`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 75200000, 85311300, 85312120, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £912,295
- **Description:** Targeted Short Breaks: Services for disabled children with more complex needs, offering dedicated activities to accommodate the needs of children, young people, and their families with reserved capacity for BCT to make referrals as detailed in Lot 2 ...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2B: Lot 2 - Targeted Short Breaks - Short Breaks for children with complex needs – 2
- **Lot id:** `2B`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 75200000, 85311300, 85312120, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £1,230,401
- **Description:** Targeted Short Breaks: Services for disabled children with more complex needs, offering dedicated activities to accommodate the needs of children, young people, and their families with reserved capacity for BCT to make referrals as detailed in Lot 2 ...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2C: Lot 2 - Targeted Short Breaks - Short breaks for children with Autism
- **Lot id:** `2C`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 75200000, 85311300, 85312120, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £1,874,778
- **Description:** Targeted Short Breaks: Services for disabled children with more complex needs, offering dedicated activities to accommodate the needs of children, young people, and their families with reserved capacity for BCT to make referrals as detailed in Lot 2 ...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2D: Lot 2 - Targeted Short Breaks - Short breaks for physically disabled children with complex needs
- **Lot id:** `2D`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 75200000, 85311300, 85312120, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £244,886
- **Description:** Targeted Short Breaks: Services for disabled children with more complex needs, offering dedicated activities to accommodate the needs of children, young people, and their families with reserved capacity for BCT to make referrals as detailed in Lot 2 ...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3A: Lot 3 - Specialist Short Breaks - Intensive Family Support
- **Lot id:** `3A`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 75200000, 85311300, 85312120, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £979,870
- **Description:** The contracting authority for this sub lot will be Birmingham Children's Trust.Intensive Family Support:  direct work with disabled children, young people, siblings and parents in the home and community at different times including early mornings, af...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3B: Lot 3 - Specialist Short Breaks - Specialist Fostering
- **Lot id:** `3B`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 75200000, 85311300, 85312120, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £1,126,860
- **Description:** The contracting authority for this sub lot will be Birmingham Children's Trust.Specialist Fostering:  the provision of a city-wide Specialist Fostering Placement Service (day and night-time care) to provide short breaks for families of children and y...

- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F039065-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-12-04T13:44:54.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T14:12:00.855Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04c22d