Official UK procurement notice
Short Breaks for Children and Young People
Authority: BLACKPOOL COUNCIL (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBlackpool Council is seeking an experienced and capable service provider to deliver a
short breaks service for children and young people in Blackpool as follows:
- Weekend Club - for children with complex needs (8 - 18 years old, or 19 while still
attending school)
- Holiday Club - for children aged 8 to 18 with higher / complex levels of need
The anticipated service volumes and contract budget for the service is as follows:
Provision Number of sessions Capacity per session
Weekend Club (complex needs) 52 18
Holiday Club (complex needs) 47 21
Contract budget (per annum) £204,184.44
It is anticipated that the contract term will be from 01 April 2026 to 31 March 2028, with
the option to extend incrementally for a period of up to 2 years (subject to contract review
and budget availability).
Pre-market engagement has not been carried out prior to this procedure. This is a retender of an existing service and the requirements were deemed to be known and well
defined.
Full details of requirements are provided within the tender documents.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jan 2030, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£820,000
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 (3)
- Quality
- Social Value
- Price
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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
- Awarded
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Jan 2030
- First published
- 18 Aug 2025, 16:41 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Nov 2025, 07:51 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Oct 2025
- Authority reference
DN787421- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049624- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058a11Find a Tender
- Risks
The English Devolution White Paper set out the government's vision for simpler local government structures in order to lead to better outcomes for residents, improved local accountability and savings which can then be reinvested in public services. All councils in 2-tier areas and small neighbouring unitary authorities have been invited to develop proposals for unitary local government with the aim of bringing together lower and upper tier local government services in new unitary councils to deliver local government reorganisation. It is likely that within the duration of this contract there may be further development of local government reorganisation that could result in the area and scope of coverage of this contract changing. It is not clear at this stage what the reorganisation will look like. The Contracting Authority reserve the right to modify, review or amend the contract as may become appropriate in order to effectively respond to any future requirements as a result of local government reorganisation.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Sept 2025, 10:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted electronically:
The link to the advert is:
Timeline
18 Aug 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published18 Aug 2025, 16:41 BST
- Clarification questions by10 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline17 Sept 2025, 10:00 BST
- Award decision expected by381 days ago6 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent346 days ago11 Nov 2025
- Latest notice published343 days ago14 Nov 2025, 07:51 GMT
- Standstill ends331 days ago25 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts205 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Aug 2025- Tender notice published18 Aug 2025, 16:41 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published18 Aug 2025, 16:44 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published14 Nov 2025, 07:51 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete14 Nov 2025, 07:51 GMT
- Contract signature expected3 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Inclusion of link to advert on The Chest
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLAY INCLUSION PROJECT (PIP)VCSE1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: The contract may be extended incrementally for a period of up to 2 years, subject to demand and budget availability · Options: The contract volumes are indicative and may increase as a result of increased demand. The contracting authority may purchase additional services, extended services, or any services which fall within the scope of provision of short breaks for children and young people as described within the service specification. | £950,000 inc. VAT | 17 Oct 2025standstill to 25 Nov 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 4 | 2 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PLAY INCLUSION PROJECT (PIP)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender