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Published 12 Mar 2026, 15:42 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Short Breaks for Children with Disabilities

Official notice

Authority: Middlesbrough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC12)
Published estimate£2,500,000≈ £500k / year · £3,000,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 22 Jun 2026
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Nov 2031 · starts 1 Dec 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Middlesbrough Council is actively seeking to improve the range of services which it commissions to provide Short Breaks and Positive Activities for Children and Young People with disabilities. The Council wishes to promote the welfare needs of Children and Young People and to meet the needs of families with caring responsibilities.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 5 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£2,500,000
Contract period: 1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2031 (5 yrs)Value: £2,500,000 exc. VAT · £3,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
85000000 Health and social work services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Price
  • Quality
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Unspecified in notice
First published
12 Mar 2026, 15:42 GMT
Last source update
20 May 2026, 10:42 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 10 Aug 2026
Authority reference
CS011/2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-046176
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
North East (UKC12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0668b1 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: OPEN-UK
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
22 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
5 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please see the documents at the below link on our E-procurement system called OPEN:

www.open-uk.org/opportunities/overvi… ↗

Timeline

12 Mar 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Planning notice published233 days ago
    12 Mar 2026, 15:42 GMT
  2. Market engagement212 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST

    How to Participate

    Please provide details about

    • Your Organisation
    • Your relevant experience
    • Potential Activity to be delivered.

    Please can you complete the attached questionnaire and submit to us through the message centre on the OPEN portal (www.open-uk.org ↗)

    www.open-uk.org/opportunities/overvi… ↗

    If you have any queries, please send these through the OPEN portal and we will respond as soon as we can.

    Note that we may share your anonymised query and our answer to it with other providers.

    MBC are not responsible for any supplier costs associated with responding to this Market Engagement.

  3. Tender notice published164 days ago
    20 May 2026, 10:42 BST
  4. Clarification questions by147 days ago
    5 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Submission deadline131 days ago
    22 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
  6. Award decision expected by81 days ago
    10 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Today
    31 Oct 2026
  8. Contract startsin 30 days
    1 Dec 2026

Notice history

5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Mar 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    12 Mar 2026, 15:42 GMT
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    20 May 2026, 10:42 BST
    UK4
  3. Status changed to active
    20 May 2026, 10:42 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    20 May 2026, 10:42 BST
  5. Deadline published: 22 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
    20 May 2026, 10:42 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Middlesbrough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLJH-5252-HJDM PO Box 500, Middlesbrough, North East, TS1 9FTContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure