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title: "Short Breaks Service for Adults with Learning Disabilities"
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# Short Breaks Service for Adults with Learning Disabilities

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/short-breaks-service-for-adults-with-learning-disabilities-ocds-h6vhtk-03e234). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** Wakefield Council intends to commission a seven days per week / 365 days per year short breaks service for adults with learning disabilities at two 4-bed units (‘the Service’). One unit, Cypress Road, is in Normanton and the other unit, Clarence Gardens, is in the Thornes Park area of Wakefield. The Service will run for a period of 2 years from 04/01/2024 – 03/01/2026 with an option to extend up to 3 years, with an available budget of £721,083.00 per annum.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Wakefield Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/wakefield-council-ons-e08000036)
- **Published Value:** £3,605,413 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 August 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKE45
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03e234`

## 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-breaks-service-for-adults-with-learning-disabilities-ocds-h6vhtk-03e234#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D70480%26B%3DUK)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/short-breaks-service-for-adults-with-learning-disabilities-ocds-h6vhtk-03e234#participate

## Description
Wakefield Council intends to commission a seven days per week / 365 days per year short breaks service for adults with learning disabilities at two 4-bed units (‘the Service’). One unit, Cypress Road, is in Normanton and the other unit, Clarence Gardens, is in the Thornes Park area of Wakefield. The Short Breaks Service will meet the needs of service users and families / carers in a personalised way, offering choice and flexibility.
The Service will run for a period of 2 years from 04/01/2024 – 03/01/2026 with an option to extend up to 3 years, with an available budget of £721,083.00 per annum

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Estimated Value:** £721,083
- **Description:** Above Threshold, Open procedure under the Light Touch Regime. Additional information: The Service will run for a period of 2 years from 04/01/2024 to 03/01/2026 with an option to extend for a further 3 years to 03/01/2029
- **Contract Period:** 04/01/2024 to 03/01/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026430-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-09-07T09:21:30.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-07T22:23:24.086Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03e234