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Targeted Short Breaks Framework

Buyer: Reading Borough Council →

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BuyerReading Borough Council
StatusClosed
Deadline25 Mar 2026
Value£480,000
Published23 Feb 2026

What is being bought

RBC are completing a Framework exercise for the provision of Targeted Short Breaks Framework - The Children’s Act 1989 and Breaks for Carers of Disabled Children Regulations 2011 place a duty on local authorities to provide services designed to minimise the effect of their disability on disabled children, to give children the opportunity to lead lives which are as normal as possible and assist individuals who provide care for disabled children to continue to do so, or to do so more effectively, by giving them breaks from caring. Suppliers that would like to take part in this process are invited to "Express Interest" upon which they will be given access to the full documentation delivered through this portal. Documents can be accessed from the "My Tenders" area of this website by selecting the "View Details" button for the project. Expressions of interest will only be accepted until 25/03/2026. Any questions relating to this opportunity should be made via the correspondence link on this portal.

Delivery location

UKJ11, GB · UKJ11, GB · UKJ11, GB

Categories

Social work and related services 85300000

Lot details

Community Short Breaks – Universal Offer

Details of community short breaks are available via the Family Information Service and Local Offer.

Statusactive
Value£0
Contract periodFrom 1 Jun 2026 to 31 May 2028
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Quality (50%)
Price (50%)

Community Short Breaks (also known as Targeted Short Breaks) – Targeted Offer

The Community Short Breaks either consist of commissioned activity sessions or the provision of direct payments.

Statusactive
Value£0
Contract periodFrom 1 Jun 2026 to 31 May 2028
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Quality (50%)
Price (50%)

Specialist Short Breaks Offer

The specialist short break offer is provided at Cressingham. This can be in the form of an overnight short break or children accessing the service to attend the Independence Club or day service.

Statusactive
Value£0
Contract periodFrom 1 Jun 2026 to 31 May 2028
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Quality (50%)
Price (50%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Social work and related servicesNot published
2Social work and related servicesNot published
3Social work and related servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 85. The category anchor is Social work and related services (85300000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 8538,3711 median · 19.7 average (22,930 of 38,371 with a bid count)1.8 average (24,591 of 38,371 with named award suppliers)10 comparable price pairs
Same buyer7Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKJ111461 median · 4.2 average (42 of 146 with a bid count)1.7 average (47 of 146 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)1,1262 median · 3.3 average (22 of 1,126 with a bid count)1 average (23 of 1,126 with named award suppliers)3 comparable price pairs

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Indicative price outcome

£312,288 is the median lowest-valid-bid benchmark for the broad CPV market sample, against this procedure’s published value of £480,000.

This is a historical comparator, not a bid-price forecast or a guaranteed saving. It excludes records where the published values cannot be sensibly compared and does not adjust for lot structure, quality weighting, framework terms or scope.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementYes
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-065a08
Latest release ID016029-2026
Latest release timestampMon Feb 23 2026 12:19:23 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016029-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-03-25T23:59:00+00:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2026-05-04T23:59:59+01:00
Submission method detailshttps://in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc/aspx/Home
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£480,000
Tender lots in source3
Tender items in source3
Tender documents in source3
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
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