Coming up· published 11 Nov 2025
BwD Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) Services
Blackburn With Darwen · Blackburn with Darwen, North West
Blackburn With Darwen is planning BwD Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) Services. It is a contract for home care and domiciliary care in Blackburn with Darwen.
Source: Find a Tender, published 12 Nov 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 11:56
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2029
Contract ends
3 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Blackburn With Darwen is planning BwD Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) Services. It is a contract for home care and domiciliary care in Blackburn with Darwen. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £650,000. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2029. It lasts 3 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 12 November 2025. The notice number is 073121-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05df6e.
Summary of the contracting process
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is in the planning stage of a public procurement process for their 'BwD Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) Services', which falls under the industry category of health and social work services. They are organising a pre-market engagement event to explore the local market and assess service offerings to support SEND children and young people in Blackburn with Darwen.
This engagement focuses on services including short breaks, transport, domiciliary care with support, and outreach. The event is scheduled for 1st December 2025 at the Town Hall, Blackburn, with a registration deadline on 28th November 2025.
The procurement process is in its planning phase, with a future notice expected on 12th January 2026, targeting a contract period from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2029, potentially extendable to 31st March 2030. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly well-suited for this engagement due to the procurement’s suitability criteria.
The contract's significant value, with a gross amount projected at £780,000, implies potential for substantial business growth.
The notice in full
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is hosting a pre-market engagement event and would like to invite potential providers to attend an open, discussion-led session. The purpose of this event is to explore the local market and identify the range of services providers can offer to support SEND children and young people in Blackburn with Darwen,
with a particular focus on the following areas: Short Breaks - Transport - Domiciliary Care with Support - Outreach The event will be held at: Meeting Room A - TH/2/A Town Hall Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council BB1 7DP on Monday 1st December 2025, 09:30-12:30 Please complete this form to register yourself for the event. forms.office.com/e/KKQFjCk3da Registration closes at 12:00 noon on Friday 28th November 2025.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Domiciliary care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2029 (3 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £650,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 073121-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05df6e
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Town
- Blackburn
- Postcode
- BB2 1DH
- Electoral ward
- Blackburn Central
- Constituency
- Blackburn
- Delivery area
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Area
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Blackburn With Darwen
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Joe Roscow
- Address
- Blackburn, BB2 1DH · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073121-2025
- Forms.office.comforms.office.com/e/KKQFjCk3da
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05df6e (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about BwD Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) Services
When will the BwD Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) Services tender open?
Blackburn With Darwen has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How much is the BwD Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) Services contract worth?
The estimated value is £650,000. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2029 (3 years).
Who is the buyer for BwD Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) Services?
Blackburn With Darwen, based in Blackburn with Darwen, North West. The named contact is Joe Roscow.
How do I bid for BwD Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) Services?
Register on the buyer's portal named in the notice, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. The buyer has marked it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Care Sync Experts writes and reviews care tender bids from £1,500 + VAT.
Want help winning this tender?
We write and review care tender bids: quality answers, case studies and social value, checked against how the buyer scores before you submit.
What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
- Gather your evidence and case studies now.
- Check your policies are up to date.
- Watch for the tender notice.
Bidding for contracts like this
Other tenders in Blackburn with Darwen
- Extra care for older AdultsBlackburn with Darwen
- Domiciliary CareBlackburn with Darwen
- Various Supported Living contracts for people with a learning disability, autistic people or mental healthBlackburn with Darwen
- C. ELHT Hepatitis C programme 25/26Blackburn with Darwen
- Care At Home ServiceBlackburn with Darwen
- BwD Alcohol and Drugs Misuse Prevention, Treatment and RecoveryBlackburn with Darwen
- Children and Young People's Mental Health Service - East Lancashire (CYPMHS)Blackburn with Darwen
- Patient Transport ServiceBlackburn with Darwen
Browse by sector
- All open health and social care tendersThe full feed, updated every 30 minutes.
- Tender sectors we coverWhat each sector buys and how bids are scored.
- Supported living tendersSupport for adults in their own tenancies.
- Extra care tendersHousing with care staff on site.
- Reablement tendersShort-term help to regain everyday skills.
- Residential care and care home tendersCare home and nursing home beds.
- Domiciliary care tendersCare visits in people's own homes.
- Children and young people tendersChildren's homes, placements and short breaks.
Get help with your bid
- Health and social care tender writingWe write and review your bid.
- Guidance on managing a bidPlan a bid from notice to submission.
- Providers we have helped win contractsContracts our clients have won.
- What the Procurement Act 2023 changes for care tenders
- Book a consultation about this tenderTalk this tender through with us.