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Awarded· 31 Mar 2024

Community Short Breaks for Disabled Children

Oxfordshire County Council · Oxford, South East

Oxfordshire County Council has awarded Community Short Breaks for Disabled Children. It is a contract for learning disability and autism in Oxford.

Source: Find a Tender, published 24 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2024

    Contract awarded

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 13:53

    View notice
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About this tender

In brief

Oxfordshire County Council has awarded Community Short Breaks for Disabled Children. It is a contract for learning disability and autism in Oxford. It was awarded on 31 March 2024. The contract value is £1,136,094. It is split across 4 lots.

It is run as an open procedure. Find a Tender published it on 24 March 2025. The notice number is 010914-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04f7ec.

Summary of the contracting process

Oxfordshire County Council has concluded the tender for "Community Short Breaks for Disabled Children", focusing on daycare services for disabled children and young people. This procurement process falls under the services category and covers various activities split into four lots: After School Activities, Weekend and School Holiday Activities, Evening Activities, and Activities for Autistic Children and Young People without a learning disability.

The procurement method was an open procedure, and the contract signing date was 1st April 2024. The services are to be delivered across three geographical areas within Oxfordshire. It offers significant potential for business growth through the provision of creative, flexible, and co-designed activities tailored to the needs of disabled children and young people aged 5-18.

Ideal candidates include organisations with expertise in recreational and developmental activities such as sports, arts, life skills coaching, and technology-based engagements. Successful suppliers include Endorphins Group Limited, The Gallery Trust Limited, Let's Play Project, and others, indicating a diverse field of providers already in the market. This tender demonstrates a commitment to engaging service providers who can deliver high-quality, inclusive education and recreational services.

The notice in full

Oxfordshire County Council is seeking tenders from suitably qualified providers to deliver Community based short breaks for disabled children and young people. The community short breaks provision is split into different types of activities (Lots) each lot is split geographically into Delivery Area 1, 2 and 3. Details of the delivery areas can be found in appendix 1 Service Specification within this Invitation to tender.

The core service will consist of regular sessions to support children and young people to have consistent access to Short Breaks which offer a range of creative, flexible, fun and co-designed activities in local communities for children and young people with disabilities aged 5-18 This can be a combination of sessions after school, evening, weekends and in the school and college holidays.

The Council would like to achieve a wide range of services and activities across the County within the following Lots which are:

  • Lot 1 After school activities.
  • Lot 2 Weekend and school holidays activities,
  • Lot 3 Evening activities and
  • Lot 4 Activities for Autistic Children and Young People, without a learning disability.

Lots (4)

  1. 01

    After School ActivitiesCancelled

    To provide a range of creative, flexible, fun and co-designed activities in local communities for disabled children and young people aged 5-18. We are looking for activities to be run between Mon - Fri during Oxfordshire School Term Dates for 1-3 hours.

    These Services can be designed to include, for example, social experiences in the community; sport and physical activity; experiences based on cookery, arts, crafts, design, dance, drama, and music; outdoor pursuits; technology and gaming; life skills; and preparing for adulthood. Providers can bid to run one or more of these services in one or more of the delivery areas in Oxfordshire depending on capacity.

    OCC will consider proposals to deliver in other geographical areas if a justification of needs can be made. The level of provision commissioned will depend on market capacity, quality and price demonstrated. OCC may at its sole discretion exceed or exceed or reduce this level of provision.

  2. 02

    Weekend and school holiday activitiesCancelled

    To provide a range of creative, flexible fun and co-designed activities in local communities for disabled children and young people aged 5-18. This could include family events and include whole, half-day, and/or evening activities. Activities will run during the weekend year-round and weekdays outside of Oxfordshire Schools Term Dates.

    These Services can be designed to include, for example, social experiences in the community; sport and physical activity; experiences based on cookery, arts, crafts, design, dance, drama, and music; outdoor pursuits; technology and gaming; life skills; and preparing for adulthood. Providers can bid to run one or more of these services in one or more of the delivery areas in Oxfordshire depending on capacity.

    OCC will consider proposals to deliver in other geographical areas if a justification of needs can be made. The level of provision commissioned will depend on market capacity, quality and price demonstrated. OCC may at its sole discretion exceed or exceed or reduce this level of provision.

  3. 03

    Evening ActivitiesCancelled

    To provide a range of creative, flexible, fun and co-designed activities in local communities for disabled children and young people aged 11-18. We are looking for activities between Mon - Fri during Oxfordshire Schools Term Dates.

    These Services can be designed to include, for example, social experiences in the community; sport and physical activity; experiences based on cookery, arts, crafts, design, dance, drama, and music; outdoor pursuits; technology and gaming; life skills; and preparing for adulthood. Providers can bid to run one or more of these services in one or more of the delivery areas in Oxfordshire depending on capacity.

    OCC will consider proposals to deliver in other geographical areas if a justification of needs can be made. The level of provision commissioned will depend on market capacity, quality and price demonstrated. OCC may at its sole discretion exceed or exceed or reduce this level of provision.

  4. 04

    Activities for Autistic Children and Young People, without a learning disabilityCancelled

    To provide a range of creative, flexible, fun and co-designed activities in local communities for disabled children and young people with Autism within the age range of 5-18. We are looking for a range of activities for after school, weekend, holidays, and evenings.

    These Services can be designed to include, for example, social experiences in the community; sport and physical activity; experiences based on cookery, arts, crafts, design, dance, drama, and music; outdoor pursuits; technology and gaming; life skills; and preparing for adulthood. Providers can bid to run one or more of these services in one or more of the delivery areas in Oxfordshire depending on capacity.

    OCC will consider proposals to deliver in other geographical areas if a justification of needs can be made. The level of provision commissioned will depend on market capacity, quality and price demonstrated. OCC may at its sole discretion exceed or exceed or reduce this level of provision.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Learning Disability and Autism Support
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
4
Number of suppliers
7

Procedure

Notice type
Award Notice
Procurement method
Open
Procedure
Open procedure
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
Large, SME

Values

Contracts value
£1,136,094

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Cancelled
Awards
Active, Unsuccessful
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
010914-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f7ec
CPV code
85312120 - Daycare services for handicapped children and young people
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Oxfordshire County Council is based in Oxford. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Oxford
Town
Oxford
Postcode
OX1 1ND
Electoral ward
Osney & St Thomas
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon
Delivery area
Oxfordshire CC
Region
South East
Sub-region
Oxfordshire CC
Area
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Country
England
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
Oxfordshire County Council
Category
Services
Contact
Ms Priscilla Opare Mintah
Phone
+44 10000000
Address
Oxford, OX1 1ND · South East · England
Call +44 10000000
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Community Short Breaks for Disabled Children

Who won the Community Short Breaks for Disabled Children contract?

The award notice does not name the supplier. The full record is in the official notice linked on this page.

How much is the Community Short Breaks for Disabled Children contract worth?

The contract value is £1,136,094, split across 4 lots.

Who is the buyer for Community Short Breaks for Disabled Children?

Oxfordshire County Council, based in Oxford, South East. The named contact is Ms Priscilla Opare Mintah, on +44 10000000.

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