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
2024
Contract awarded
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 13:53
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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)
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Key facts
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
Location
- 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
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Oxfordshire County Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Ms Priscilla Opare Mintah
- Phone
- +44 10000000
- Address
- Oxford, OX1 1ND · South East · England
Documents and links
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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