Coming up· published 22 Jul 2025
Residential Replacement Care Services for Service Users with Learning Disability and/or Autism
Slough Borough Council · Slough, South East
Slough Borough Council is planning this contract. It is a contract for learning disability and autism in Slough.
Source: Find a Tender, published 22 Jul 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 09:15
View notice2025
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
Slough Borough Council is planning this contract. It is a contract for learning disability and autism in Slough. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2029. It lasts 3 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 22 July 2025. The notice number is 041862-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05637f. Bids are made through the buyer's In-Tend portal.
Summary of the contracting process
Slough Borough Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process to establish a new residential replacement care service for adults and older adults with learning disabilities or autism. This initiative aims to address a critical gap in local service provision, ensuring carers are supported in line with the Council's statutory duties under the Care Act 2014.
The procurement, identified under the title "Residential Replacement Care Services for Service Users with Learning Disability and/or Autism," falls within the health and social work services industry category and is anticipated to start on 1st May 2026. The pre-market engagement is actively underway, and interested parties are invited to participate by 5th August 2025 for further information and participation details.
Businesses that are CQC registered, especially SMEs and VCSE organisations, would be well-suited to compete for this tender, given its scale and specified requirements for providing local, sustainable, and flexible care solutions.
The forthcoming contract offers a chance to secure a long-term partnership with the Slough Borough Council, providing consistent provision of residential services for up to 822 nights annually, with the inclusion of block-contracted respite beds and reserved capacity for emergencies. This initiative not only assists in fulfilling statutory duties but also promises enhanced outcomes for service users and their carers.
The notice in full
Slough Borough Council is carrying out preliminary market engagement to establish a new residential replacement care (formerly known as respite) service for adults and older adults with learning disabilities. This follows the identification of a critical service gap. The Council has statutory duties under the Care Act 2014 to provide carers with replacement care and prevent carer breakdown.
Currently, there is no local residential replacement care provision in Slough, leaving carers unsupported and increasing pressure on social care teams to source out of borough placement, and the risk of crisis placements. The proposed service will provide: -A legally robust, person-centred, and fit-for-purpose replacement care offer -Regular and emergency respite to prevent breakdown and promote wellbeing -A local, sustainable,
and flexible model that reduces reliance on out-of-area placements and spot arrangements -Better continuity and outcomes for both service users and carers The Council is seeking to commission a residential replacement care service comprising: -Two block-contracted residential respite beds (730 nights per year) -One optional spot-purchased bed for complex/emergency needs (up to 92 nights per year) -Total estimated nights covered per year: 822 nights The provider must be CQC registered
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Learning Disability and Autism Support
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 1 May 2026 to 30 Apr 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
- Buyer's portal
- In-Tend
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 041862-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05637f
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services; 85300000 - Social work and related services; 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Slough
- Town
- Slough
- Postcode
- SL1 2EL
- Electoral ward
- Herschel Park
- Constituency
- Slough
- Delivery area
- Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Sub-region
- Berkshire East
- Area
- Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Slough Borough Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Slough, SL1 2EL · South East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041862-2025
- In-Tend portal, to register and bidin-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Home
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05637f (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about this tender
When will the Residential Replacement Care Services for Service Users with Learning… tender open?
Slough Borough Council 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 long is the Residential Replacement Care Services for Service Users with Learning… contract?
The contract runs from 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2029 (3 years).
Who is the buyer for Residential Replacement Care Services for Service Users with Learning…?
Slough Borough Council, based in Slough, South East.
How do I bid for Residential Replacement Care Services for Service Users with Learning…?
Register on the buyer's In-Tend portal, 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.
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
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- Watch for the tender notice.
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