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Awarded· 10 Jul 2025

Residential Short Breaks

South Gloucestershire Council · South Gloucestershire, South West

South Gloucestershire Council has awarded Residential Short Breaks. It is a contract for other health and social care in South Gloucestershire.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 17 Jul 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Action for Children

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK5 - Transparency Notice · 11:29

    View notice

  3. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK6 - Contract Award Notice · 12:25

    View notice

  4. 2025

    Contract starts

  5. Next

    2027

    Contract ends

    2 years after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

South Gloucestershire Council has awarded Residential Short Breaks. It is a contract for other health and social care in South Gloucestershire. The contract went to Action for Children. It was awarded on 10 July 2025. The awarded value is £1,308,000. The contract runs from 3 November 2025 to 2 November 2027. It lasts 2 years.

It is run as a direct award. The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 17 July 2025. The notice number is 040935-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-056043.

Summary of the contracting process

South Gloucestershire Council has completed the procurement process for a tender titled "Residential Short Breaks", specifically catering to health and social work services. The contract, valued at £1,308,000, is aimed at providing residential overnight short breaks for children and young people with disabilities at an Ofsted-registered children's home in South Gloucestershire.

The procurement process utilized a direct award method due to the urgent nature of the contract, following an unexpected early termination by the previous provider. The contract award was made to ACTION FOR CHILDREN, effective from 3rd November 2025, and is set to last until 2nd November 2027.

This direct award contract presents opportunities for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that are focused on delivering high-quality health and social work services.

The notice in full

Residential (overnight) short breaks for children and young people with disabilities, provided at an Ofsted-registered children's home within South Gloucestershire.

Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.

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Key facts

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

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
3 Nov 2025 to 2 Nov 2027 (2 years)
Suitable for
Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Awarded to
Action for Children
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement method
Direct
Procedure
Direct award
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
SME

Values

Awards value
£1,308,000

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

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Complete
Awards
Active

Not stated in the notice: contracts.

References

Find a Tender notice
040935-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-056043
CPV code
85000000 - Health and social work services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

South Gloucestershire Council is based in South Gloucestershire. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
South Gloucestershire
Town
Bristol
Postcode
BS37 5AF
Electoral ward
Frampton Cotterell
Constituency
Thornbury and Yate
Region
South West
Sub-region
Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Area
West of England
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
South Gloucestershire Council
Category
Services
Contact
Ms Alison Ford
Address
Yate, BS37 5AF · South West · England

Not stated in the notice: phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Action for Children
Awardee scale
SME
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
£1,308,000
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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 Residential Short Breaks

Who won the Residential Short Breaks contract?

South Gloucestershire Council awarded the contract to Action for Children on 10 July 2025. It is due to end on 2 November 2027, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.

How much is the Residential Short Breaks contract worth?

The awarded value is £1,308,000. The contract runs from 3 November 2025 to 2 November 2027 (2 years).

Who is the buyer for Residential Short Breaks?

South Gloucestershire Council, based in South Gloucestershire, South West. The named contact is Ms Alison Ford.

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