Coming up· published 28 Mar 2025
RFI for Overnight Short Breaks for Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in Herefordshire
Herefordshire Council · Herefordshire, County of, West Midlands
Herefordshire Council is planning this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Herefordshire, County of.
Source: Find a Tender, published 28 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 13:58
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2028
Contract ends
2 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Herefordshire Council is planning this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Herefordshire, County of. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028. It lasts 2 years.
Find a Tender published it on 28 March 2025. The notice number is 011782-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04fa16.
Summary of the contracting process
Herefordshire Council has issued a Request for Information (RFI) titled "RFI for Overnight Short Breaks for Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in Herefordshire," in the health and social work services industry category. This procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with a milestone for market engagement scheduled for 15 April 2025.
The initiative aims to find interested organisations to provide overnight short breaks respite, specifically designed to support disabled children and offer their families a chance to take a break from their caregiving responsibilities. The contract period is proposed to start on 1 April 2026 and end on 31 March 2028, with services being delivered within the United Kingdom, specifically the Herefordshire region.
The notice in full
Herefordshire Council is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) for the purpose of establishing whether there are any organisations that are interested in providing overnight short breaks respite in Herefordshire. Short breaks support for disabled children is part of Herefordshire's local offer for children and young people with SEND, and their families.
It provides parents and carers with a break from their caring responsibilities, whilst confident that their disabled child is safe and having fun with skilled carers who understand their needs.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 1 Apr 2026 to 31 Mar 2028 (2 years)
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
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
- 011782-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04fa16
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Town
- Hereford
- Postcode
- HR4 0LE
- Electoral ward
- Widemarsh
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire
- Delivery area
- Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Sub-region
- Herefordshire, County of
- Area
- Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Herefordshire Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Ms Aksana Hironak
- Phone
- +44 1432383575
- Address
- Hereford, HR4 0LE · West Midlands · England
Documents and links
Questions about this tender
When will the RFI for Overnight Short Breaks for Children with Special Educational Needs and… tender open?
Herefordshire 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 RFI for Overnight Short Breaks for Children with Special Educational Needs and… contract?
The contract runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028 (2 years).
Who is the buyer for RFI for Overnight Short Breaks for Children with Special Educational Needs and…?
Herefordshire Council, based in Herefordshire, County of, West Midlands. The named contact is Ms Aksana Hironak, on +44 1432383575.
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