Coming up· published 25 Jun 2026
Short Breaks and Domiciliary Care Providers (Children & Young People)
The Council of the Borough of Kirklees · Kirklees, Yorkshire and the Humber
The Council of the Borough of Kirklees is planning Short Breaks and Domiciliary Care Providers (Children & Young People). It is a contract for home care and domiciliary care in Kirklees.
Source: Find a Tender, published 25 Jun 2026. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2026
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 14:43
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
Next
2027
Contract starts
2032
Contract ends
5 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
The Council of the Borough of Kirklees is planning Short Breaks and Domiciliary Care Providers (Children & Young People). It is a contract for home care and domiciliary care in Kirklees. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 31 March 2027 to 31 March 2032. It lasts 5 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 25 June 2026. The notice number is 059968-2026. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-06bd5f.
The notice in full
Kirklees Council is reviewing and developing how children with disabilities are placed with domiciliary/short breaks providers. We are inviting providers to take part in a market engagement and co production event, to help shape the future service specification and commissioning model for these services.
The event will be held at Huddersfield Town Hall on 29th July 2026 @ 2pm - 4pm This event forms part of our early market engagement activity and is intended to gather insight from providers to ensure that any future arrangements are deliverable, sustainable, and reflective of current market conditions. We are particularly keen to engage with:
- Providers currently delivering short breaks (including respite and community-based support)
- Providers of domiciliary care services for children and young people
- Organisations interested in developing or expanding services in this area How to register To confirm your attendance, please respond via YORtender by Friday 24th July Please include:
- Organisation name
- Attendee(s)
- Any accessibility requirements
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Domiciliary care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2027 to 31 Mar 2032 (5 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
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
- 059968-2026
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06bd5f
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Town
- Huddersfield
- Postcode
- HD1 2TA
- Electoral ward
- Newsome
- Constituency
- Huddersfield
- Delivery area
- Calderdale and Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Sub-region
- Calderdale and Kirklees
- Area
- West Yorkshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- The Council of the Borough of Kirklees
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Huddersfield, HD1 2TA · Yorkshire and the Humber · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice, 25 Jun 2026find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059968-2026
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- Ypo2.my.site.comypo2.my.site.com/s/Welcome
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-06bd5f (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Short Breaks and Domiciliary Care Providers (Children & Young People)
When will the Short Breaks and Domiciliary Care Providers (Children & Young People) tender open?
The Council of the Borough of Kirklees 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 Short Breaks and Domiciliary Care Providers (Children & Young People) contract?
The contract runs from 31 March 2027 to 31 March 2032 (5 years).
Who is the buyer for Short Breaks and Domiciliary Care Providers (Children & Young People)?
The Council of the Borough of Kirklees, based in Kirklees, Yorkshire and the Humber.
How do I bid for Short Breaks and Domiciliary Care Providers (Children & Young People)?
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
- Gather your evidence and case studies now.
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- Watch for the tender notice.
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