Coming up· published 16 Apr 2025
Short Breaks and Emergency Provision
Lincolnshire County Council · Lincoln, East Midlands
Lincolnshire County Council is planning Short Breaks and Emergency Provision. It is a contract for other health and social care in Lincoln.
Source: Find a Tender, published 16 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice · 10:04
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
Lincolnshire County Council is planning Short Breaks and Emergency Provision. It is a contract for other health and social care in Lincoln. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £5,500,000. The contract runs from 1 February 2026 to 2 January 2029. It lasts 3 years.
It is run as an open procedure. Find a Tender published it on 16 April 2025. The notice number is 015462-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0503c6. Bids are made through the buyer's ProContract portal.
Summary of the contracting process
Lincolnshire County Council is planning a public procurement process for "Short Breaks and Emergency Provision" under the health and social work services category in the United Kingdom. The process is currently in the planning stage, with key dates including the expression of interest deadline on the 12th of October 2025 and the anticipated award date by the 23rd of November 2025.
The contract period is set to commence on the 1st of February 2026 and end on the 2nd of January 2029. The total value of the contract is estimated at £5,500,000, with a gross amount of £6,600,000. This procurement will follow an open procedure and is covered by the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA).
The services aim to relieve pressure on informal carers and enhance the well-being of service users. Interested entities should prepare to submit their expressions of interest by the outlined deadline and be ready to meet the standards specified in the tender.
The notice in full
Respite and short breaks services offer short term support in a residential setting to give the informal carer a break from their caring role and to provide a meaningful activity for the service users. This is significant in relieving pressure on and helping to sustain informal carer arrangement in the long term, and can benefit their emotional wellbeing. The service may also offer an emergency placement service.
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 Feb 2026 to 2 Jan 2029 (3 years)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
- Procurement method
- Open
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Buyer's portal
- ProContract
Not stated in the notice: awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £5,500,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 015462-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0503c6
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Lincoln
- Town
- Lincoln
- Postcode
- LN1 1YL
- Electoral ward
- Carholme
- Constituency
- Lincoln
- Region
- East Midlands
- Sub-region
- Lincolnshire CC
- Area
- Lincolnshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Lincolnshire County Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Miss Katie Turner
- Phone
- +44 1522555431
- Address
- Lincoln, LN1 1YL · East Midlands · England
Documents and links
Questions about Short Breaks and Emergency Provision
When will the Short Breaks and Emergency Provision tender open?
Lincolnshire County 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 much is the Short Breaks and Emergency Provision contract worth?
The estimated value is £5,500,000. The contract runs from 1 February 2026 to 2 January 2029 (3 years).
Who is the buyer for Short Breaks and Emergency Provision?
Lincolnshire County Council, based in Lincoln, East Midlands. The named contact is Miss Katie Turner, on +44 1522555431.
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