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Awarded· 27 Mar 2025

Short Breaks for Disabled Children

Wandsworth Borough Council · Wandsworth, London

Wandsworth Borough Council has awarded Short Breaks for Disabled Children. It is a contract for other health and social care in Wandsworth.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 27 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK5 - Transparency Notice · 20:54

    View notice

  2. 2025

    Contract starts

  3. 2026

    Contract ends

    1 year after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Wandsworth Borough Council has awarded Short Breaks for Disabled Children. It is a contract for other health and social care in Wandsworth. It was awarded on 27 March 2025. The awarded value is £105,514. The contract runs from 31 March 2025 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 1 year.

It is run as a below threshold - without competition. The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 27 March 2025. The notice number is 011658-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04f9c7.

Summary of the contracting process

Wandsworth Borough Council is overseeing a procurement process titled "Short Breaks for Disabled Children" within the welfare services industry category. This process is located in Wandsworth, United Kingdom, and currently, it is in the Award stage as of 27th March 2025. The contracts are set to commence on 1st April 2025 and conclude on 31st March 2026.

This procurement is carried out through a direct award method due to it being below the threshold, with the intention to award contracts to Southfields Multi-Academy Trust and Enable Culture and Leisure for providing holiday activities and sports/dance activities for children with disabilities. This tender presents significant opportunities for SMEs and VCSEs to provide specialised services for children with disabilities, fostering business growth by meeting specific community needs.

The notice in full

Wandsworth Council has a statutory duty to provide short breaks services to children with disabilities. Short breaks provide clubs, activities and support to children with disabilities whilst ensuring that families have some respite whilst their children are being cared for.

The short breaks provisions by Southfields MAT (Linden Lodge School) and Enable are a key part of the overall short breaks offer in Wandsworth and is highly valued by children and their families.

These contracts are below threshold and this transparency notice is signalling the Council's intention to direct award contracts to these two (2) providers for a maximum period of 1 year - from 01 April 2025 to 31 March 2026.

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
31 Mar 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (1 year)
Suitable for
Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Number of suppliers
2

Procedure

Notice type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement method
Direct
Procedure
Below threshold - without competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
SME

Values

Awards value
£105,514

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

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Complete
Awards
Pending

Not stated in the notice: contracts.

References

Find a Tender notice
011658-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f9c7
CPV code
85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Wandsworth Borough Council is based in Wandsworth. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Wandsworth
Town
South West London
Postcode
SW18 2PU
Electoral ward
Wandsworth Town
Constituency
Putney
Region
London
Sub-region
Wandsworth
Area
Inner London - West
Country
England
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
Wandsworth Borough Council
Category
Services
Address
Wandsworth, SW18 2PU · London · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

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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 Short Breaks for Disabled Children

Who won the Short Breaks for Disabled Children contract?

The award notice does not name the supplier. The full record is in the official notice linked on this page.

How much is the Short Breaks for Disabled Children contract worth?

The awarded value is £105,514. The contract runs from 31 March 2025 to 31 March 2026 (1 year).

Who is the buyer for Short Breaks for Disabled Children?

Wandsworth Borough Council, based in Wandsworth, London.

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