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Children & Young People's Homecare & Sitting Service (Short Breaks Specialist) Lot 1; and Children and Young People's Outreach Support Service (Short Breaks Specialist) Lot 2

Children & Young People's Homecare & Sitting Service (Short Breaks Specialist) Lot 1; and Children and Young People's Outreach Support Service (Short Breaks Specialist) Lot 2 is a UK public sector tender from Borough Council of Calderdale (Yorkshire and the Humber), with an estimated value of £4m (excluding VAT). The closing date is .

In our daily copy of Find a Tender and Contracts Finder data (), 66 open tenders share CPV 85000000; the median stated value for that CPV code is £2.1m.

Children & Young People's Homecare & Sitting Service (Short Breaks Specialist) Lot 1; and Children and Young People's Outreach Support Service (Short Breaks Specialist) Lot 2. Source: Find a Tender and Contracts Finder
BuyerBorough Council of Calderdale (Halifax)
Published
Closing date, 12:00 UK time (request to participate)
Estimated value£4m (excluding VAT)
CPV code85000000 — Health and social work services
CPV categoryHealth and social work services
Contract typeServices
ProcedureCompetitive flexible procedure
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
Location—
Marked suitable forSMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises), VCSEs (voluntary, community and social enterprises)
SourceFind a Tender, notice 098186-2026

Read the full notice and documents on Find a Tender

Summary from the notice

Lot 1: Home Care and Sitting services are recognised as 'Specialist' Short Breaks services. Home Care and Sitting services are home-based support services that are provided in the child or young person's own home, either during the day or overnight. They are designed to promote children's…

Official summary as published on Find a Tender (shortened).

How this procurement works

This uses the competitive flexible procedure (Procurement Act 2023). The buyer designs its own stages, often a request to participate first, then invited tenders. Read the notice for each stage and deadline.

Who can bid

The buyer marked this tender as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. That is a signal the buyer expects smaller organisations to be able to bid, but you still need to meet the requirements in the notice.

Closing date

11 days left: the deadline for requests to participate is , 12:00 UK time (as of ). Late submissions are normally rejected; check the notice for the exact time and how to submit.

Next steps

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  2. Open the official notice, follow the link to the buyer's tender portal and download the documents.
  3. Check that you meet the selection criteria (experience, insurance, finances) and send clarification questions early.
  4. Prepare your response, including any social value questions, and submit before the closing date.

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