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Children's Short Breaks Closed Framework

Children's Short Breaks Closed Framework is a UK public sector tender from Bedford Borough Council (East of England), with an estimated value of £1.1m (excluding VAT). The closing date is .

In our daily copy of Find a Tender and Contracts Finder data (), 21 open tenders share CPV 85300000; Bedford Borough Council has 3 open tenders; the median stated value for that CPV code is £1.9m.

Children's Short Breaks Closed Framework. Source: Find a Tender and Contracts Finder
BuyerBedford Borough Council (Bedford)
Published
Closing date, 13:00 UK time
Estimated value£1.1m (excluding VAT)
CPV code85300000 — Social work and related services
85311300 — Welfare services for children and young people
85312100 — Daycare services
CPV categoryHealth and social work services
Contract typeServices
ProcedureOpen procedure
RegionEast of England
Location—
Marked suitable forSMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises), VCSEs (voluntary, community and social enterprises)
SourceFind a Tender, notice 103645-2026

Read the full notice and documents on Find a Tender

Summary from the notice

Bedford Borough Council is seeking providers to deliver Children's Short Breaks Services through a Closed Framework Agreement. The Framework is divided into eight Lots: Lot 1: Community Short Breaks – Complex Care Lot 2: Community Short Breaks – Autism Lot 3: Community Short Breaks – EHCP / Special…

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

How this procurement works

This is an open procedure: any interested supplier can submit a full tender by the closing date.

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

27 days left: the deadline for tenders is , 13:00 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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