CP2632-25 Open Light Touch Framework for the Provision of Short Breaks for Disabled Children and Young People in Devon
- Buyer
- Devon County Council
- Value
- £44,000,000
- Closes
- 14 December 2026
- Where
- Exeter,, the South West
- Type
- Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)
In plain English
Devon County Council is setting up a framework agreement, a pre-approved list of providers, for short breaks for disabled children and young people in Devon. Short breaks are play, leisure and activity sessions that give children new experiences and give parents or carers time to rest, and they can range from a few hours to a weekend.
What the buyer wants
• Approved providers deliver short break activities for disabled children and young people, at home, in the community or in residential settings, during daytimes, evenings, weekends and school holidays. • Services must be structured, inclusive and enjoyable, promoting social connection, confidence and independence, and be proportionate, accessible and responsive to each child and family. • Bidders can apply for one or more of three lots: birth to 13 years (targeted support), ages 14 to 17 (targeted support), and birth to 17 years (specialist provision). Bidders must attend the online tender launch event on 20 November 2026 at 09:30, booked via the procurement mailbox given in the notice.
Lots
- Targeted support and short breaks for children from birth up to 13 years
- Targeted support and short breaks for older adolescents (ages 14-17)
- Specialist provision and short breaks for children from birth up to 17 years
Requirements
What could rule a small business out: The notice sets no minimum size or qualification thresholds, but its estimated £44 million value over five years with an option to extend by three more, and its focus on specialist provision for disabled children, mean it is aimed at established providers, although a smaller provider could still bid for a single lot.
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How to bid
This is a framework: the buyer picks a set of suppliers now and awards work to them over several years. If you are not on it when it is awarded, you usually cannot win work from it until it is re-tendered, so this is the window to bid.
Where to apply
Bids go through Supplying the South West. Make a free account there, then search for this tender's title.
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Questions about this tender? The official notice gives the buyer's contact.
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