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Published 28 Aug 2025, 14:32 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Gloucestershire County Council - Market Engagement - Short Breaks

Official notice

Authority: Gloucestershire County Council- (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UKSouth West (UKK13)
Planned pipeline value£4,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Jul 2026from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 5 yrsends 31 Mar 2032 · up to 31 Mar 2034 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2027
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking to engage with the market regarding the future provision of Short Breaks services for children and young people with disabilities and their families. As part of our engagement for the re-commissioning of Short Breaks, we'll be hosting a series of Focus Group sessions.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking to engage with the market regarding the future provision of Short Breaks services for children and young people with disabilities and their families. As part of our engagement for the re-commissioning of Short Breaks, we'll be hosting a series of Focus Group sessions.

If you would like to attend one of the focus groups, please email Paul.Cooke@gloucestershire.gov.uk to book a place. There are limited spaces and we ask that only one person from each organisation books on.

Focus Groups Sessions:

Thursday, 29th January: 14:00 - 15:30 - Theme: Transport - Venue: Shire Hall, Gloucester

Monday, 2nd February: 13:00 - 14:30 - Theme Inclusion - Venue: Shire Hall, Gloucester

Thursday, 5th February: 10:00 – 11:30 - Theme Transitions - Venue: Shire Hall, Gloucester

Tuesday, 10th February: 9:00 -10:30 - Theme Complex Care - Venue: Shire Hall, Gloucester

CPV: Health and social work services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
5 yrs · up to 7 yrs from 1 Apr 2027

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 5 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2032 (5 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2034 with extensions
Delivery: UK, South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published
85000000 Health and social work services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Gloucestershire County Council - Market Engagement - Short Breaks” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
28 Aug 2025, 14:32 BST
Last source update
5 Jan 2026, 15:03 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-000380
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
UKSouth West (UKK13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058f73 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

28 Aug 2025 → 1 Apr 2027 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    28 Aug 2025, 14:32 BST
  2. Latest notice published305 days ago
    5 Jan 2026, 15:03 GMT
  3. Tender notice expected127 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Market engagement127 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST

    Understand provider perspectives on short breaks.

    Ensure alignment with current market conditions and improve the short break market.

    Shape a deliverable and commercially realistic commissioning model to re-tender.

    Engagement Approach:

    The engagement window will run from July 2025 to July 2026.

    Activities will include:

    Structured feedback from providers, including surveys, drop in sessions, forums, one-to-one provider discussions, focus groups and open invitation to providers interested in short breaks.

  5. Today
    6 Nov 2026
  6. Contract startsin 145 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Aug 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    28 Aug 2025, 14:32 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    5 Jan 2026, 15:03 GMT
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Gloucestershire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZHT-7473-ZVPN Shire Hall, Gloucester, South West, GL1 2THContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure