Official UK procurement notice
Open Framework for the Provision of Short Break
Authority: Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionStockport Metropolitan Borough Council (The Council) is seeking to develop an Open Framework for the Provision of Short Breaks in Stockport.
For a full specification for this opportunity, please register you interest.
Bidders are advised that the deadline set out in the documents is absolute. You are advised to upload your submission well in advance of the deadline to avoid any technical issues that might arise causing you to fail to meet the deadline which would lead to the rejection of your submission. The Council is conscious that Bidders spend a huge amount of time, effort and expense in putting together a submission and is keen to ensure that no bid is rejected for this reason.
In submitting your quotation you agree to contract on the terms and conditions as detailed on The Chest. Due to the Council's obligations of fairness and equal treatment to all bidders it cannot accept amendments to these terms and conditions or alternative terms and conditions. If you seek to amend the terms and conditions or submit alternative terms and conditions the Council may reject your quotation.
CPV: Health and social work services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Framework period
- 7 yrs from 30 Nov 2026
- Scheme runs until
- 30 Nov 2033
Published description of the framework
See both the ITT document and Specification
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Residential Based ServicesPublished value£3,946,272
Residential based services include, but not exclusively, residential care and nursing homes, specialised short breaks units, specialised holiday centres. These services must also provide access to on-site care and support on a 24-hour basis, services must be CQC registered, where providers have a residential offer of short breaks for individuals who do not require personal care this must be clearly noted as part of the tender response, highlighting what other quality measures are in place to ensure the service offered is appropriately monitored and managed in line with legislation and best practice. It is expected that residential based services would be accessed for 1-14 nights per allocated short break.
- Economic & financial standing
See ITT and PSQ documents
- Technical & professional ability
See ITT and Specification document
Lot #2Community Based ServicesPublished value£1,973,136
Community Based services are delivered on the whole to individuals within the home, they differ from standard home care services as staff maybe required for longer periods of time, including overnight. Staff provided maybe required to support with a range of personal care tasks as well as offering the individuals access to the local community, engaging in meaningful activities as well as managing day to day tasks such as cooking, cleaning and attending appointments.
Short Breaks offered in individuals' home will usually be in blocks of 4 or more hours.
Providers required to offer personal care must be CQC registered, however we welcome applications from organisations who can offer short breaks to individuals in their own home where personal care is not a requirement. Providers must indicate on the tender application their registration status.
- Economic & financial standing
See ITT and PSQ documents
- Technical & professional ability
See ITT and Specification document
Lot #3InnovationPublished value£657,712
This lot will be utilised to call off any potential new developments that the local authority wishes to develop, this could include new residential facilities. It could also include specific support to a group of service users who wish to source a short break together or a service to support with planning and organising holiday for individuals with care and support needs. There are no immediate plans for new developments, but if these occur the council would utilise this lot to undertake mini competitions for any new innovations.
- Economic & financial standing
See ITT and PSQ documents
- Technical & professional ability
See ITT and Specification document
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (1)
- Quality
- Economic & financial standing
See ITT and PSQ documents
- Technical & professional ability
See ITT and Specification document
- “Open Framework for the Provision of Short Break” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Sept 2026, 12:58 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Sept 2026, 12:58 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
DN779079- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-086396- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f808Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Project Reference - DN779079
Timeline
11 Sept 2026 → 30 Nov 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published46 days ago11 Sept 2026, 12:58 BST
- Clarification questions by26 days ago1 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends15 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 14 days10 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 33 days30 Nov 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published11 Sept 2026, 12:58 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Please note that this a round 2 re-opening of the Stockport Provision of Short Breaks framework. This is opened to new providers and unsuccessful providers from the first round.
- Technical specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender