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Children's Short Break Services[E15]

Walthamstow, United KingdomLondon Borough of Waltham Forest[E1]

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In plain English

What they want
The London Borough of Waltham Forest is undertaking preliminary market engagement to inform the future commissioning of Children's Short Break Services for disabled children and young people. The Council is seeking to establish a sustainable, flexible and family-centred model that supports its statutory responsibilities whilst enabling the Short Breaks offer to evolve in response to the needs, aspirations and lived…
Who can bid
No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Expected deadline
Not stated
Published 21 Oct 2026.
Value
GBP 5,095,000
Buyer
London Borough of Waltham ForestSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply
Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
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Expected deadline
Not stated
Value[E16]
GBP 5,095,000
Published[E13]
21 Oct 2026
Procedure
Not stated
Source
UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked
17 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

The London Borough of Waltham Forest is undertaking preliminary market engagement to inform the future commissioning of Children's Short Break Services for disabled children and young people. The Council is seeking to establish a sustainable, flexible and family-centred model that supports its statutory responsibilities whilst enabling the Short Breaks offer to evolve in response to the needs, aspirations and lived experience of children, young people and families. This engagement forms part of a wider co-production programme involving children, young people, parent carers, providers and partner organisations. We are keen to understand the market's views on how we can collectively develop a strong, diverse and innovative Short Breaks offer for Waltham Forest over the coming years. The Council welcomes participation from: • Existing Short Break providers; • Specialist SEND providers; • Voluntary and community sector organisations; • Social enterprises; • Leisure and recreation providers; • Arts, culture and creative organisations; • Providers delivering sports, outdoor learning and adventure activities; • Local businesses and community organisations; • Potential new market entrants.[E7]

Eligibility and requirements

  • ConditionDelivery location: UK, United Kingdom.[E8]
  • ConditionThe legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).[E9]
  • ConditionThe buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.[E11]
  • ConditionThe buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises.[E10]
  • DetailLot 1 runs from 1 Apr 2027 to 31 Mar 2030, extendable to 31 Mar 2032.[E5]
  • The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

  • RiskBidding has not opened. Scope and dates can change before the call for competition.[E12]
  • UnknownNo submission deadline we could read in the notice data.
  • UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

  1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC

    The source published a planning or prior information notice. Bidding has not opened.

    Source document 099367-2026

Evidence

16 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

  1. E1

    The buyer is London Borough of Waltham Forest.

    Document 099367-2026, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2

    The notice is classified under CPV 85000000 (Health and social work services).

    Document 099367-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/0/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  3. E3

    The notice is classified under CPV 55240000 (Holiday centre and holiday home services).

    Document 099367-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/2/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E4

    The notice is classified under CPV 98000000 (Other community, social and personal services).

    Document 099367-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/1/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E5

    Lot 1 runs from 1 Apr 2027 to 31 Mar 2030, extendable to 31 Mar 2032.

    “2027-04-01T00:00:00+01:00 to 2030-03-31T23:59:59+01:00”

    Document 099367-2026, field /tender/lots/0/contractPeriod, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    The buyer's address is in United Kingdom.

    Document 099367-2026, field /parties/0/address/country, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E7

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    “The London Borough of Waltham Forest is undertaking preliminary market engagement to inform the future commissioning of Children's Short Break Services for disabled children and young people. The Council is seeking to establish a sustainable, flexible and family-centred model th…”

    Document 099367-2026, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

    Delivery location: UK, United Kingdom.

    Document 099367-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E9

    The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).

    Document 099367-2026, field /tender/legalBasis/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E10

    The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises.

    “vcse: true”

    Document 099367-2026, field /tender/lots/0/suitability/vcse, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E11

    The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

    “sme: true”

    Document 099367-2026, field /tender/lots/0/suitability/sme, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  12. E12

    This is a planning or market engagement notice. Bidding has not opened.

    “planningUpdate”

    Document 099367-2026, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  13. E13

    The notice was published on 21 Oct 2026.

    “2026-10-21T11:32:22+01:00”

    Document 099367-2026, field /date, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  14. E14

    Find a Tender gives the tender status as planning.

    Document 099367-2026, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  15. E15

    The notice is titled "Children's Short Break Services".

    Document 099367-2026, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  16. E16

    The stated value is GBP 5,095,000 excluding VAT.

    “5095000 GBP”

    Document 099367-2026, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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