ClosedHealth and social care

CS5978 Befriending Short Break Services Framework[E11]

London, United KingdomTower Hamlets[E1]

In plain English

What they want: London Borough of Tower Hamlets is looking to procure four suitable providers to form a framework to deliver Befriending Short Break Services. The contract will be for four years and the estimated value of the total four year term is £980,825 Additional information: Tower Hamlets are seeking expressions of interest from suitably skilled and experienced suppliers to deliver Befriending Short Break Services.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 17 Oct 2024, 12:00 UTC+1. UTC: 17 Oct 2024, 11:00 UTC.
Published 5 Sept 2024.
Value: GBP 980,825
Buyer: Tower HamletsSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]: 17 Oct 2024, 12:00 UTC+1
Value[E12]: GBP 980,825
Published[E9]: 5 Sept 2024
Procedure[E8]: Open procedure (above threshold)
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 4 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

London Borough of Tower Hamlets is looking to procure four suitable providers to form a framework to deliver Befriending Short Break Services. The contract will be for four years and the estimated value of the total four year term is £980,825 Additional information: Tower Hamlets are seeking expressions of interest from suitably skilled and experienced suppliers to deliver Befriending Short Break Services. The services Service will be available for children and young people aged five to 17 (up to a child's 18th birthday), who: • are on the autistic spectrum (Autistic Spectrum Disorder - ASD); and / or • have severe learning difficulties; and / or • have complex health needs, including (although not limited to) those with physical and / or learning disabilities, those who require palliative care (continuing care), and those with associated sensory impairments and must also be available to young people with disabilities who are aged 18 to 25, on a spot-purchase basis (i.e. care package to be purchased, as and when needed, on a case-by-case basis). The successful provider will enter into contract with Tower Hamlets utilising Framework Agreement included in the Tender pack, then utilising the call-off agreement also included for each project requirement. Tower Hamlets are following the Open procurement procedure in accordance with the Public Contracts Register 2015. Full information can be found in the attached tender documentation[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: England, United Kingdom.[E6]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:59 UTC
The deadline (2024-10-17T11:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document 60ee3394-9cff-4bec-bc03-32492c65fd17-783597

Evidence

12 facts

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

E1
The buyer is Tower Hamlets.
Document 60ee3394-9cff-4bec-bc03-32492c65fd17-783597, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:59 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 85000000 (Health and social work services).
Document 60ee3394-9cff-4bec-bc03-32492c65fd17-783597, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:59 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
“England”
Document 60ee3394-9cff-4bec-bc03-32492c65fd17-783597, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:59 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 17 Oct 2024, 12:00 UTC+01:00.
“2024-10-17T12:00:00+01:00”
Document 60ee3394-9cff-4bec-bc03-32492c65fd17-783597, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:59 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“London Borough of Tower Hamlets is looking to procure four suitable providers to form a framework to deliver Befriending Short Break Services. The contract will be for four years and the estimated value of the total four year term is £980,825 Additional information: Tower Hamlet…”
Document 60ee3394-9cff-4bec-bc03-32492c65fd17-783597, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:59 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: England, United Kingdom.
Document 60ee3394-9cff-4bec-bc03-32492c65fd17-783597, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:59 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document 60ee3394-9cff-4bec-bc03-32492c65fd17-783597, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:59 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Open procedure (above threshold).
Document 60ee3394-9cff-4bec-bc03-32492c65fd17-783597, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:59 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 5 Sep 2024.
“2024-09-05T17:41:01+01:00”
Document 60ee3394-9cff-4bec-bc03-32492c65fd17-783597, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:59 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document 60ee3394-9cff-4bec-bc03-32492c65fd17-783597, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:59 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "CS5978 Befriending Short Break Services Framework".
Document 60ee3394-9cff-4bec-bc03-32492c65fd17-783597, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:59 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The stated value is GBP 980,825.
“980825 GBP”
Document 60ee3394-9cff-4bec-bc03-32492c65fd17-783597, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:59 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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