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LPS CARE - Provider List for Break Time, Day Time and Night Time Services for Children and Young People with Disabilities - RFQ 15315157[E11]

Preston, United KingdomLancashire County Council[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Lancashire County Council (the Authority) wishes to establish an open Provider List of Break Time and Short Breaks Providers who are suitable, capable and experienced to deliver the required services. This will greatly improve choice and the ability to meet the needs of children and young people with appropriate services.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 29 Mar 2027, 10:00 UTC+1. UTC: 29 Mar 2027, 09:00 UTC.
Published 2 Feb 2022.
Value: GBP 30,800,000
Buyer: Lancashire County CouncilSee what else this buyer buys and when.
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Deadline[E4]: 29 Mar 2027, 10:00 UTC+1
Value[E12]: GBP 30,800,000
Published[E9]: 2 Feb 2022
Procedure[E8]: Other - Pseudo DPS
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 6 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Lancashire County Council (the Authority) wishes to establish an open Provider List of Break Time and Short Breaks Providers who are suitable, capable and experienced to deliver the required services. This will greatly improve choice and the ability to meet the needs of children and young people with appropriate services. Short Breaks Services ("the Services") are essential for children with disabilities, their parents and their carers, to ensure better outcomes and to prevent escalation of their needs, where possible. The term 'short breaks' describes services that help adult parent/carers to more effectively provide care for their disabled child by providing them regular breaks The Services commissioned from the Provider List are listed below and will support the Authority in fulfilling its statutory duty to provide a full range of Short Break Services to children/young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities ("SEND") which is sufficient to assist their primary carers to continue to provide care or to do so more effectively. The Lots have been developed to cover the range of Services available and have been grouped to align to the service area types and Service User's needs. Applicants are invited to apply for all or any of the following Lots and there is no restrictions for the number of lots they can successful in: Lot 1a Break Time Lot 1b Break Time Plus Lot 2a Day Time Short Breaks 2b Day Time Personal Care Lot 3 Night Time Overnight Short Breaks Lot 4 Intensive Positive Behaviour Support It is intended that the Provider List will remain…[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: North West, 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

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Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC
The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.
Source document a6d988c2-9b33-4e19-9c37-ccb051acd417-804898

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 Lancashire County Council.
Document a6d988c2-9b33-4e19-9c37-ccb051acd417-804898, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 85000000 (Health and social work services).
Document a6d988c2-9b33-4e19-9c37-ccb051acd417-804898, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
“England”
Document a6d988c2-9b33-4e19-9c37-ccb051acd417-804898, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 29 Mar 2027, 10:00 UTC+01:00.
“2027-03-29T10:00:00+01:00”
Document a6d988c2-9b33-4e19-9c37-ccb051acd417-804898, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Lancashire County Council (the Authority) wishes to establish an open Provider List of Break Time and Short Breaks Providers who are suitable, capable and experienced to deliver the required services. This will greatly improve choice and the ability to meet the needs of children…”
Document a6d988c2-9b33-4e19-9c37-ccb051acd417-804898, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: North West, United Kingdom.
Document a6d988c2-9b33-4e19-9c37-ccb051acd417-804898, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This notice changes or updates a call for competition.
“tenderAmendment”
Document a6d988c2-9b33-4e19-9c37-ccb051acd417-804898, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Other - Pseudo DPS.
Document a6d988c2-9b33-4e19-9c37-ccb051acd417-804898, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 2 Feb 2022.
“2022-02-02T11:14:03Z”
Document a6d988c2-9b33-4e19-9c37-ccb051acd417-804898, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document a6d988c2-9b33-4e19-9c37-ccb051acd417-804898, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "LPS CARE - Provider List for Break Time, Day Time and Night Time Services for Children and Young People with Disabilities - RFQ 15315157".
Document a6d988c2-9b33-4e19-9c37-ccb051acd417-804898, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The stated value is GBP 30,800,000.
“30800000 GBP”
Document a6d988c2-9b33-4e19-9c37-ccb051acd417-804898, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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