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Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Commissioned Short Breaks - Group Activity (3)

HealthcareCPV 85000000
Value£169k
Deadline14 Sept 2026
Published18 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 18 Aug 202626 days leftCloses 14 Sept 2026
Who to contact
procurement@star-procurement.gov.uk

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How to submit
Open the submissions portal

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Contract value in context
£169ktotal contract value
median £380k
this tender£0£16.5m

This sits in the lower-middle of the Health & Social Care band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 32,734 valued Health & Social Care tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Under the Breaks for Carers of Disabled Children Regulations 2011 the local authority must: a) Have regard to the needs of those carers who would be unable to continue to provide care unless breaks from caring were given to them; and b) Have regard to the needs of those carers who would be unable to provide care for their disabled child more effectively if breaks from caring were given to them to allow them to - a.

Undertake education, training or any regular leisure activity b.

Meet the needs of other children in the family more effectively, or c.

Carry out day to day tasks which they must perform in order to run their household.

In offering short breaks, the local authority must provide a range of services which are sufficient to assist carers to continue to provide care or do so more effectively.

In particular, the local authority must provide, as appropriate, a range of - a) Day time care in the homes of disabled children or elsewhere, b) Overnight are in the homes of disabled children or elsewhere, c) Educational of leisure activities for disabled children outside their homes, and d) Services available to assist carers in the evenings, at weekends and during the school holidays.

As per the Equality Act 2010, a person is defined as disabled 'if you suffer a physical or mental impairment that has 'substantial' and 'long term' negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities'.

Disability can arise from a wide range of impairments which include (not an exhaustive list): • Sensory (affecting sight or hearing) • Fluctuating or recurring effects (i.e. epilepsy) • Developmental i.e. autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia and dyspraxia • Learning disabilities • Produced by injury to the body including the brain

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

Under the Breaks for Carers of Disabled

Under the Breaks for Carers of Disabled Children Regulations 2011 the local authority must:.

02

A) Have regard to the needs

a) Have regard to the needs of those carers who would be unable to continue to provide care unless breaks from caring were given to them; and.

03

B) Have regard to the needs

b) Have regard to the needs of those carers who would be unable to provide care for their disabled child more effectively if breaks from caring were given to them to allow them to.

04

Carry out day to day tasks

Carry out day to day tasks which they must perform in order to run their household.

05

In offering short breaks, the local authority

In offering short breaks, the local authority must provide a range of services which are sufficient to assist carers to continue to provide care or do so more effectively.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidCQC registration / safeguarding policies
  • Plan for deliveryDBS-checked staff & vetting process
  • Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e62f
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
078372-2026
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