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awarded GB open procedure

# Shortbreaks and Outreach Framework

[Southampton City Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/southampton-city-council)

Estimated value

Not stated

Published

12 Oct 2026

Deadline

Rolling deadline

## Who can bid

- Split into 2 lots

    You can usually bid for just the lots you can deliver.
- Sets up a framework

    Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years.
- Open procedure

    Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage.

## About this tender

Southampton City Council intends to award a multi provider Short Breaks, Outreach

and Support Framework to improve access to high quality services for children and young

people with disabilities aged up to 18 years.

The proposed Framework will include two Lots:

- Lot 1 Care Support and Community Outreach

This Lot covers personalised care and support delivered in the home or community.

Services will help children and young people with disabilities to develop independence,

access their community, and maintain their wellbeing, while supporting family stability.

The service will include personalised care and community based support, including

personal care, delegated health tasks, communication and independence building

programmes, behaviour support, community access and, where required, overnight

respite. Providers must be able to offer planned, responsive and crisis support across a

range of hours.

- Lot 2 Specialist Playschemes and Targeted Short Breaks

This Lot provides specialist holiday playschemes and targeted short break opportunities

for children with substantial or complex needs. These are for children who cannot safely

access mainstream provision due to high levels of personal care, complex health needs,

autism or behaviour that challenges. Services delivered under this Lot should offer group

and community-based activities that support children's social development,

independence, wellbeing and enjoyment, while providing families with essential respite.

The purpose of the Framework is to deliver consistent, timely, high quality and value for

money support, while strengthening family resilience and improving outcomes for children

and young people with disabilities.

By approving providers onto a single Framework, the Council can quickly match a child's

assessed needs with an appropriate supplier, reducing delays and enabling responsive,

high quality support across the local area.

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Source

Find a Tender (UK) · Notice 096151-2026

[View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096151-2026)

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