Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bbb-c1a7-72cc-8431-e77aa561d093/inclusive-lives-framework-part-2 [Skip to main content](#main-content) pendingGBopen procedureSuitable for SMEs # Inclusive Lives Framework (Part 2) [Southampton City Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/southampton-city-council) Estimated value £37,350,000 Published 25 May 2025 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - 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. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](/opportunities/for-small-businesses)## About this tender Southampton City Council ("the Authority") is in the process of developing a framework agreement ("the Framework") as a procurement vehicle for the commissioning and procurement of social care services covering respite, short breaks & meaningful day-time opportunities under the Council's "Inclusive Lives" commissioning agenda. The procurement for the Framework will be conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 as it relates to "light touch" contracts . The Authority anticipates running a competitive tendering procedure in respect to the selection of the suppliers to the Framework. The Framework is anticipated to run for 10 years and to comprise of the following 3 lots, with estimated annual spend as follows: Lot 1 Residential respite (est. £380,000 p.a.); Lot 2 Short-Breaks Respite (est. £325,000 p.a.); Lot 3 Meaningful Opportunities (est. £3,030,000 p.a.) . ## CPV classification Health and social work services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-0525ec-2025-05-25T12:58:47+01:00 [View official notice ](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-0525ec-2025-05-25T12:58:47+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free ](/register) [Buyer profileSouthampton City Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/southampton-city-council)[SectorMore Health and social work tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/health-social-work) ## More tenders like this [RRE-01284 - For the provision of a Digitally Enabled Children & Young People’s Mental Health Service (South Staffordshire) Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust 17 days left 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a146ba-bdbb-723e-91d9-73c07d7467ba/rre-01284-for-the-provision-of-a-digitally-enabled-children-young-peoples-m)[Children & Young People's Homecare & Sitting Service (Short Breaks Specialist) Lot 1; and Children and Young People's Outreach Support Service (Short Breaks Specialist) Lot 2 The Borough Council of Calderdale 12 days left 29 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14872-4a25-72ad-a37f-1a3be4bb5b48/children-young-peoples-homecare-sitting-service-short-breaks-specialist-l)[AMCV 342 - The Provision of a Supported Living Service in the Battlefield area of Shrewsbury Shropshire Council 30 days left 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14571-3685-7349-8b60-26d9c22670f1/amcv-342-the-provision-of-a-supported-living-service-in-the-battlefield-area-o)[Personalised Care Specialist Support Service - West Suffolk NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board 46 days left 2 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14571-381f-7396-957c-cc0c99077f74/personalised-care-specialist-support-service-west-suffolk)[Child daycare services – Réservation de berceaux en crèche pour les enfants Vertaviens Ville de VERTOU 27 days left 13 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-0d35-7266-b839-25a448981ed6/france-child-daycare-services-reservation-de-berceaux-en-creche-pour-les-enf)[Company health services – Oulun Kaupunginteatteri Oy:n työterveyspalveluiden hankinta Oulun Kaupunginteatteri Oy 30 days left 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-0bc2-70fb-8fdf-04d28b71fd35/finland-company-health-services-oulun-kaupunginteatteri-oyn-tyoterveyspalve)