Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcc-e573-72a6-bdd2-f7ad8297ef3d/i-4573-adult-short-break-service awarded GB direct award procedure Suitable for SMEs # I-4573: Adult Short Break Service [Oxfordshire County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/oxfordshire-county-council) Pays 100% within 30 days Estimated value £10,391,040 Published 17 Aug 2026 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The Adult Short Breaks Service is designed to provide respite care for adults with learning disabilities or profound and multiple learning disabilities. The service aims to support individuals by offering person-centered, outcome-focused care that empowers them to live a good life. The service will also provide their family carers with a break from their caring responsibilities. The service may include both building-based and outreach support, allowing flexibility in how care is delivered. The service may also offer emergency placements when assessed as necessary. The Adult Short Breaks Service is expected to support a minimum of 170 people per year, operating 24/7 to ensure continuous support for those in need. UK1: Pipeline notice publication number: 2025/S 000-022174. The contract period includes an approximately 12 week mobilisation period from contract commencement to commencement of service delivery. The contract period will continue for 5 years from commencement of service delivery, with an option for the Council to extend the contract period by a further 3 years in aggregate. ## CPV classification Health services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-0515b5-2026-08-17T20:09:21+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-0515b5-2026-08-17T20:09:21+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](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Oxfordshire County Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/oxfordshire-county-council) [Sector More Health and social work tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/health-social-work) ## More tenders like this [Social work services with accommodation – PROVINCIA DI IMPERIA per conto di PREFETTURA DI IMPERIA -Gara europea a procedura aperta per la conclusione di un accordo quadro per affidamento dei servizi di gestione di centri di accoglienza costituiti da SINGOLE UNITA' ABITATIVE con capienza massima di 50 posti. · Prefettura di Imperia · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-75de-70f5-9f0a-bdfc0ba520b7/italy-social-work-services-with-accommodation-provincia-di-imperia-per-conto) [Medical practice services – Usługi medyczne obejmujące profilaktyczne badania lekarskie (wstępne, okresowe, kontrolne, dodatkowe, sanitarno-epidemiologiczne, badania diagnostyczne, laboratoryjne, konsultacje specjalistyczne) żołnierzy i pracowników jednostek i instytucji z rejonu odpowiedzialności 24 WOG w Giżycku z podziałem na 4 zadania w 2027r. · 24 Wojskowy Oddział Gospodarczy · 16 days left · 4 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7d95-70ec-8f76-458d7aa7a9e6/poland-medical-practice-services-uslugi-medyczne-obejmujace-profilaktyczne-b) [Services provided by nurses – servizio ausiliariato · I.N.M.I. Lazzaro Spallanzani · 26 days left · 14 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6516-7347-a350-180d3a55908e/italy-services-provided-by-nurses-servizio-ausiliariato) [Social services – Prestations d’insertion sociale et professionnelle par l’emploi de personnes rencontrant des difficultés d’accès ou de maintien dans l’emploi. · Mairie de Suresnes · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-63f0-7244-b886-26f1f32ff13b/france-social-services-prestations-dinsertion-sociale-et-professionnelle-pa) [Welfare services for children and young people – Einrichtung, Organisation und Betrieb einer Ganztagsferienbetreuung · Landkreis Diepholz · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7b3c-72d6-bf80-e1ddde45aeec/germany-welfare-services-for-children-and-young-people-einrichtung-organisa) [Social work and related services – Concesión servicio gestión residencia tercera edad · Ayuntamiento de Caparroso · 36 days left · 24 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-896a-71b6-bdd0-bbc0602642c8/spain-social-work-and-related-services-concesion-servicio-gestion-residencia)