Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c9e-ce36-715f-8ce6-af081db871a4/specialist-short-break-service-for-children-and-young-people-with-life-shortenin awarded GB negotiated without publication procedure Suitable for SMEs # Specialist Short Break Service for Children and Young People with Life Shortening Conditions [South Tyneside Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/south-tyneside-council) Estimated value £1,188,670 Published 26 Sept 2022 Deadline Closed 23 Sept 2022 ## 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. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Specialist short breaks for children and young people from birth to 18 years of age with life shortening conditions, and/or life-threatening episodes and complex health care needs and their parent/carer within a residential nursing care setting. Three year contract is to commence 1 January 2023, with option to extend by a period or periods of up to 24 months. The service is to be provided to approximately 50 children per annum for an estimated 1,700 bed nights. There is no guarantee of usage/business and services will be spot purchased based on demand. The Council is awarding this contract, following a 10-day standstill period, without prior publication of a contract notice on the following basis: - It believes competition is absent for technical reasons (Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii)) ## CPV classification Residential nursing care services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/af6aec74-646b-4e3f-b9b2-bb509d1c892d) 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 South Tyneside Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/south-tyneside-council) [Sector More Health and social work tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/health-social-work) ## More tenders like this [Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Integrated Community Equipment Loans Service (DRS ICELS) · Sheffield City Council · 31 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15a78-750a-727d-8968-69a28f377653/doncaster-rotherham-and-sheffield-integrated-community-equipment-loans-service) [Non Clinical Integrated Crisis Model · Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust · 28 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15a0a-9b5d-738b-8218-2141df568f5d/non-clinical-integrated-crisis-model) [Pharmaceutical Dispensing Services including the Supply and Delivery of Medicine · Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust · 45 days left · 4 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15a0a-a09e-739f-b8ff-413c088ac2a4/pharmaceutical-dispensing-services-including-the-supply-and-delivery-of-medicine) [2026 - Aberdeen City - Integrated Children with Disabilities Services · Aberdeen City Council · 42 days left · 1 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1592e-ec2f-73b8-a16d-0305bfde1756/2026-aberdeen-city-integrated-children-with-disabilities-services) [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) [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 · 15 days left · 4 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7d95-70ec-8f76-458d7aa7a9e6/poland-medical-practice-services-uslugi-medyczne-obejmujace-profilaktyczne-b)