Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d08-671f-72c3-9915-0b2474952bf8/market-engagement-specialist-short-breaks-children-and-young-people-with-send pending GB open procedure # MARKET ENGAGEMENT Specialist Short Breaks (Children and Young people with SEND) [Salford City Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/salford-city-council) Pays 99% within 30 days Estimated value £1,500,000 Published 7 Jul 2025 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender MARKET ENGAGEMENT - THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION Short breaks are activities for children and young people with SEND that enable them to have fun, spend time with friends and build their confidence and skills in a safe environment. As well as promoting best outcomes for the child, the Children Act 1989, Schedule 2, requires Local Authorities to provide services designed to assist family carers of disabled children 'to continue to \[provide care\], or to do so more effectively, by giving them breaks from caring'. Interested parties are invited to respond to this market engagement opportunity by completing and submitting the market engagement document via THE CHEST. The Authority will also arrange and online market engagement meeting (date and time to be confirmed) ## CPV classification Social work and related services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/7e57c5bd-fbf9-4d16-a73c-90fceb535d0f) 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 Salford City Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/salford-city-council) [Sector More Health and social work tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/health-social-work) ## More tenders like this [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) [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) [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 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 · 34 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-63f0-7244-b886-26f1f32ff13b/france-social-services-prestations-dinsertion-sociale-et-professionnelle-pa)