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
✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 16 Oct 2026, 18:16.
Opportunity overview
Lot 1: Home Care and Sitting services are recognised as 'Specialist' Short Breaks services. Home Care and Sitting services are home-based support services that are provided in the child or young person's own home, either during the day or overnight. They are designed to promote children's wellbeing, independence and safety whilst providing parent carers with meaningful respite and helping to sustain family-based care arrangements.
Lot 2: Outreach Support is a personalised, planned, one to one (or with higher staff ratios if assessed) short break service for disabled children and young people. Outreach Support helps Individuals to achieve outcomes, develop independence, increase social inclusion, and participate in activities both within their local community or within their home. They are designed to promote children's wellbeing, independence and safety whilst providing parents and carers with meaningful respite and helping to sustain family-based care arrangements.
Contracts are awarded on a no-guarantee of work basis. Further details can be found in the service specifications for the relevant Lots uploaded with the procurement pack.
Classification
CPV85000000 — Health and social work services
Lots
Children & Young People's Home Care and Sitting Service (Short Breaks - Specialist)£282.2k
Children & Young People's Outreach Support Service (Short Breaks - Specialist)£3.7m
Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.
Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
ocds-h6vhtk-060b2a
Status
active
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
Request to participate must be made through the YORtender Portal (https://yortender.eu-supply.com/)
Step 1 - Stage 1 Invitation to Participate
Step 2 - Bidders Request to Participate and submit PSQ and associated documents and response to quality question
Step 3 - Compliance checks and assessment of quality question
Step 4 - Stage 2 Invitation to Tender/become a tenderer
Step 5 - Invited Tenderers submit tender documents including responses to quality questions
Step 6 - Assessment of quality questions
Step 7 - Due Diligence on successful tenderers
Step 8 - Notifications and Standstill Period
Step 9 - Contract Award
Special regime
lightTouch
Submission terms
Electronic Submission Policy
allowed
Languages
en
Enquiry period
Ends
26 Oct 2026, 12:00
Expected award period
Ends
18 Jan 2027, 23:59
Lots and requirements
Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Children & Young People's Home Care and Sitting Service (Short Breaks - Specialist)
Description
Home Care and Sitting services are recognised as 'Specialist' Short Breaks services. Home Care and Sitting services are home-based support services that are provided in the child or young person's own home, either during the day or overnight. They are designed to promote children's wellbeing, independence and safety whilst providing parent carers with meaningful respite and helping to sustain family-based care arrangements.
Contracts are awarded on a no-guarantee of work basis. Further details can be found in the service specification uploaded with the procurement documents.
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Value
Including VAT
338,616
Amount
282,180
Currency
GBP
Award criteria
Criteria
Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
100
Weight
percentageExact
Suitability
Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes
Contract period
Starts
1 Nov 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Oct 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Oct 2033, 23:59
Renewal
Description
A period or periods of up to 24 months.
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Children & Young People's Outreach Support Service (Short Breaks - Specialist)
Description
Outreach Support is a personalised, planned, one to one (or with higher staff ratios if assessed) short break service for disabled children and young people. Outreach Support helps Individuals to achieve outcomes, develop independence, increase social inclusion, and participate in activities both within their local community or within their home. They are designed to promote children's wellbeing, independence and safety whilst providing parents and carers with meaningful respite and helping to sustain family-based care arrangements.
Contracts are awarded on a no-guarantee of work basis. Further details can be found in the Service Specification.
3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
3 VERSIONS
1
005326-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
2
005373-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
3
098186-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Borough Council of Calderdale is seeking specialist short-breaks services for disabled children and young people: home care/sitting in the child or young person's home (Lot 1), and personalised outreach support (Lot 2). Both lots are awarded with no guarantee of work.
Who this may suit
Relevant to providers able to deliver the explicitly described specialist short-breaks services. The supplied notice does not state qualification, insurance, safeguarding, staffing, eligibility, or submission-document requirements.
Key points identified
Lot 1 serviceHome Care and Sitting services in the child or young person's own home, during the day or overnight.Evidence: Lot 1 description: "home-based support services that are provided in the child or young person's own home, either during the day or overnight."
Lot 2 servicePersonalised, planned outreach short-break support for disabled children and young people, one-to-one or at higher assessed staff ratios.Evidence: Lot 2 description: "a personalised, planned, one to one (or with higher staff ratios if assessed) short break service for disabled children and young people."
Supplier qualifications, safeguarding, insurance and staffing requirementsUnknown from supplied notice; service specifications are referenced but not supplied.Evidence: Both lot descriptions refer to a service specification in the procurement documents.
94% approved-analysis confidence4 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.
Borough Council of Calderdale is seeking specialist short-breaks services for disabled children and young people: home care/sitting in the child or young person's home (Lot 1), and personalised outreach support (Lot 2). Both lots are awarded with no guarantee of work.
Who this may suit
Relevant to providers able to deliver the explicitly described specialist short-breaks services. The supplied notice does not state qualification, insurance, safeguarding, staffing, eligibility, or submission-document requirements.
Key deliverables
Lot 1: home-based home care and sitting services, during the day or overnight.
Lot 2: personalised planned outreach support, one-to-one or higher ratios where assessed.
Support intended to promote wellbeing, independence and safety, respite for carers, and sustained family-based care arrangements.
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
4 criteria identified
Lot 1 service
99% confidence
Home Care and Sitting services in the child or young person's own home, during the day or overnight.
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Lot 1 description: "home-based support services that are provided in the child or young person's own home, either during the day or overnight."
Lot 2 service
99% confidence
Personalised, planned outreach short-break support for disabled children and young people, one-to-one or at higher assessed staff ratios.
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Lot 2 description: "a personalised, planned, one to one (or with higher staff ratios if assessed) short break service for disabled children and young people."
Supplier qualifications, safeguarding, insurance and staffing requirements
98% confidence
Unknown from supplied notice; service specifications are referenced but not supplied.
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Both lot descriptions refer to a service specification in the procurement documents.
Supplier eligibility criteria
99% confidence
Unknown from supplied evidence.
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No eligibility criteria are stated in the supplied notice data.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Maximum total value
99% confidence
GBP 4,030,830.
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Process field value_max: 4030830 GBP.
Lot 1 value
99% confidence
GBP 282,180.
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Lot 1 field value_amount: 282180 GBP.
Lot 2 value
99% confidence
GBP 3,748,650.
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Lot 2 field value_amount: 3748650 GBP.
Work guarantee
99% confidence
No guarantee of work.
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Both lot descriptions state: "Contracts are awarded on a no-guarantee of work basis."
Contract term and payment terms
99% confidence
Unknown from supplied evidence.
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Contract start/end dates and payment terms are not provided.
Delivery
Delivery region
98% confidence
UKE44, United Kingdom.
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Location record: "Delivery location" region "UKE44", country "United Kingdom".
Lot 1 delivery setting
99% confidence
Child or young person's own home; daytime or overnight.
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Lot 1 description: "provided in the child or young person's own home, either during the day or overnight."
Lot 2 delivery setting
99% confidence
Local community or the individual's home.
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Lot 2 description: "within their local community or within their home."
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Notice status
99% confidence
Open tender.
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Process fields display_status "open", stage "tender", source_status "active".
Process fields procurement_method "selective" and procurement_method_details "Competitive flexible procedure".
Submission deadline
99% confidence
2026-10-26T12:00:00Z.
View supporting evidence
Process and both lot records list submission_deadline "2026-10-26T12:00:00Z".
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
No guaranteed volume
99% confidence
Contracts are on a no-guarantee-of-work basis, creating uncertain call-off/work volumes.
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Both lot descriptions state: "Contracts are awarded on a no-guarantee of work basis."
Material specification requirements unavailable
99% confidence
Service specifications are referenced but their contents are not included in the supplied data; detailed delivery, staffing, safeguarding and commercial obligations are unknown.
View supporting evidence
Lot 1: "Further details can be found in the service specification uploaded with the procurement documents." Lot 2: "Further details can be found in the Service Specification."
Publication-date inconsistency
99% confidence
The process published_at is 2026-01-21, while the tender-notice document published_at and source update are 2026-10-16. The supplied data does not explain the difference.
View supporting evidence
Process published_at "2026-01-21T14:50:58Z"; document and source_updated_at "2026-10-16T16:41:11+01:00".
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