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Overnight Respite Placements

Hampshire County Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 07:43.

Opportunity overview

Hampshire County Council is commissioning Overnight Respite in a residential setting for Children and Young People with a Disability through a Direct Award Process Based on Service User Choice. Overnight Respite is offered to families for a period of time as part of a package of support to meet an assessed social care need. The number of nights offered depends upon the individual needs of the child and each family; however on average eligible families receive 12 Overnight Respite breaks over a year. The new approach will focus on User Choice, reflecting the principles of personalisation and family-led decision-making, in line with the Breaks for Carers of Disabled Children Regulations 2011 Hampshire County Council is inviting providers who are interested in delivering Overnight Respite Services to apply to the Council to be considered for these services. The Council will commission these placements through User Choice as per clause's 15 and 17 of schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023. Prior to being awarded any placements suppliers need to enrol on In-Tend and complete a short application to allow the Council to satisfy itself that suppliers are appropriate and are not excluded suppliers in accordance with clause 41 of the Procurement Act 2023. for further details on how to apply please see the Engagement Process Description field. The Council intends to make placements via this process for up to the next 8 years commencing from the 1st October 2025 and this engagement notice will remain live for the duration of this period. The Council will not be publishing any subsequent tender or transparency notices as part of the process so the contract dates and the estimated date of publish of the tender notice can be discounted.

Classification

  • CPV85311000 — Social work services with accommodation

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

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
CS26287A
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
30 Sept 2025, 23:59

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
30 Sept 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Oct 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
30 Sept 2033, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKJ3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKJ3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85311000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work services with accommodation

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
049062-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
15 Aug 2025, 11:24
Entry 2
Id
055755-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
11 Sept 2025, 11:47
Entry 3
Id
055760-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
11 Sept 2025, 11:51

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
met
Date Met
11 Sept 2025, 00:00
Due
20 Aug 2025, 23:59
Description
How to Submit an Application To view all the information and to submit an application please visit the Council's e-tendering portal In-Tend: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/. If your organisation is not registered on the Hampshire In-Tend portal, please go to the website stated above and click on the 'Register' tab - registration is free. To view this opportunity once registered, please click on 'Tenders' then 'Current' and scroll down to the project "CS26287 Overnight Respite Placements". Alternatively, you can search the project reference ‘CC26287’ in the Search Bar. Once on the project, click 'View Details' followed by the 'Express Interest' tab. We recommend that you refer to the e-tendering guidance for suppliers which can be found by clicking on `Information for Suppliers` at the top of the In-Tend home page. All communication should be via In-tend Correspondence function on the project.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBHM-7586-PWLP
Name
Hampshire County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ36
Country
GB
Locality
Winchester
Postal Code
SO23 8UJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
High St, The Castle

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PBHM-7586-PWLP
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Winchester · UKJ36 · SO23 8UJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ3 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0588bf-2025-09-11T11:51:23+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·