Complex Care Residential Provision and Short Breaks Overnight Respite for Disabled/SEND Children.

Swindon Borough Council has a statutory requirement to resource overnight short breaks for families. As well as providing residential care for children and young people with complex needs and disabilities. This tender covers the need for a Short Break Overnight Respite and Complex Needs residential home within the boundaries of Swindon. The initial contract term will be for 12 months with an option to extend for a further 2 x 2 year extensions for a potential total contract term of 5 years as stated in the ITT documents. Estimated contract spend is approximately £1,400,000million across the initial 1 year contract term and approximately £7,000,000million across the potential total 5 year contract term. Full details relating to the Services are provided in the tender documents. To participate, Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the tender documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com Tender clarifications to be submitted in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal by 16th January 2026, 1200 hrs UK Local time. The Council’s responses to these clarification questions will be issued periodically on the ProContract tender portal. Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 23rd January 2026, 1200 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/