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Provider List for Break Time & Short Breaks (including intensive therapeutic and short breaks service (ITSBS) for SEND children and young people)

Lancashire County Council · Local authority

In brief

Lancashire County Council has announced plans to buy care and healthcare work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

It is a framework worth up to £70,000,000 including VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 8 years, starting 5 April 2027.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 39 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £70,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

Lancashire County Council is preparing to recommission its Break Time & Short Breaks services for children and young people aged 0-18 with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), with a new framework planned to commence on 5 April 2027. As part of this process, the Council is undertaking market engagement to: • Understand provider capacity, capability, and interest • Gather feedback on the current service model • Explore opportunities to strengthen inclusion, accessibility, and flexibility • Inform the final commissioning approach and tender design This notice invites existing and potential providers of Short Breaks and Break Time (group based SEND activities) to participate

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 023361-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 040249-2026

About the buyer

Lancashire County CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

118

Awards

59

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From notice 023361-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 16 March 2026, last updated 1 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.