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Trafford Council

1:1 Short Break Group Holiday Provision

HealthcareCPV 85311300
Value£63k
Deadline5 Aug 2026
Published10 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 10 Jul 202612 days leftCloses 5 Aug 2026
Who to contact
procurement@star-procurement.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£63ktotal contract value
median £380k
this tender£0£16.5m

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The brief

This service is intended for children and young people (CYP) aged 5 to 18 years.

Providers should propose appropriate age groupings, ensuring careful consideration is given to avoid grouping children at significantly different developmental stages.

Providers must be registered with Ofsted to allow children under 8 years old to attend a full session or be actively working towards registration

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Providers should propose appropriate age groupings, ensuring

Providers should propose appropriate age groupings, ensuring careful consideration is given to avoid grouping children at significantly different developmental stages.

02

Providers must be registered with Ofsted

Providers must be registered with Ofsted to allow children under 8 years old to attend a full session or be actively working towards registration.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

What it takes to bid this

59 daysof bid-team effort
£3.4k£6.2kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the under £100k band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidCQC registration / safeguarding policies
  • Plan for deliveryDBS-checked staff & vetting process
  • Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c8ff
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
065372-2026
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