Portsmouth City Council - Term Service Contracts for Targeted Short Breaks and Specialist Playschemes 2026
Following receipt of tenders on Friday 1st May 2026 the Council has concluded the assessment process and issued assessment summaries to the successful and unsuccessful suppliers as required under Section 50 of the Procurement Act 23 (the 'Act').
Issuing of this Award Notice will now instigate the mandatory standstill period which will not be less than eight-working days (the Standstill Period), inline with section 51 of the Act.
The Council reserves the right to amend (extend)the Standstill Period if needed; if this right is exercised, the Contract Award Notice will be updated and affected suppliers will be notified accordingly.
After the Standstill Period has expired, and provided no legal challenge has been made by the end of the Standstill Period or any agreed extension, the Council intends to enter into contracts with the Successful Supplier.
Following this, the Council also intend…
What the supplier must deliver
These proposed commissioned services will deliver provisions
These proposed commissioned services will deliver provisions that will support the Council with fulfilling its short break duties.
The Short Breaks Regulations have been produced
The Short Breaks Regulations have been produced to supplement the methods in which Local Authorities must perform these duties, and the key regulations read as follows:.
Have regard to the needs of those
Have regard to the needs of those carers who would be unable to provide care, unless breaks from caring were given to them.
Have regard to the needs of carers
Have regard to the needs of carers who would be able to provide care for their disabled child more effectively if breaks from caring were given to them, to allow them to:.
Carry out day to day tasks
Carry out day to day tasks which they must perform to run their household effectively.
Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ea26
- Stage
- award · Awarded
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Buyer ref
- 056864-2026
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