Open Framework for the Provision of Short Break

What the buyer is asking for

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council (The Council) is seeking to develop an Open Framework for the Provision of Short Breaks in Stockport. For a full specification for this opportunity, please register you interest. Bidders are advised that the deadline set out in the documents is absolute. You are advised to upload your submission well in advance of the deadline to avoid any technical issues that might arise causing you to fail to meet the deadline which would lead to the rejection of your submission. The Council is conscious that Bidders spend a huge amount of time, effort and expense in putting together a submission and is keen to ensure that no bid is rejected for this reason. In submitting your quotation you agree to contract on the terms and conditions as detailed on The Chest. Due to the Council's obligations of fairness and equal treatment to all bidders it cannot accept amendments to these terms and conditions or alternative terms and conditions. If you seek to amend the terms and conditions or submit alternative terms and conditions the Council may reject your quotation.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 100%qualityQuality

What you must already have

Conditions of participation. These are pass or fail, so check them before writing anything.

• economic

  See ITT and PSQ documents

• technical

  See ITT and Specification document

3 lots

You can usually bid for one lot without bidding for all of them.

• Lot 1. Residential Based Services£3.9m

  Residential based services include, but not exclusively, residential care and nursing homes, specialised short breaks units, specialised holiday centres. These services must also provide access to on-site care and support on a 24-hour basis, services must be CQC registered, where providers have a residential offer of short breaks for individuals who do not require personal care this must be clearly noted as part of the tender response, highlighting what other quality measures are in place to ensure the service offered is appropriately monitored and managed in line with legislation and best practice. It is expected that residential based services would be accessed for 1-14 nights per allocated short break.

• Lot 2: Community Based Services£2.0m

  Community Based services are delivered on the whole to individuals within the home, they differ from standard home care services as staff maybe required for longer periods of time, including overnight. Staff provided maybe required to support with a range of personal care tasks as well as offering the individuals access to the local community, engaging in meaningful activities as well as managing day to day tasks such as cooking, cleaning and attending appointments. Short Breaks offered in individuals' home will usually be in blocks of 4 or more hours. Providers required to offer personal care must be CQC registered, however we welcome applications from organisations who can offer short breaks to individuals in their own home where personal care is not a requirement. Providers must indicate on the tender application their registration status.

• Lot 3: Innovation£658k

  This lot will be utilised to call off any potential new developments that the local authority wishes to develop, this could include new residential facilities. It could also include specific support to a group of service users who wish to source a short break together or a service to support with planning and organising holiday for individuals with care and support needs. There are no immediate plans for new developments, but if these occur the council would utilise this lot to undertake mini competitions for any new innovations.

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published11 days ago

   11 Sept 2026, 12:58 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 9 days

   1 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 20 days

   12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
4. Award decision expected byin 50 days

   10 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice11 Sept 2026, 12:58 BST086396-2026

Documents

• technicalSpecifications
• Please note that this a round 2 re-opening of the Stockport Provision of Short Breaks framework. This is opened to new providers and unsuccessful providers from the first round.
• Tender notice on Find a Tender