Provision of a Support, Help and Resources (SHaRe) Programme for Children’s Services in Gloucestershire

What the buyer is asking for

The SHaRe (Support, Help and Resources) Programme will establish a multi-supplier Light Touch Open Admission programme for the delivery of a broad range of services supporting children, young people, families and communities across Gloucestershire. The programme will cover Short Breaks, Floating Support, Holiday Activities and Food (HAF), Inclusive Services, the Crisis and Resilience Fund, and Access to Resources - professional services for Children’s Social Care.

How this is scored

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

• pricePricePass / Fail
• qualitySocial Value15%
• qualityQuality85%

11 lots

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

• Lot 1 - Short Breaks£88m

  The provision of Short Breaks for Children and Young People

• Lot 2a - Floating Support£88m

  The provision of Floating Support

• Lot 2b - Nurse Led / Oversight Support£88m

  The provision of Nurse Led / Oversight Support

• Lot 3a - Holiday, Activity and Food programme District Lead£88m

  The provision of Holiday, Activity and Food programme District Lead

• Lot 3b - Holiday, Activity and Food programme Community Connectors£88m

  The provision of Holiday, Activity and Food programme Community Connectors

• Lot 3c - Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Holiday, Activity and Food programme Providers£88m

  The provision of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Holiday, Activity and Food programme Providers

• Lot 4a - Children’s Disabilities Community Connector£88m

  The provision of a Children’s Disabilities Community Connector

• Lot 4b - Lived Experience Quality Reviewer£88m

  The provision of a Lived Experience Quality Reviewer

• Lot 4c - Innovation Fund Delivery Partner£88m

  The provision of an Innovation Fund Delivery Partner

• Lot 5 - Crisis and Resilience Fund District Leads£88m

  The provision of Crisis and Resilience Fund District Leads

• Lot 6 - Access to Resources£88m

  Access to Resources Provision

How contested is this?

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published10 days ago

   27 Oct 2026, 12:20 GMT
2. Clarification questions byin 25 days

   1 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 25 days

   1 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 108 days

   22 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice27 Oct 2026, 12:20 GMT101495-2026

Documents

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• Tender notice on Find a Tender