Open tenders / Health & social care
Open tender · Notice 098841-2026
2026 - Aberdeen City - Integrated Children with Disabilities Services
- Value
- £11.5m
- Closes
- 1 Dec 2026 (23 days)
- Where
- Scotland
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Not stated
- Contract
- Not stated
In plain English
Aberdeen City Council wants a supplier to run an integrated specialist support service for disabled children and young people from birth to 18 with complex care and support needs, including short-break overnights and residential care mainly for older children. The estimated value is £11,475,000, the contract period isn't stated, and bids are open to anyone in a single stage with a deadline of 1 December 2026.
Good fit for: Established children's social care providers experienced in specialist disability support, short breaks and residential care.
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
Aberdeen City Council requires the provision of an integrated specialist support service for disabled children and young people aged from birth to 18 years who have complex and/or significant care and support needs requiring a level of specialist support beyond that ordinarily available through universal, community-based or mainstream care provision. This may include children and young people with complex health, physical, learning, developmental, sensory, communication and/or behavioural support needs, including needs associated with autism. Eligibility for, and the nature of, support will be determined by individual assessment of need, intended outcomes and the Service Provider's ability to meet those needs safely and appropriately. Short-break overnights and residential care will in the main be utilised for our older children (often teenagers.)
Getting the documents
publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk (free to register, then register your interest in this notice).
Procedure: Open procedure (Open: anyone can bid, in one stage). Published 20 Oct 2026.
What similar contracts went for
Similar contracts went for £2.8m to £11.7m (4 since 2025; 2 won by small firms).
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provision of Overnight Respite Care Services For Children and Young People With Disabilities Achieving for Children Community Interest Company | Enhanceable SME | £11.7m | 21 Aug |
| WCC Short Breaks - Residential Overnight Respite Provision for Children with Disabilities Warwickshire County Council | Living Waters Services Ltd SME | £3.6m | 11 Dec |
| CMCV 116 - Specialist Community Based Short Breaks for Children with Disabilities Shropshire Council | Action for Children | £2.8m | 20 Nov |
| Contract for 3x Ofsted Registered Residential Children's Homes for Children with Disabilities Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council | North East Autism Society | £9.8m | 16 Jul |
From the award notices on Find a Tender and Public Contracts Scotland. Values are as each notice states them and cover the contract's whole term: most notices give the value before VAT, but about one in seven gives only a figure including VAT. AI picked these as the same kind of work and can be wrong, so check what each one included before you price.
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